CIS 141 Unit 3 Exam
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The Wi-Fi standard ____ is no longer manufactured (but is backwards compatible with one of the other newer standards)
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802.11b
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____ is the use of networking technology to provide medical information and services
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Telemedicine
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Some wireless ____ are created by cities or large organizations to provide free or low-cost Internet access to residents of a particular area
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MANs
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Similar to Wi-Fi, ____ is designed to provide Internet access to fixed locations (sometimes called hotzones), but the coverage is significantly larger
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WiMAX
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One type of mobile phone that might be used when mountain climbing far from any cellular towers is a ____
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satellite phone
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Technically, to be called a ____, a device must convert digital signals (such as those used by a computer) to modulated analog signals (such as those used by conventional telephone lines) and vice versa
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modem
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The accompanying figure displays a ____
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coaxial cable
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____ transmissions are used with cell phones and are sent and received via cellular (cell) towers
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Cellular radio
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The ____ allows individuals to "placeshift" multimedia content from their home TVs and DVRs to their portable computer or mobile device
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Slingbox
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The technique used for data sent over the Internet is ____
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packet switching
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A network adapter, also called a ____ when it is in the form of an expansion card, is used to connect a computer to a network
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network interface card (NIC)
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A global positioning system (GPS) consists of ____ and a group of GPS satellites
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GPS receivers
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Gabrielle is the network administrator at a medium-sized company. One of her responsibilities is to purchase network devices to maintain the company network. Gabrielle realizes that to improve network performance, she needs to buy and install a ____, which identifies the device on the network for which the data is intended and sends the data to that device only
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switch
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____ are earth-based stations that can transmit microwave signals directly to each other over distances of up to about 30 miles
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Microwave stations
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____ refers to the amount of data that can be transferred (such as over a certain type of networking medium) in a given time period
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Bandwidth
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____ is typically used with LANs that have a star topology and can be used in conjunction with twisted-pair, coaxial, or fiber-optic cabling
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Ethernet
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Gabrielle is the network administrator at a medium-sized company. One of her responsibilities is to purchase network devices to maintain the company network. Gabrielle would like to purchase a new ____, which would be used to connect the company's LAN and the Internet
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router
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____ was originally developed to carry a large number of high-speed video transmissions at one time, such as to deliver cable TV service
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coaxial cable
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A means to provide a wireless connection to a peripheral devices. This is similar to, but different from, Bluetooth
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wireless USB
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In a ____ network, there are a number of different connections between the devices on the network so that data can take any of several possible paths from source to destination
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mesh
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____ satellites travel at a speed and direction that keeps pace with the earth's rotation, so they appear (from earth) to remain stationary over a given spot
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Geosynchronous
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____ is a wireless standard that is designed for very short-range (10 meters, approximately 33 feet, or less) connections
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Bluetooth
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Robert is a medical writer for a pharmaceutical company. The company allows Robert to work from home. Robert's job is a(n) ____ job
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telecommuting
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The ____ network consists of 24 Department of Defense satellites that are used for location and navigation purposes
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global positioning system (GPS)
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Gabrielle is the network administrator at a medium-sized company. One of her responsibilities is to purchase network devices to maintain the company network. Gabrielle is planning to connect selected devices to the network wirelessly with a wireless ____
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access point
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A ____ transmits all data received to all network devices connected to it, regardless of which device the data is being sent to
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hub
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Monitoring systems may also use ____, which are devices that respond to a stimulus (such as heat, light, or pressure) and generate an electrical signal that can be measured or interpreted
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sensors
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The accompanying figure shows a ____ network
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star
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____ is the use of networking technology to conduct real-time, face-to-face meetings between individuals physically located in different places
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Videoconferencing
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__________ technology is commonly used to monitor the status of objects, such as shipping boxes, livestock, or expensive equipment to which these types of tags are attached
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RFID
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A ____ is a network that covers a relatively small geographical area, such as a home, office building, or school
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local area network (LAN)
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Which of the following is NOT a web browser?
