Exam 19: broad concept of computer security and its importance in modern society.

Describe the three primary components of a database management system.

Describe the Quicksort algorithm

Which language uses mnemonics to represent instructions?

The requirement that only a value of the proper type can be stored into a variable is called _______________.

Compare and contrast RAM and ROM.

What does developing and implementing a successful test plan for programs require?

Object-oriented design focuses on the data objects that are to be transformed, resulting in a hierarchy of objects.

Distinguish between a sorted list and an unsorted one.

What are the three compositional elements of a robot?

Which of the following translates a high-level language program into machine code?

Describe the separation between the user and the computer hardware as software evolved.

Explain the concepts of subprograms and parameters, and distinguish between value and reference parameters.

Explain the two general forms of compression applied to video.

Which of the following is true about vector graphics?

Describe the characteristics of SSI, MSI, LSI, and VLSI circuits.

Explain the onion analogy we use in this book to organize our exploration of computing systems.

Match the type of security attack to its description. -Uses network access to "listen" to ongoing message traffic.

What is Moore's law?

What is the purpose of file protection schemes and what part of the system manages these file protection schemes?

Discuss the inherent ambiguities that exist in natural languages that make it difficult for computers to comprehend them.