IST101 Fall 06 A Lynch Exam 2 Ch 4 5 6 9 Study Guide The following terms will be part of the exam Be able to define them and give examples when necessary Anything that was mentioned in class regarding these terms will be considered Circuitboard Motherboard Stytem clock Cache Keyboard LCD Plasma and CRT monitor Character is one byte Binary numbering system a system that has 2 numbers 0 and 1 Impact and nonimpact printer Dot matrix printer Laser printer Ink jet printer Stylus Bit Byte System unit CPU Control Unit ALU Machine cycle RAM ROM CMOS Flash memory resolution Database Hertz Modem MHz GHz How many clock cycles per second KB MB GB TB How many characters Multifunction peripheral Input device Output device Mechanical mouse Trackball Burning a CD How much does a CD ROM hold POS terminal MICR reader Bar code scanner OMR OCR systems Floppy disk Hard disk Voice input Touch pad joystick USB flash drive Which storage device has the longest life expectancy Be able to identify any piece of hardware as Input Output Processing or Storage There are 24 pieces of hardware in this section What is your opinion on the Verichip The best way of preparing for this exam is to review your notes and the textbook Also learn the definitions that are in BOLD and get yourself a study buddy IST101 Fall 06 A Lynch Exam 2 Essay Question You can prepare this answer before the test but if you do it must be typed The FDA agreed to allow a group of about 50 volunteers to have a computer chip called the Verichip implanted in their bodies The cylindrical chip a little larger than a grain of rice can be scanned for medical and identification information I will someday allow people to be tracked by satellite locators Developers say that when read by a Verichip scanner the chip can communicate a patient s medical history identify a lost child or even locate the victim of a kidnapping Similar technologies have been used with pets and farm animals for almost a decade Yet despite its potential benefits the chip has its critics Detractors fear the chip will destroy personal privacy and someday could lead to government attempts to track citizens and control individual freedoms Is Verichip a good idea Why or why not Select a position either agree or disagree and explain at least 5 differnet reasons why you agree or disagree This answer should at least fill one whole page and should agree with those we discussed in class