CIS test – College Essay
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What feature allows you to connect a camera directly to a printer?
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PictBridge
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Which is a drawback of point-and shoot cameras?
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You can't change the lens
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Which type of camera has the least shutter lag?
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D-SLR
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What is necessary for your camera to connect to your computer using a USB or FireWire cable?
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Device driver
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Which audio file type is most commonly used for music files?
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MP3
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Which media player is designed to transfer media to an iOS device?
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iTunes
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What process allows media to begin to play immediately as it is being received?
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Streaming
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Which is not an iOS device?
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Android
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Why might you carry a tablet instead of a notebook?
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to take pictures, listen to music, and for longer battery life
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Why is a smartphone considered a convergence device?
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It has features of a PDA and a portable media player.
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You can change the lens on a compact system camera (t/f)
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true
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Resolution has the most impact on the size of photo print you can make (t/f)
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true
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D-SLRs are subject to shutter lag (t/f)
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false
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Once full, memory cards cannot be reused (t/f)
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false
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Editing digital images requires expensive software (t/f)
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false
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Once you post an image on an online photo sharing site, anyone can view it (t/f)
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false
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Webcasts can be live or pre-recorded (t/f)
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true
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Speech recognition software is built into most modern operating systems (t/f)
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true
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Portable media players that use flash memory for storage have lower capacities than those that have hard drives (T/F)
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true
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An e-reader is a tablet designed for reading books (t/f)
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true
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________________ is the measure of the number of pixels in an image and is expressed in megapixels.
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Resolution
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The time between pressing the button and the camera snapping the picture is called _______________
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shutter lag
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Optical __________ uses a lens to change the focal length of the camera
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zoom
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Labeling images with keywords, or _____________ them, makes it easier to find your pictures later.
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tagging
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An industry standard that allows a camera to connect directly to a printer is ____________
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PictBridge
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To use ________________ software you might need to train it to recognize your speech patterns
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speech recognition
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_____________ is a technology that is applied to digital media files, such as music, eBooks, and videos, to impose restrictions on the use of these files.
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Digital rights management (DRM)
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________________ software tools allow you to create a video of what happens on your computer screen.
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Screen capture
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Broadcasting on the Web, or ______________ , can be used to stream a live performance or lecture.
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webcasting
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______________ allow you to carry with you thousands of songs and podcasts (and perhaps photos, videos, and games), so you can listen to them wherever you are.
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Portable media players
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The original Internet was called
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ARPANET
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The broadband Internet service that runs over fiber optic cable is
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FTTH
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A(n) _______ is a company that offers Internet access
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ISP
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The default Web browser on a Mac is
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Safari
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You can view multiple Web pages in most browsers using
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tabs
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A(n) _______ is a third- party program that extends the functionality of a Web browser.
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add-on
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Examples of _________ include .com, .gov, and .edu
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TLDs (top-level domains)
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The ___________ allows you to type a URL in your browser instead of an IP address.
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DNS (Domain Name System)
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One way to evaluate a website's credibility is to look for a ________ TLD
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restricted
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Check the ______ on a website for the credentials of the author or organization.
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About Us page
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The Internet was developed in 1991 by Tim-Berners Lee (T/F)
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false
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There are five Internet Exchange Points around the world (t/f)
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false
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The Internet2 project evolved from the original NSFNET (t/f)
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true
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Outside of your home, you share your DSL with your neighbors (t/f)
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false
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Because it uses satellites, WiMAX is available in remote locations (t/f)
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false
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Most Web pages can't be viewed in a mobile browser (t/f)
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false
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Adobe Flash Player is a popular Web browser (t/f)
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false
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It's generally not necessary to type http:// when entering a URL in your browser (t/f)
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true
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Every node on the Internet must have a unique IP address (t/f)
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true
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Much of the Internet consists of user-generated-content that should be critically evaluated (t/f)
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true
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The ____________________ is the high-speed connection point between networks
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internet backbone
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The ______________ is the part of the Internet that uses hypertext to connect pieces of information
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World Wide Web
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__________ is broadband over digital telephone lines
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DSL
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Internet access that exceeds 200 Kbps is considered ____________
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broadband
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The two formats of 4G internet access are _____ and ________
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LTE and WiMAX
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Basic web pages are written in _____
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HTML
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Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari are examples of ___________
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web browsers
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The _____________ is the Web page that appears when you open your browser.
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home page
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Another term for the address of a website is ______
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URL
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The ____ gov is restricted to government websites.
