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| ____ is perusing data in a database as if looking through pages in a notebook |
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| database queries must be: |
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| a large corporation would use a _______ to keep records for many employees and customers along with all of its inventory data |
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| ______ processing is used when a large mail-order company accumulates orders and processes them together in one large set |
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| locating trends and patters in information kept in large databases |
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| ____ is a new, powerful data description language used to construct web pages as well as access to query databases using the internet |
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| a CRM system organizes and tracks information on: |
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| in an object-oriented database, every object is an instance of a |
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| when a person uses language like ordinary English to query a database, it is known as a(n) _____ language query |
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| the act of accessing data about other people through credit card information, credit bureau data, and public records and then using that data without permission is known as: |
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| an aspect of the USA Patriot Act is the requirement that when presented with appropriate warrants: |
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| one disadvantage of data mining is that it: |
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| a basic computer network can be described as: |
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| promotes independence so users have exclusive control over their own data and applications |
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| a(n) _____ is often used to set up a temporary communications systems that requires no centralized router |
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| the US Department of Defense uses a(n) _____, which is a specialized network used to determine locations, maps, and directions using signals from satellites that are orbiting the earth |
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| the system of satellites used to determine any position on the earth is known as: |
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| a set of parallel wires that carries digital signals among a computer's components is called a(n): |
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| in the 1970's, Xerox developed ______, which continues to be a popular networking architecture |
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| user is connecting to a network through a phone line, television cable, or wireless link |
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| remote access means that a: |
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| a newer PC will likely have an ethernet ____ on the main circuit board so it can directly connect to an ethernet network |
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| a(n) _____ port is faster and more flexible than a traditional serial or parallel port |
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| a(n) ______ adds a special serial port to a computer so it can be directly connected to a network |
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| the NIC controls the flow of data between the computer's RAM and the: |
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| a(n) _____ signal is represented by a continuous wave |
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| a(n) _____ converts a message from digital to analog or from analog to digital |
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| a voice message must be converted to a(n) ____ signal so it can be stored on a computer's hard drive |
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| ____ is defined as millions of bits |
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| the term, ______, refers to the amount of information transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. |
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| a(n) _____ cable uses light waves to transmit multimedia and voice data |
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| a(n) ____ uses radio waves to carry information at high speed |
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| a personal area network is possible because of the wireless technology known as: |
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| _____ is new technology currently available in Japan, much of Europe, and some major US cities. it uses high-bandwidth connection to communicate multimedia over wireless networks |
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| the rules for how data is exchanged between network nodes is known as a(n): |
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| a _____ is a high-speed, high-end computer that shares data and other resources with client computers |
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| a ____ is a configuration that allows every computer on the network to act as both a client and a server |
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| ____ software enables a computer to function as a simple input/output device for sending messages to a host computer |
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| the ____ stores data and software that can to be shared by several users |
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| using a PC to copy software or data from a server, it is known as: |
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| when a business can legally copy software, to all of the computers they own, the company has a(n) _____ license: |
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| a(n) ______ is code embedded as a one-pixel graphics file in a web page or email message |
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| most web-based email systems use ____ to retrieve mail and store the messages in a folder on a remote mail server |
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| a(n) ______ is an invisible piece of code that notifies the sender that an email was opened and may even record other information about the user's computer or email software |
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| a worldwide public newsgroup available on the internet is: |
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| a worldwide public newsgroup available on the internet is: |
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| asynchronous communication is when the sender and recipient |
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| _____ software and hardware allows a PC to act like a speakerphone |
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| unwanted junk email is known as |
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| ____ is designed to capture sensitive financial information from the person visiting a website |
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| a ____ helps block unauthorized access to a computer |
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| the _____ encryption scheme improves the security of wireless networks |
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| ____ is a secure electronic "tunnel" through the internet that prevents unauthorized access or eavesdropping |
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| what was the department of the US government that developed the initial stages of the internet? |
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| in what decade was ARPANET developed |
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| the internet is controlled by |
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| a few dozen computers at universities and government research centers |
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| the first users of the internet were? |
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| much, or nearly all, of the cost of initially building and operating the internet was supplied by |
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| transmission control protocol/internet protocol |
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| every host computer on the internet has a(n) |
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| this address changes temporarily as the application connect to the internet |
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| the way in which information is transmitted to multiple internet-connected devices is called |
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| a URL can specify the IP address of the web ____ that houses a web page |
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| in the e-mail address bowles@sou.edu "bowles" is the |
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| host computer in an educational domain |
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| in the e-mail address bowles@sou.edu, "sou" is the |
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| in the web address www.casamexicanca.com.mx, "mx" is a(n) |
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| the three basic categories of connection to the internet include all except |
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| telephone modem connection are also called ____ connections, because they offer little bandwidth compared to other types of connections |
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| all of the following are disadvantages of a DSL connection except |
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| cable modems use the same medias as |
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| wi-fi technology refers to |
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| a software robot that systematically searches the web is a |
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| _____ is used when information is delivered to a client computer through a server at the clients request |
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| _____ is an XML form of sharing data |
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| peer-to-peer file sharing |
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| using napster to make music files from one hard drive available to others rather than posting them on a central server is an example of |
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| in a survey of more than 500 companies and government agencies, ___ percent detected computer security breaches |
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| trusted employee with no criminal record |
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| the FBI's operation cyber loss was designed to crack down on |
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| collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of |
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| ____ is the term for the use of deception to get someone's sensitive information |
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| an intentionally disruptive program that spreads from either from program-to-program or from disk-to-disk is known as a |
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| what type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself |
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| the code red worm attacked |
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| when a logic bomb is activated by a time-related event, it is known as a |
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| what is the name of an application program that gathers information and sends it to someone through the internet |
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| when you visit certain web sites spyware may be automatically downloaded. this is called a |
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| standardization of microsoft programs and the windows operating system has made the spread of viruses |
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| software programs that close potential security breaches in an operating system are known as |
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| when customers of a web site are unable to access it due to a bombardment of fake traffic, it is known as |
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| unauthorized access to computers is called |
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| criminal hacking is called |
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| ____ is the measurement of things such as finerprings and retinal scans used for security access |
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| what is the most common tool used to restrict access to a computer system |
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| hardware or software designed to guard against unauthorized access to a computer network is known as a(n) |
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| open all e-mail messages but open them slowly |
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| all of these are suggestions for sage computing except |
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| freeware _____ encrypts data |
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| ___ is defines as any crime completed through the use of computer technology |
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| most computer systems rely solely on ____ for authentication |
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| creating strong computer security to prevent computer crime usually simultaneously helps protect |
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| over ____ was spent by businesses and government to repair problems in regard to Y2K |
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