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CPS Chapters 8,9,11,13 exam 3 sec 1
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Communication
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11/08/2011

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When a company allows clients, customers, and suppliers access to their network, they are creating a(n)
Definition
extranet.
Term
FTP stands for:
Definition
file transfer protocol.
Term
A Broadband connection could be any of the following EXCEPT:
Definition
standard phone modem.
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All of the following are top-level domains EXCEPT:
Definition
.bus.
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B2E most closely equates to:
Definition
B2B
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The system of satellites used to determine any position on the Earth is known as:
Definition
GPS
Term
Some people complain that when a job is automated, it is ________ , requiring less expertise.
Definition
de-skilled
Term
The World Wide Web was developed in the:
Definition
1990s
Term
When productivity increases due to the work of machines rather than the work of humans, it is known as:
Definition
jobless growth.
Term
________ software is used to block users from viewing certain Web sites on the computer.
Definition
Filtering
Term
When corporations to set up ________ , their employees can commute to smaller offices closer to their homes.
Definition
virtual offices
Term
________ founded Amazon.com.
Definition
Jeff Bezos
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An example of a programming by demonstration system is:
Definition
Stagecast Creator.
Term
When you purchase an item from eBay, the electronic payment can be facilitated using:
Definition
paypal
Term
For patients living in remote places, doctors use the Web to practice:
Definition
Telemedicine.
Term
A(n) ________ adds a special serial port to a computer so it can be directly connected to a network.
Definition
NIC
Term
Standard telephone cables containing copper wires are known as ________ cable.
Definition
twisted pair
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When a home-based businesses uses e-commerce software developed by another company; it is using a(n):
Definition
Term
A basic computer network can be described as:
Definition
two or more computers that are linked together.
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A basic computer network's minimum requirements are
Definition
a minimum of five computers linked together.
Term
The primary difference between a LAN and a WAN is the:
Definition
distance that the network spans.
Term
The system of satellites used to determine any position on the Earth is known as:
Definition
GPS
Term
A(n) ____________ converts a message from digital to analog or from analog to digital.
Definition
modem
Term
The term, ____________, refers to the amount of information transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time
Definition
bandwidth
Term
The rules for how data is exchanged between network nodes is known as a(n):
Definition
protocol
Term
When a business can legally copy software to all of the computers they own, the company has a(n)____________ license:
Definition
site
Term
Asynchronous communication is when
Definition
the sender and recipient do not have to be online at the same time
Term
Graphical bodies used to represent a person in a virtual meeting place are known as
Definition
avatars
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Unwanted junk email is known as:
Definition
Spam
Term
A ____________ helps block unauthorized access to a computer.
Definition
Firewall
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____________ is a secure electronic “tunnel” through the Internet that prevents unauthorized access oreavesdropping
Definition
VPN
Term
Much, or nearly all, of the cost of initially building and operating the Internet was supplied by:
Definition
the U.S. government
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TCP/IP stands for:
Definition
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Term
what does TCP/IP do
Definition
allows two or more computers to communicate
Term
Every host computer on the Internet has a(n):
Definition
unique IP address.
Term
The system that translates an IP address into an easier to remember name is the:
Definition
domain name system
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In the e-mail address bowles@sou.edu, “bowles” is the:
Definition
user name.
Term
FTP can be used to
Definition
transfer files between computers on a network
Term
URL stands for:
Definition
uniform resource locator.
Term
The protocol used to transfer Web pages is:
Definition
http.
Term
An Internet diary or grouping of ongoing commentaries is known as a(n):
Definition
blog
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Downloadable software extensions that add new features to a browser are known as:
Definition
plug-ins.
Term
A software robot that systematically searches the Web is a:
Definition
spider.
Term
Yahoo!, MSN, and Netscape are examples of:
Definition
portals.
Term
Automated factories pose the greatest threat to the employment of:
Definition
blue-collar workers.
Term
Some businesses replace PCs with ____________, which are low-cost, low-maintenance machines that can
access network information
Definition
thin clients
Term
Several employees sharing their calendars and working together on a training manual is a good use of:
Definition
groupware
Term
A business can expand its intranet structure to its external partners and customers by creating a(n):
Definition
extranet.
Term
Buying and selling products through a computer network is known as:
Definition
electronic commerce.
Term
Educational software is often referred to as:
Definition
courseware.
Term
Authoring tools can help users create their own ____________ presentations, which may incorporate
videos and Web page
Definition
multimedia
Term
a smart card contains
Definition
memory and an embedded microprocessor.
Term
what does a magnetic sprint card contain
Definition
contains magnetic ingredients -- small magnetic particles that are embedded in the plastic.
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