CGS2060 EXAM 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 OpenOffice Impress is a | presentation program |
| A free alternative to Adobe Photoshop that can be used to edit images is | GIMP |
| What kind of software can be installed on as many computers as you wish? | Open source software |
| Which is a popular open source program for creating diagrams and charts? | Dia |
| What new feature of Mac OS Lion acts as a command center for the desktop? | Mission Control |
| By default, files saved in Write use which extension? | .odt |
| Which statement about Linux is FALSE? | Because so many developers contribute to the OS, Linux is a prime target for hackers. |
| What is NOT necessarily an advantage of building your own computer? | Having outside support if something goes wrong |
| One popular Linux distro is | Ubuntu |
| When building your own computer, which of these should not be included with the motherboard | Drive bay |
| Which statement about notebook computer is FALSE? | Notebooks typically have longer lifespan than desktop computers. |
| SSD is classified as what type of storage? | Nonvolatile |
| To document a problem you are having, you can use | Problem Steps Recorder |
| If you want your system to run reliably, you should | defragment the hard drive |
| Which best describes RAID 0 technology? | Saved data is spread across two hard drives. |
| CPUs have several internal components, including | L2 cache, ALU, Level 1 cache memory |
| Which is NOT a type of video port? | USB 3.0 |
| A sound card that supports 7.1 surround sound will drive | 8 speakers |
| SuperFetch is a memory-management technique that | preloads the applicants you use most into system memory |
| What is the name for the time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data and make it available for processing? | Access time |
| Each device connected to a network is known as a | node |
| Which of the following is a disadvantage of setting up a network? | even peer-to-peer networks require some degree of network administration |
| The most common type of network installed in the home is a | peer-to-peer |
| A small network deployed in a home is referred to as a | HAN |
| The part of the network that establishes a communications channel between the nodes of the network is known as | transmission media |
| Throughput speed is always | less than or equal to bandwidth |
| The network navigation that sends data packets to their intended node on a network is called a | switch |
| The fastest broadband Internet service is usually | fiber-optic |
| All of the following are methods to secure your wireless network EXCEPT | disable WEP |
| The device used to move data between two networks is called a | router |
| Which is NOT a typical use of parallel processing systems? | Word processing |
| What is another name for the base 10 number system? | Decimal notation |
| Which encoding scheme can represent the alphabets of all modern and historic languages? | Unicode |
| Moore's Law is best described as | an observation of the rate of increasing transistor density. |
| To regulate the internal timing of a computer system, the motherboard uses | a system clock |
| Special areas of memory storage built into the CPU are known as | registers |
| Which is the correct set of steps in the machine cycle? | fetch, decode, execute, store |
| All data inside the computers is stored as | bits |
| Which statement about pipelining is FALSE? | pipelining requires a less complicated hardware design |
| From fastest to slowest, which is the fastest sequence of accessing memory? | registers, level 1 cache, level 2 cache, RAM |
| Which is NOT a factor that determines the quality of images taken with a digital camera? | EyeFi |
| Cloud technology is important to mobile device owners because it | allows instant synchronization of multiple devices |
| The operating system of your cell/smartphone is stored in | read-only memory |
| The quickest way to distribute your band's new song to a lot of listeners is to | use an application to post it on Facebook |
| P2P is an acronym for | peer-to-peer sharing |
| An analog signal is different from a digital signal because | it is continuous |
| Flash memory is a type of | nonvolatile memory |
| VoIP is phone service that | works over an Internet connection |
| Which of the following is NOT true about modern televisions? | they run word processing and spreadsheet software |
| Which service allows you to use your cell/smartphone to send messages that contain images? | MMS |
| When a hacker steals personal information with the internet of impersonating another individual to commit fraud this is known as | identity theft |
| Viruses that activate on certain dates or with the passage of time are known as | time bombs |
| Unlike a virus, _____ do not require human interaction to spread on their own | worms |
| Antivirus software works by detecting virus code unique to a particular virus known as a | virus signature |
| Which tool do hackers use to gain access to and take control of your computer? | backdoor programs |
| A computer that a hacker has gained control of in order to launch DoS attacks is known as a _____ computer. | zombie |
| Software designed to close logical ports in your computer is known as a(n) | firewall |
| Devices that use unique personal characteristics such as fingerprints or iris patterns to identify authorized computer users are called _____ devices. | biometric authentication |
| Programs that attempt to trick you into buying software by pretending your computer is infected with a virus fall into the class of malware known as | scareware |
| A backup of only files that have changed since the last backup was executed is known as a(n) | incremental backup |
| The individual responsible for making a Web site easy to navigate are referred to as | interface designers |
| What type of job involves a great deal of travel and the ability to work independently? | field based |
| Which position is NOT typically a part of the information systems department? | Helpdesk analysts |
| Outsourcing is though to be an attractive option for many companies because of | the cost savings that can be realized |
| Which role best describes those employees who design solutions to problems? | systems analysts |
| Which of the following statements about IT careers is true? | IT jobs require frequent interaction with others |
| Which task is NOT typically preformed by a network administrator? | web site programming |
| Social media directors are the people who are responsible for | orchestrating the company strategy in online venues |
| The oldest scientific computing organization is the | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Which position is part of the Web development department/ | web content creator |
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