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The Form 1 3D printer founders used the crowdfunding site ________ to ask for $100,000 in pledges.

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Kickstarter

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The term ________refers to the use of a single unifying device that handles media, Internet, entertainment, and telephone needs.

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Digital Convergence

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What is iOS?

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An operating system for mobile devices

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The operating system of a cell phone is stored in ________.

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ROM

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The primary input devices for smartphones are ________.

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microphone and touch pad

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Google ________ is an online store that delivers software for Android devices.

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Play

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A(n) ________ chip converts sound waves from a voice into digital signal.

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Analog-to-digital converter

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A(n) ________ is included in a cell phone to handle the compression of data for it to be quickly transmitted to another phone.

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digital signal processor chip

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A(n) ________ converts your voice's sound waves into digital signals.

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Analog-to-digital converter chip

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Which of the following uses radio waves to transmit data signals over short distances?

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Bluetooth

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Many mobile devices include a micro ________ port.

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USB

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Text messaging is also called ________.

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short message service (SMS)

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SMS messages are limited to a maximum of ________ characters.

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160

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You can send messages that include photos and videos between mobile devices using ________ technology.

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multimedia message service (MMS)

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An Internet connectivity plan is also known as a ________ plan.

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data

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All of the following are advantages of VoIP EXCEPT ________.

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excellent reliability during internet or power outages

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________ is a very well-known free VoIP provider.

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Skype

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The global positioning system is a network of 21 ________ plus 3 working spares.

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satellites

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A main difference between the tablet and the smartphone is the ________.

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screen size

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Which of the following mobile devices is the lightest?

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Smartphone

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The distance between two near field communication (NFC) devices is limited to about ________.

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1.5 inches

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In the United States, e-books account for about ________ of all book sales.

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20% to 30%

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________ is digital textual information that can be stored, manipulated, and transmitted by electronic devices.

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E-text

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Your mobile device files can be synchronized using ________.

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a cloud service

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A portable media player can play files with all of the following file extensions EXCEPT ________.

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.accdb

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________ allows only limited use of media that have been legally purchased.

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digital rights management

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Which of the following describes the number of times an analog wave is measured each second during an analog-to-digital conversion?

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sampling rate

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Which of the following digital image formats compresses the image file?

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JPEG

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Which of the following is NOT a video file extension?

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.jpg

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A(n) ________ cable carries all audio and video information from devices to a connected TV.

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HDMI

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All of the following were top cybercrimes reported to the IC3 in 2012 EXCEPT ________.

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theft of services

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Which of the following is formally defined as any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer?

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Cybercrime

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The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the ________.

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FBI and National White Collar Crime Center

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FBI-related scams involve ________.

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people pretending to represent official organizations

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Creating and distributing ________ is one of the most widespread types of cybercrimes.

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computer viruses

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Which of the following is NOT a virus category?

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pharming

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All of the following are ways that can infect your computer with a virus EXCEPT ________.

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installing a manufacturer's printer driver

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________ viruses are often transmitted by a flash drive left in a USB port.

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Boot-sector

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Which type of virus was the famous Michelangelo virus?

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A time bomb

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A ________ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date.

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time bomb

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A(n) ________ takes advantage of file transport methods to spread on its own.

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worm

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A ________ is a virus that is attached to documents such as Word or Excel files.

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macro virus

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Which of the following classifications of viruses can change its own code to avoid detection?

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Polymorphic

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With regard to computer protection, quarantining is defined as ________.

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placing a found virus in a secure area on the hard drive

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A(n) ________ is the portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus.

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virus signature

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________ hackers break into systems for non-malicious reasons such as to test system security vulnerabilities.

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White-hat

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A packet sniffer is a program that can enable a hacker to do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

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launch a denial of service (DoS) attack on your computer

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A ________ allows a hacker to gain access to your computer and take almost complete control of it without your knowledge.

answer

rootkit

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You can block logical ports from invaders and make your computer invisible to others on the Internet by installing ________.

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a firewall

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________ floods a computer with requests until it shuts down and refuses to answer any requests for information.

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A DDoS attack

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Configuring a firewall to ignore all incoming packets that request access to a specific port is known as ________.

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logical port blocking

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Rules for creating passwords include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

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use a dictionary to find a lengthy word that is easy to remember

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CAPTCHA stands for ________.

answer

Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

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Adware and spyware are referred to collectively as ________.

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Grayware

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________ is a program that gathers information about your surfing habits without your knowledge.

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Spyware

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Which of the following statements about cookies is NOT true?

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Cookies obtain your personal information by searching your hard drive

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Social ________ is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information.

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engineering

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When malicious code is planted on your computer and alters your browser's ability to find web addresses, it is known as ________.

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pharming

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Using your computer for non-work activities while you are being paid to work is known as ________.

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cyberloafing

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A ________ is a group of related data that can be stored, sorted, organized, and queried.

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database

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If a school keeps two lists, one for student registration and one for student financial information, both containing name and address information, this is an example of data ________.

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redundancy

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Data ________ ensures that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.

