Final Review

A ______ is the combination of hardware, software, and connecting links that transport data

From a geographic perspective, networks can be classified as a LAN, ___, NAN, MAN, or WAN.

Each host computer has an easy-to-remember domain name that translates directly to the computer's ____ IP address.

_____determines how fast data travels to your computer from the Internet

Drive ____ assigns a drive letter to a computer, storage device, or folder located on a network computer

A public _____ network is a wireless LAN that provides open Internet access to the public in places such as bookstores, coffee shops, airports, hotels, and airports

A _____ is a device that makes it possible to send and receive data over telephone lines

_____ is the leading technology for wired networks; it is also included in some printers and other peripheral devices

______ is a short range wireless network technology that is designed to make its own connections between electronic devices, without wires, cables, or any direct action from a user

Networks that use the _____ structure do not have a server

A popular technology for wireless network is Wi-Fi, which stands for wireless _____

Data travels faster on ______ networks than on wireless networks

A network ______ is a computer that provides services and distribute to resources to other computers on the network

A ______ address is a physical address, a unique number assigned to a computer when it is manufactured

A(n) ______ address is a series of numbers used to identify a network device in virtually every type of computer

DSL (_____ subscriber line) is a high-speed, always on internet access technology that uses standard phone lines to transport data

The database that keeps track of the names that correspond to IP addresses is called the _____ name system

_____ over IP refers to a technology that uses an internet connection to place telephone calls instead of the regular phone system

A wireless network uses ______ waves, not cables, to send data from one node to another

The top-level domain _____ is primarily for use by businesses

The Web is a collection of ____ that can be related by links

______ is the original markup language that specifies have a web document should appear printed or displayed on a computer screen

You can identify a secure website if you visit the website and your browser displays any of the following elements in the address bar, except:

A Web _______ is a software program that runs on your computer and helps you access web pages

When a broken link points to a nonexistent HTML documents your browser typically produces a ______ Page Not Found error

A digital ______ is a specifically coated electronic attachment to a file that verifies the identity of the file's source

A plug-in, such as _____, is a program that lets a browser display a particular file format

Each of the following is a navigation tool available in a typical web browser, except:

A web server's response to a browser's request includes a _______ code that indicates whether or not the browser's request can be fulfilled

Most search engines work with queries in which you enter 1 or more words called, search terms or ____

A broken link icon looks like _____ and occurs when a webpage link cannot find the file, URL, or graphic file referenced in the link

A ______ is an audio file that is distributed through downloads or the use of a feed

_______ is peer to peer file sharing protocol that distributes the role of file servers across many computers

_______ allow web pages to become more interactive and to incorporate activities that would otherwise require a computer program, such as to enable ecommerce sites to verify credit card information

The typical way to get a plug in applications, such as the Adobe Reader, is to _____

________ is the broad term used to describe all shopping for goods and services over the Internet

An HTML _______ is a series of program instructions that can be embedded directly into the text of an HTML document

Some search sites use ________ to employ a series of other search engines and compile the search results

When creating a Boolean search, the minus sign (-) can be used in some search engines instead of the word

Web pages that provide a secure connection start with ______

Is a device that provides can a continuous supply of power during a power failure and prevents spikes and surges from reaching your computer

Contains multiple outlets that can not filter out power spikes and surges

Is a series of characters that a user creates to identify his or her user ID

Is malicious code designed to disrupt a computer's normal operation

A method of personal identification, called _____, bases identification on a physical trait.

Is software or hardware designed to filter out suspicious data attempting to enter or leave a computer

A computer _____ is a program that reproduces and attaches itself to a file so it can spread from file to file

A spam filter will help you avoid unwanted _____

Browsing feature in Internet Explorer keeps the browser from storing any data

A _______ attack floods network servers with useless traffic

A message containing information about the user sent from a web server and stored on the hard drive

A computer controlled by a bad bot is called a ______

Is software that can automate a task when given a command

Power ______ can damage sensitive computer parts

A password uses a combination of letters and numbers but a _____ only uses numbers

Virus experts use _____ threat to describe threats that combined for more than one type of malicious program

A virus ______ is a section of program code used to identify a known a malicious program

Is an email based or IM scam designed to persuade you to reveal confidential information

A ______ backup contains a copy of every program, data, and system file on a computer

Is a removable storage medium containing the files needed to start your computer without accessing the hard drive

A ____ digitizes printed images

Specifies a standard way to store music data for synthesizers, electronic instruments, and computers

Is expressed as the number of horizontal and vertical pixels that the grid of a bitmap graphic contains

A _____ graphic is resolution dependent, which means that the quality of the image relies on its resolution

Color _____ refers to the number of colors available for use in a bitmap graphic

Color ____ hold the section of available colors and allows you to select a group of colors to use for a bitmap graphic

A ____ graphic contains the instructions that a computer needs to create the shape, size, position, and color for the graphic

Speech ____ is the process by which Computers produce sound that resembles spoken words

______ rate refers to the number of times per second that a sound is collected or measured during the recording process, and it is expressed in Hertz (Hz)

Ray ______ is the process of adjusting the colors in a rendered image to coincide with the highlights and shadows that would be produced by a light source

_____ video plays the video while continuing to receive it

Is a smooth blending of shades from one color to another or from light to dark

File _____ Software is a utility program that allows you to manually reduce the size of files

A _____ compresses a video stream when a video is stored and decompresses the file when the video is played

Audio can be _____, digital, or synthesized

Each _____ in a picture is a find a color, which is stored as a binary number in a file

You can transfer images from a digital camera to a computer using any of the following EXCEPT a ____

Which of the following devices is never used to capture a digital video?

AAC, AIF, MP3, Wave, and WMA are formats for which types of files?

RAW, gif, tif, jpeg, and bmp are all formats for which types of files?

In access, what does record and field mean?

What is a relational database?

Collection of many records