ITGS Exam
1.
A friend of yours wants to create a new search
engine. Explain to him what he would need to do, including advice on how to
make his search engine efficient in retrieving results.
2.
Explain what criteria you would use to select
whether to use hubs, switches or routers in a network.
3.
Explain, for each of the following actions,
using the appropriate relevant terms, how each of the following actions takes
place in terms of the data transfer, software and hardware used, protocols.
A)
A user tries to access an unauthorized web site
and is prevented from doing so by the network operating system.
B)
A user installs a special videoconference
software and when trying to run the software the system refuses to execute for
security reasons.
C)
An email is sent from a computer in Argentina to
another computer in England.
4.
Give an account of what specific functions are
performed by the operating system from the moment in which the computer is turned
on until it is ready to receive user input. How does the CPU/Operating System
achieve multitasking?
5.
Outline advantages and disadvantages of using
simulations for training. On what criteria would you rate a simulation?
6.
Explain how an AI bot is programmed to engage in
a conversation.
7.
Can a robot be conscious of its own existence?
How would that be achieved or simulated?
8.
Give examples and applications of what
encryption is used for.
