FTCE Computer Science Exam Questions and
Answers
1. Internet Piracy: Illegally download software, music, or other forms of entertainment, regardless of
intent
2. Plagiarism: Use of another person's ideas or works as one's own
3. Proprietary License: Publisher allows consumers to use software but ownership still
remains with the software publisher
4. GNU General Public License: Commonly known as open source, consumers may
alter code and distribute it
5. EULA Agreement (End User License Agreement): Shows terms that user
must agree to in order to use the software
6. Workstation License: Permits use of software only
7. Concurrent Use License: Permits use of software by simultaneous users accessing the
program
8. First generation Computers: -stored data using a network of vacuum tubes
,-ENIAC
-Programs written in binary
9. Second Generation Computers: -Stored data using transistors, possible to regulate
voltage
-Compilers using English commands, not machine language
-COBOL and FORTRAN languages of choice
10. Third Generation Computers: -Stored data using integrated circuits which
enabled transistors and components on small chips
-Ex. RCA Spectra 70, IBM 360, IBM AD/400
11. Fourth Generation Computers: -Microprocessors made possible for computers to
become small, powerful, less expensive
-Intel, Motorola, Texas Instruments important microprocessor manufacturers
12. Digital Citizens: Individuals who use the Internet for social, political, or governmental
means
13. Worm: Self-replicating malware
14. Virus: Malware triggered by the user
, 15. Malware: Malicious software intended to harm the computer
16. Copyright: Used to protect created software
17. Patent: Used to protect a physical piece of hardware - like a specific device
18. 1980s: When was C++ introduced
19. 1960s: When Internet was created
20. 1969: When Arpanet was created -Universities and Military
21. Late 1980s: When Internet was widely available
Answers
1. Internet Piracy: Illegally download software, music, or other forms of entertainment, regardless of
intent
2. Plagiarism: Use of another person's ideas or works as one's own
3. Proprietary License: Publisher allows consumers to use software but ownership still
remains with the software publisher
4. GNU General Public License: Commonly known as open source, consumers may
alter code and distribute it
5. EULA Agreement (End User License Agreement): Shows terms that user
must agree to in order to use the software
6. Workstation License: Permits use of software only
7. Concurrent Use License: Permits use of software by simultaneous users accessing the
program
8. First generation Computers: -stored data using a network of vacuum tubes
,-ENIAC
-Programs written in binary
9. Second Generation Computers: -Stored data using transistors, possible to regulate
voltage
-Compilers using English commands, not machine language
-COBOL and FORTRAN languages of choice
10. Third Generation Computers: -Stored data using integrated circuits which
enabled transistors and components on small chips
-Ex. RCA Spectra 70, IBM 360, IBM AD/400
11. Fourth Generation Computers: -Microprocessors made possible for computers to
become small, powerful, less expensive
-Intel, Motorola, Texas Instruments important microprocessor manufacturers
12. Digital Citizens: Individuals who use the Internet for social, political, or governmental
means
13. Worm: Self-replicating malware
14. Virus: Malware triggered by the user
, 15. Malware: Malicious software intended to harm the computer
16. Copyright: Used to protect created software
17. Patent: Used to protect a physical piece of hardware - like a specific device
18. 1980s: When was C++ introduced
19. 1960s: When Internet was created
20. 1969: When Arpanet was created -Universities and Military
21. Late 1980s: When Internet was widely available
