CMSC 104, Sections 3, 4, & 5, Fall 2012

Exam 1 Topic List

• Machine architecture
  • CPU, RAM, bus, 2ary storage, etc.
• Operating systems:
  • Definition
  • Types: text-based/command-driven vs. graphical (GUI)
  • Simple Unix cmds
• Unix file system
  • tree-shaped
  • directories
  • home directory, working directory, root directory
  • parent directory, child directory
  • paths: absolute, relative, '.'
• Number systems
  • decimal, binary, oct, hex
  • converting numbers: binary to decimal, decimal to binary
• Emacs
• Syntax vs. semantics
• Algorithms
• History, definition
• Solutions to problems:
  • specific solutions
  • generic solutions
• Control structures
  • sequence
  • selection
  • repetition
• Pseudocode