Cgs exam review

Computer Hardware

  • Augmented Reality

  • CPU

  • Desktop vs Laptop Computer

  • Hardware definition

  • Input vs Output (including example devices)

  • RAM

  • Screen Resolution

  • USB

  • Virtual Reality

Computer Storage

  • Cloud storage

  • Hard Drive

  • Optical Drive

  • SSD

  • Storage units: Bit, Byte, KB, MB, GB, TB

Computer Software and Programming

  • Algorithm

  • Common programming languages

  • Compiler

  • Copyright

  • Creative Commons

  • Debugging

  • Open Source

  • Operating System (including examples for desktop, mobile, and servers)

  • Programming definition

  • Software definition

  • Software license

Mobile Devices

  • Android

  • Crowdsourcing

  • Health and safety: Best practices

  • iOS

  • Location-based services

  • Lock Screen security

  • Real-time information

  • SMS

  • Smartphone definition

  • Tablet definition

  • Tethering

  • Virtual / Digital Voice Assistant

Networks and Communication

  • Bandwidth

  • Bluetooth

  • Broadband

  • Client vs Server

  • Cloud Computing - Definition

  • Cloud Computing - Benefits for businesses

  • IoT

  • Network definition

  • NFC

  • Router

  • Wi-Fi

Internet, Web, Browsers, Email and Social Media

  • BitTorrent

  • Common Web Browsers

  • Credible vs Noncredible Sources

  • E-Commerce (including B2B, B2C, and C2C)

  • Email components: To, From, CC, BCC, Subject, Body, Attachment

  • Gig Economy

  • Internet definition

  • ISP

  • Social Media definition and example services

  • Streaming

  • URL (including the protocol, domain, subdomain, TLD and path/directory)

  • Web browser (including cache, cookies, and history)

  • World Wide Web

Security and Ethics

  • Acceptable Use Policy

  • Authentication vs Authorization

  • Biometrics

  • Black hat vs white hat hacker

  • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

  • DDoS

  • Digital footprints

  • Email etiquette in business

  • Encryption

  • Ergonomics

  • Firewall

  • Information Security: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability

  • Malware

  • Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

  • Netiquette

  • Phishing

  • Piracy - Software / Internet

  • Ransomware

  • Spam

  • Trojan

  • UPS and Surge Protectors

  • Virus

  • VPN

Databases

  • Big Data

  • DBMS (also know at least 5 common examples/companies)

  • Database definition

  • Field vs Record

  • Primary Key

  • Query

  • Table

Data Analytics

  • Benefits of Data Analytics in Business

  • Data Analytics definition

  • Data Visualization

  • Data Anonymization and PII

Artificial Intelligence

  • AI definition

  • Generative AI - Definition, purpose, and examples

  • Large Language Models (LLMs)

  • Machine Learning

  • Neural Network

  • Positive Outcomes of AI

  • Potential Drawbacks of AI