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integrity

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Data ________ helps to ensure data integrity by maintaining information in only one place.

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centralization

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In a database, the term ________ is synonymous with a category of information.

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field

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In a database, a group of related records is referred to as a(n) ________.

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table

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In a Microsoft Access database, the Gettysburg Address would be stored in a(n) ________ field.

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long text

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You can set a ________, which is automatically displayed in a field unless the user enters something different.

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default value

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Which of the following is NOT a likely primary key?

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date of birth

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________ is used to ensure that data is organized most efficiently.

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normalization

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________ databases are the most frequently used electronic databases.

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relational

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A ________ relationship indicates that for each record in a table, there is only a single corresponding record in a related table.

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one-to-one

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________ means that for each value in the foreign key of one table, there is a corresponding value in the primary key of another table.

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referential integrity

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Nontraditional data such as audio clips, video clips, pictures, and very large documents are called ________ data.

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unstructured

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Data in a multidimensional database is organized in a ________ format.

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cube

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A ________ check would be used to restrict the fines for speeding violations from $50 to $250.

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range

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A(n) ________ check determines whether a required field such as LastName was filled in.

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completeness

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A ________ check compares the values of data in two or more fields to see whether those values are reasonable.

answer

consistency

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You would use a ________ to temporarily display records of residents of the city of Boston.

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filter

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A(n) ________ is a way of retrieving information from one or more tables that defines a particular subset of data.

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query

question

A ________ displays a subset of data from a table (or tables) based on the specified criteria.

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select query

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SQL uses ________ to extract records from a database by using English-like expressions that have variables and operations.

answer

relational algebra

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________ involves putting data into an electronic file in a format that another application can recognize.

answer

exporting

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A data ________ is a large-scale electronic repository of data that contains and organizes all of an organization's data in one place.

answer

warehouse

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Data staging consists of all of the following steps, EXCEPT ________.

answer

mining the data

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A(n) ________ is designed to improve communications and help employees complete their routine tasks.

answer

office support system (OSS)

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In a transaction-processing system (TPS), if the TPS database can be queried and updated while the transaction is taking place, this is called ________ processing.

answer

real-time

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Management information systems (MIS) provide reports called ________ reports, which show conditions that are unusual or need attention from users of the system.

answer

exception

question

The Siri personal assistant application on Apple's iPhone 5s is an example of a ________.

answer

natural language processing (NLP) system

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________ is the branch of computer science that attempts to create computers that think like humans.

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Artificial intelligence

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A ________ is a group of two or more computers, or nodes, designed to share information and resources.

answer

network

question

A ________ network can contain servers as well as individual computers.

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client/server

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In a ________ network, each node connected to the network communicates directly with every other node.

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peer-to-peer

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The computers in a lab on a floor of a building would be connected using a ________.

answer

LAN

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A ________ uses the Internet communications infrastructure to build a secure and private network.

answer

VPN

question

A(n) ________ server tracks who is logging on to the network as well as which services on the network are available to each user.

answer

authentication

question

A(n) ________ server is a server that stores and manages files for network users.

answer

file

question

A print server uses a print ________ as a software holding area for jobs waiting to be printed.

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spooler

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Which of the following is NOT a common network topology?

answer

cluster

question

A ________ is a set of rules for how information and communication are exchanged.

answer

protocol

question

Ring networks use the ________ method to avoid data collisions.

answer

token

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The ends of the cable in a bus network use a(n) ________ to absorb signals so that they are not reflected back to network components that have already received the signals.

answer

terminator

question

In a ________ network, data collisions can occur fairly easily because the network is essentially composed of a single cable.

answer

bus

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Which of the following is the most commonly used client/server network topology?

answer

star

question

In an Ethernet network, the signal that is sent to indicate a signal collision is called a ________ signal.

answer

jam

question

A ________ topology uses more than one topology when building a network.

answer

hybrid

question

________ is the amount of data that can be transmitted across a transmission medium in a certain amount of time.

answer

bandwidth

question

Which of the following is NOT a factor to consider when selecting network cabling?

answer

cable diameter

question

________ cable is NOT subject to electromagnetic interference or radio frequency interference.

answer

fiber-optic

question

For business networks, which of the following is NOT a main cable type?

answer

duplex

question

Most home networks use ________ cable, which is most susceptible to interference.

answer

unshielded twister pair

question

________ is the standard communications protocol used on most client/server networks.

answer

Ethernet

question

The physical address assigned each network adapter is called its ________.

answer

media access control (MAC)

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A(n) ________ address is the address that external entities use when communicating with your network.

answer

IP

question

A ________ sends data from one collision domain to another.

answer

bridge

question

A ________ sends data between two networks.

answer

router

question

A ________ keeps your computer safe by determining who is trying to access it.

answer

firewall

question

Packet ________ is a form of protection for your computer that looks at each packet that comes into your computer network.

answer

screening

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A(n) ________ server is a heavily secured server located between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.

answer

bastion host

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Configuring an account to disable itself after a set number of login attempts using invalid passwords is a method of countering a ________.

answer

brute force attack

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