CSC 121: Computers and Scientific Thinking
Spring 2021

Test 1 Review

Tue, March 2
11:00 - 11:50
  • The test will be conducted in-class (Harper auditorium) via Blueline.
  • You are required to bring a laptop to take the test. Be aware: there are no desktops in the auditorium seats.
  • The test must be taken using the Respondus LockDown browser. Be sure to have it installed and tested before the test.
  • It is closed-book and closed-notes.
Types of questions
  • factual knowledge: TRUE/FALSE, multiple choice
  • conceptual understanding: short answer, discussion
  • synthesis and application: describe/modify HTML page

    There is a practice test in BlueLine with examples of each type of question.
    Note: the practice test can only be taken using the LockDown browser.
Study advice
  • review PowerPoint slides and/or lecture recordings (if not mentioned in class, won't be on test)
  • reread book chapters and chapter summaries
  • look over chapter exercises & projects, review questions
  • reference other sources for examples, different perspectives
Course Material Computer Basics hardware vs. software von Neumann architecture: CPU + memory + I/O bits, bytes operating system (OS) The Web Web development & growth, World Wide Web Consortium key ideas: hypertext, Web server, Web browser, search engines Web protocols: HTTP, HTML caching, cookies The Internet ARPANet development & growth, Internet of Things, Internet Society key ideas: distributed network, packet-switching Internet protocols: TCP, IP IP addresses, domain name servers History of Computers generation 0: mechanical (Jacquard's loom, Babbage & Lovelace, relay machines) generation 1: vacuum tube (COLOSSUS, ENIAC, von Neumann architecture) generation 2: transistor (miniaturization & mass production, high-level languages) generation 3: integrated circuit (mass production of complex circuitry, OS) generation 4: microprocessor (mass-produced calculators, Moore's Law, PC revolution) generation 5: ultra large-scale integration (networking, mobile, AI) Applications in Cryptography substitution ciphers (Atbash, Caesar, Cryptoquotes) rotating ciphers, Enigma machine (WWII) private-key vs. public-key encryption, e-commerce HTML & the Web structural elements: !DOCTYPE, HTML, HEAD, BODY, <!-- --> text layout: P, BR, &nbsp; headings: H1, H2, ..., H6, HR font formatting: B, I, U, SUP, SUB STYLE attribute color properties: COLOR, BACKGROUND-COLOR font properties: FONT-FAMILY, FONT-SIZE alignment properties: TEXT-ALIGN, TEXT-INDENT, MARGIN-LEFT, MARGIN-RIGHT HTML & Hypertext hyperlinks: A tag; HREF, TARGET attributes absolute (external) vs. relative (internal) address images: IMG tag; SRC, ALT, HEIGHT, WIDTH attributes lists: UL, OL, LI tags; LIST-STYLE-TYPE style property tables: TABLE, TR, TD tags; BORDER style property Dynamic Web Pages dynamic HTML elements ID attribute, JavaScript assignment (ID.ATTR = VALUE;) event-handler attributes: ONMOUSEOVER, ONMOUSEOUT, ONCLICK JavaScript strings (' ') vs. HTML strings (" ") dynamic style, e.g., colorSpan.style.color = 'red'; HTML buttons BUTTON tag, ONCLICK attribute, button label between <button></button> dynamic text alert statement vs. embedded text innerHTML attribute of DIV, P and SPAN elements