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Study Guide - Essays

Essay
 

1. 

What is IP address and a domain name for a web site? Why do we use domain names instead of IP addresses? How do we register a new domain name? Who is the responsible Institution for Domain Name Registration in Turkey?
 

2. 

What is a web server? What protocol do we use usually for uploading and downloading files, to and from a web server over Internet instead of HTTP?
 

3. 

What is last mile problem for wired communication? How and in how many years do you expect that this problem will be solved by Telecom companies?
 

4. 

What is the difference between infrared and bluetooth communication?
 

5. 

What do you understand from poor password choices? Give some examples.
 

6. 

Why should we use virus and firewall software. What is the aim of a firewall software?
 

7. 

What is the purpose of data warehousing and data mining? How does CRM (customer relationship management) can be related with data warehouses?
 

8. 

What are the levels of management, and what are the responsibilities of managers at each level? What information systems are used at each management level?
 

9. 

What are the steps of Information System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? In which cycles and why do we use CASE (Computer Aided Systems Engineering) tools?
 

10. 

Write down the steps of program(software) development? When and why do we use flowcharting?
 

11. 

Why do we use compilers and interpreters? What is the advantage of compiled software against interpreter run?
 

12. 

What are the most popular programming languages and their abilities that are in use to day?
 

13. 

Explain the difference between Internet, Intranet and Extranet?
 

14. 

Why do we usually need an BPR(Business Process Reengineering) work as we adapt an ERP(Enterprize Resource Planning) software to an organization?
 

15. 

When do you think Information Systems born? Do you think use of computers is a must to have an IS? Why? What main advantage does computers provide for IS?
 

16. 

What is the difference between system software and application software? Provide an example of each.
 

17. 

What is the difference between hardware and software?
 

18. 

Explain the difference between "full backup" and "incremental backup". Which peripheral devices are commonly used for backups?
 

19. 

What is the purpose of driver software? What should you do in order to load a driver software if it doesn't contained on hard disk or Operating System CD?
 

20. 

What is multitasking and multithreading.
 

21. 

What are the differences between shareware, freeware and public domain software.
 

22. 

Why should we use uninstall utility, in order to delete an application software? What happens if we only delete the executable file of the software.
 

23. 

What does infrastructure means in an Information System? Why do you need multi processor computers as building Information System Infrastructure?
 

24. 

Describe the components of a computer system, including those that can be found inside and outside of a system unit.
 

25. 

What is the difference between RAM and ROM. What do we mean when we say "my computer have 512 MB of memory."?
 

26. 

What are the elements that affect the performance of a computer? If a computer uses hard disk continuously for Virtual Memory activity, what is the cheapest way to improve performance?
 

27. 

What advantage does Unicode have over the ASCII?
 

28. 

What is the difference  between a sequential storage device and a random access storage device? Give an example of each.
 

29. 

What is bandwidth, and why is it an important consideration in a network connection to the Internet?
 

30. 

Explain the difference between peer-to-peer and client/server networks.     
 

31. 

What are the differences between local and wide area networks?
 

32. 

Explain the differences between circuit switching and packet switching. What are the advantages of each method?
 

33. 

What are the five steps a business should take when a business decides to enter into e-commerce?
 



 
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