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CIS 105 / Exam Two Study Guide / Fall 2008 / McCarthy Chapter Five Understand the difference between Application and System software. Understand what productivity suites are. Understand what a GUI is. Understand the different parts of a desktop. Understand how system software runs multiple processes. Understand different components of a spreadsheet. Understand the difference between a word processor, spreadsheet, and database. Understand how corporate history is tracked. Understand how data is shared between applications. Chapter Six Understand how a computer starts up. Understand embedded programming Understand the in what order things happen when a computer starts up. Understand different types of memory in the startup process and their functions. Understand what programs control input and output devices. Understand what controls application software Understand core elements of system software. Understand file management systems. Chapter Seven Understand all Business Functional Behaviors. Understand all Business Functional Behaviors and how they are inter-related. Understand how businesses communicate with each other internally. Understand what Accounting does. Understand what Marketing does. Understand what R & D does. Understand what HR does. Understand what Production does. Understand how Data and information exchange software works Understand how a business distributes knowledge. Understand business reporting. Understand the types of decisions made in business. Understand what report is appropriate for what level of business. Chapter Eight Understand network terminologies. Understand which networks are the biggest Understand how networks are constructed. Understand how a network identifies users. Understand network protocols Understand Intranets