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Camtasia
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Anthony is passionate about politics and enjoys sharing his views with others over the Internet. A couple of times a week, Anthony makes a new post to his personal ____, which is a Web page that displays entries in chronological order
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blog
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The program in the accompanying figure allows you to ____
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instant message and video chat
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In a nutshell, blogs are designed for primarily one-way running communications, while ____ are intended to be modified by others
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wikis
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Conventional dial-up connects to the Internet at a maximum of ____
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56 Kbps
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Video content delivered at the user's request is called ____
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video-on-demand
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One of the most straightforward ways to improve the quality of the hits returned in a search is to use ____—essentially typing more than one keyword in a keyword search
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phrase searching
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Online shopping and online investing are examples of ____
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e-commerce
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A(n) ____ is a collection of an individual's work accessible through a Web site
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e-portfolio
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____ is charged with such responsibilities as IP address allocation and domain name management
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ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
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One objective of the ____ project was to create a computer network that would allow researchers located in different places to communicate with each other
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ARPANET
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The standard term for the technology that allows you to make voice calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a traditional phone line is ____
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VoIP
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The primary infrastructure that makes up the ____ is typically owned by communications companies, such as telephone and cable companies
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Internet backbone
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____ cookies are cookies placed on your hard drive by a company other than the one associated with the Web page that you are viewing—typically a Web advertising company
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Third-party
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____ allows you to exchange real-time messages
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Instant messaging
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Internet Explorer users can view and/or delete cookies and other temporary files by using the ____ dialog box
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Internet Options
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The ____ is cited as a disadvantage of Web-based training and distance learning by some educators
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lack of face-to-face contact
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Most search sites use a ____—a software program—in conjunction with a huge database of information about Web pages to help visitors find Web pages that contain the information they are seeking
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search engine
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____, as it relates to the Internet, encompasses what information about individuals is available, how it is used, and by whom
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Privacy
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____ generally refers to applications and services that use the Web as a platform to deliver rich applications that enable people to collaborate, socialize, and share information online
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Web 2.0
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Many Web pages today use ____ —small text files that are stored on your hard drive by a Web server, typically the one associated with the Web page being viewed—to identify return visitors and their preferences
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cookies
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____ are businesses or other organizations that provide Internet access to others, typically for a fee
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Internet service providers (ISPs)
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____ is an online news tool designed for facilitating the delivery of news articles, podcasts, and other content regularly published to a Web site
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RSS
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To determine if the information from a Web page can be trusted, you should evaluate both the ____ and the source
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author
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Direct Internet connections are typically ____ connections
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broadband
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The accompanying figure shows the MSN ____ , a specially designed web page that brings information together from diverse sources in a uniform way
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web portal
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____ is the most widely used type of home broadband connection, with over half of the home broadband market
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Cable Internet access
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Common online investing services include the ability to set up a(n) ____ that displays the status of the stocks you specify
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online portfolio
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Online music ____ allow you to purchase and then download music singles and albums to your computer, mobile phone, or portable digital media player
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stores
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____ are companies that provide computer-based services to customers over a network
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Application service providers (ASPs)
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Computer crime is sometimes referred to as ____
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cybercrime
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A ____ is a security system that essentially creates a wall between a computer or network and the Internet in order to protect against unauthorized access
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firewall
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According to a recent study, the total cost per data breach in ____ is $5.4 million—the highest of any country
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the United States
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Antivirus programs are usually set up to automatically download new ____ from their associated Web site on a regular basis
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threat definitions
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A computer ____ is a software program that is installed without the permission or knowledge of the computer user, that is designed to alter the way a computer operates, and that can replicate itself to infect any new media it has access to
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virus
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____ identify users by a particular unique biological characteristic
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Biometric access systems
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A ____ provides a secure private tunnel from the user's computer through the Internet to another destination and is most often used to provide remote employees with secure access to a company network
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virtual private network
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____ occurs when someone obtains enough information about a person to be able to masquerade as that person for a variety of activities—usually to buy products or services in that person's name
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Identity theft
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To explain acceptable computer use to their employees, students, or other users, many organizations and educational institutions publish guidelines for behavior, often called ____
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codes of conduct
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Increasingly, USB security keys, also called USB security ____—USB flash drives that are inserted into a computer to grant access to a network, to supply Web site usernames and passwords, or to provide other security features—are being used
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tokens
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Advocates of ____ state that, unless individuals or businesses protect their access points, they are welcoming others to use them
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war driving
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A booming area of computer crime involves online fraud, theft, scams, and related activities collectively referred to as ____
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dot cons
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The best protection against many dot cons is ____
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common sense
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The term ____ refers to accessing someone else's unsecured Wi-Fi network from the hacker's current location (such as inside his or her home, outside a Wi-Fi hotspot location, or near a local business)
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Wi-Fi piggybacking
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____ includes any acts of malicious destruction to a computer or computer resource
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Computer sabotage
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The ____ includes provisions to combat cyberterrorism, including protecting ISPs against lawsuits from customers for revealing private information to law enforcement agencies
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Homeland Security Act of 2002
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When a digitally signed document is received, the recipient's computer uses the sender's ____ key to verify the digital signature
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public
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Repeated threats or other harassment carried out online between adults is referred to as ____
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cyberstalking
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A ____ is a malicious program that masquerades as something else—usually as some type of application program
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Trojan horse
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A computer ____ spreads by creating copies of its code and sending those copies to other computers via a network
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worm
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Phishing schemes may use a technique called ____, which is setting up spoofed Web sites with addresses slightly different from legitimate sites
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typo-squatting
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____, the most commonly used type of possessed knowledge, are secret words or character combinations associated with an individual
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Passwords
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A computer that is controlled by a hacker or other computer criminal is referred to as a ____
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bot
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____ uses a single secret key to both encrypt and decrypt the file or message
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Private key encryption
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____ access systems use physical objects for identification purposes and they are frequently used to control access to facilities and computer systems
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Possessed object
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____ refers to the act of breaking into a computer or network
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Hacking
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Like a computer virus, a ____ is a malicious program designed to cause damage
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computer worm
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____ can be extremely distressing for victims, can take years to straighten out, and can be very expensive
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Identity theft
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The ____, implemented in 2001, grants federal authorities expanded surveillance and intelligence-gathering powers, such as broadening their ability to obtain the real identity of Internet users and to intercept Internet communications
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USA Patriot Act
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____ is a type of scam that uses spoofed domain names to obtain personal information for use in fraudulent activities
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Pharming
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____ is a generic term that refers to any type of malicious software
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Malware
