Chapter 4 computer concepts

With database software, users run functions to retrieve data.

False

Enterprise and professional users employ cloud storage services to back up all of their files in case of disaster.

True

Many routers also can function as a hardware firewall.

True

Software suites offer three major advantages: lower cost, ease of use, and integration.

True

When downloading shareware, freeware, or public-domain software, it is good practice to seek websites with ratings for and reviews of products.

True

Definition of CBT

Type of education in which students learn by using and completing exercises with instructional software.

Definition of augmented reality

Type of mobile application that overlays media or other digital content over an image on the screen.

Cookies typically are considered a type of spyware.

False

Definition of tools

Program that enables you to perform maintenance-type tasks usually related to managing devices, media, and programs used by computers and mobile devices.

Definition of phishing

Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain personal and/or financial information.

Definition of Personal Firewall

Security tool that detects and protects a personal computer and its data from unauthorized intrusions

Definition of quarantine

Separate area of a hard drive that holds an infected file until the infection can be removed

Definition of software as a service

Computing environment where an internet server hosts and deploys applications

Definition of shareware

Copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period.

Definition of payload

Destructive event or prank virus was created to deliver

Application software serves as the interface between the user, the apps, and the computer's or mobile device's hardware.

False

Open source software is mass-produced, copyrighted software that meets the needs of a wide variety of users.

False

Definition of QR code

Square-shaped graphic that represents a web address or other information

Because they run in a browser, you always access the latest version of web apps.

True

A PDF file can be viewed and printed without the software that created the original document.

True

A power management app will turn off internet connectivity when your battery runs low.

True

Augmented reality apps require the use of a special viewer device to display 360- degree images or videos.

True