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TLD
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What form of online communication happens in real time between two people?
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instant messaging
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What are synchronous online conversations between multiple people at the same time?
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Chats
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Email is a ____________ form of online communication
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store-and-forward
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Which field prevents multiple recipients from seeing each others' email addresses?
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Bcc:
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A(n) ________ is an online game in which players interact with people in real time in a virtual world using an avatar.
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MMORPG
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Facebook and LikedIn are examples of
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social networks
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Your _________ is all the information that someone could find out about you by searching the Web, including social network sites.
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digital footprint
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What service is used to distribute Web feeds to subscribers?
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RSS
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In which type of social media are posts are limited to a small number of characters and users post updates frequently?
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Microblog
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_______ is the practice of using social media sites to sell products and services
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SMM
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VoIP is a service that allows phone calls to be transmitted over the Internet instead of traditional phone lines (t/f)
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true
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Email is private and can't be read by others (t/f)
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false
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Email is a form of synchronous communication (t/f)
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false
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A viral video spreads computer viruses (t/f)
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false
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The social tagging of Web media is known as folksonomy (t/f)
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true
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Social media is a collection of tools that enable users to create user-generated content, connect, network, and share (t/f)
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true
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You can listen to some podcasts directly from their websites without a podcast client (t/f)
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true
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Like a blog, a wiki usually has only one author (t/f)
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false
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Crowd-sourcing means trusting the collective opinion of a crowd of people rather than that of an expert (t/f)
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true
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Social media marketing is designed to get more subscribers on social networks (t/f)
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false
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___________online communication happens in real time.
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Synchronous
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A __________, or discussion board, is an asynchronous form of communication
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forum
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A _______ is a series of letters and numbers that are distorted in some way.
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captcha
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New technologies used to communicate and collaborate on the Web are called _____
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Web 2.0
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Your ____________ is all the information that someone could find out about you by searching the Web, including social network sites.
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digital footprint
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the _________ consists of all the blogs on the Web and the connections between them.
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blogosphere
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_________ is a format used for distributing Web feeds that change frequently—for example, blogs, podcasts, and news—to subscribers.
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RSS
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A(n) _________ is a digital media file of a prerecorded radio- or TV-like show that is distributed over the Web.
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podcast
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_____________ sites allow you to save and share your favorites online.
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Social bookmarking
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___________ is doing business on the Web.
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E-commerce
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Computers in a peer-to-peer network belong to a ___________.
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workgroup
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Which resources are not shared by default in a homegroup?
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documents
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Which type of network consists of data storage devices and servers?
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SAN
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Which type of network spans multiple locations and connects multiple networks?
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WAN
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Which topology connects devices in a single line?
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bus
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When two Bluetooth devices connect to each other directly, they form a(n) ________.
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personal area network (PAN)
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The device needed to connect two or more networks together is called a(n) ______
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router
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A(n)___________ connects multiple devices on a LAN
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switch
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Which protocol is responsible for assuring that data packets are transmitted reliably on a network?
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TCP
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Which device examines data packets as they enter and leave a network and denies unauthorized packets access?
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Firewall
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In a client-server network, each computer is considered equal (t/f)
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false
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It's possible to share files between computers running Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (t/f)
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true
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Most LANs are configured in a ring topology (t/f)
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false
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A campus area network (CAN) consists of multiple LANs located in the same location connected to each other using routers (t/f)
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true
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When two wireless devices connect to each other directly, they form an ad hoc network (t/f)
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true
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Computers can have multiple network adapters installed at one time (t/f)
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true
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A switch is a device that connects two or more networks together (t/f)
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false
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You must install special software to create a peer-to-peer network (t/f)
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false
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TCP/IP is the default protocol installed on Linux computers (t/f)
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true
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Using an open wireless network to access the Internet without permission is called wardriving (t/f)
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false
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_____________ include software, hardware, and files
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network resources
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A ______ creates a private network through a public network.
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VPN
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A ____________ has at least one server at its center.
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client-server network
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In an __________________ devices connect through a wireless access point.
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infrastructure wireless network
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A ___________ is a network that has all devices located in the same physical location
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LAN
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______________ is the physical layout of a local area network
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Topology
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Every device on a network must have a(n) ____________ to establish a connection with a network.
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network adapter
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An analog __________ is the first device on a network connects to the Internet via telephone lines.
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modem
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A group of clients and servers under the control of one central security database is called a ____________
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domain
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___________ define the rules for communication between devices
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protocols
