The purpose of this Study Guide is to help you get the most out of<br >Understanding Computers and Information Processing: Today and<br >Tomorrow， Fifth Edition， and succeed in your first course in computers<br >and information processing. Reading the review material and<br >answering the questions in this Study Guide will help you master the<br >important points in the textbook.<br > The chapters in this Study Guide correspond to the chapters of the<br >textbook. Each chapter of the Study Guide has the following:<br >~ An Outline， taken from the textbook， of the major subjects covered<br > in the chapter.<br >~ A list of Learning Objectives that spells out what you should know<br > after you have studied the chapter.<br > ~ A Pretest of twenty-five True/False Questions. This test alerts you to<br > the key points in the chapter， gives you a sense of how much of the<br > material you have already mastered， and gives you a baseline<br > against which you can measure your progress.<br > ~ A Summary， adapted from the Overview in the text， that stresses<br > the major topics covered in the chapter.<br > ~ A Learning Outline that summarizes the main points in the chapter.<br > This outline is identical to the one appearing in the Instructor s<br > Manual， enabling students to take fewer notes and listen harder to<br > the instructor.<br > ~ A list of the Key Terms in the chapter， with a space provided for<br > filling in the correct definition.<br > ~ A set of Study Exercises， which test your knowledge about chapter<br > materials in various ways.<br > ~ A Crossword Puzzle based on the key terms.<br > A set of Matching Questions based on the key terms， thirty<br > True/False Questions， fifteen Multiple-Choice Questions， fifteen Fill-<br > Tn ~ ~;，~n~ mmr l fixr~ .~hort-Answer Ouestions. These questions let<br >