Computers Midterm
Netiquette
Short for Internet adequate, the code for acceptable behavior and manners while on the Internet
Avatar
A virtual body used to interact with others in virtual world and games
Mobile browser
A web browser used on small screen devices, such as tablets, e-readers, and smartphones
Wiki
A website that enable you to edit content, even if it was written by someone else
Social media sharing site
A website that enables anyone to create and share media
Social bookmarking site
A website that enables you to save and share your bookmarks or favorites online
Social review site
A website that enables you to view hotels, movies, games, books, and other products and services
WiFi hotspot
A wireless access point available in many public locations, such as airport, schools, hotels, and restaurants, either free or with a fee
Cable Internet access
Broadband Internet service offered by cable TV provider that uses the same TV and Internet signals
Satellite Internet access
Broadband Internet service that uses communications satellite positioned in the southern sky
User-generated content
Content created not by professional writers and photographers but by the rest of us
Forum
Conversation much like chat but not in real time. Also known as a discussion board or message board
ARPANET
A US department of defense ARPA project that later became the Internet. A communication system design to have multiple pathways through which information could travel so that losing one part of the system-for example in a nuclear strike- would not cripple the entire system
Signature line
A block of text that is automatically put at the end of email message
Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)
A broadband Internet service that carry signals on fiber-optic cable and is the fastest type broadband Internet connection
Mobile Internet access
A broadband Internet service that uses cellular 3G and 4G network standards. The signals are transmitted by a series of cellular towers
Add-On
A browser extension created for a specific browser to add features to it
Thread
A conversation in a discussion board or forum
Podcast
A digital media file of the pre-recorded radio or TV like show that is distributed over the web to be downloaded and listened to or watched on a computer or portable media player
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
A format used for distributing Web feed change frequently
Internet
A global network of computer networks
Search engine
A huge database that indexes webpages
Flame
A message that expresses an opinion without holding back any emotion and that maybe seen as being confrontational and argumentative
Tumblr
A micro blogging site where posts are limited to a relatively small number of characters and users post updates frequently
A micro blogging site where posts are limited to a relatively small number of characters and users post updates frequently
Spider
A program sent out by a search engine to call the web and gather information
Web browser
A program that interprets HTML to display webpages as he browse the Internet
Meta search engine
A search engine that searches other search engines
Boolean search
A search that uses logical operators- AND, OR, and NOT- to link the words you are searching for
Microblogging
A social form of blogging in which posts are typically limited to a relatively small number of characters and users post updates frequently
Chat
A synchronous form of online communication among multiple people at the same time in a chat room
Instant messaging (IM)
A synchronous form of online communication between two people
A system of sending electronic messages using store-and-forward technology
Plug-in
A third-party browser extension, such as Adobe Reader
IP (internet protocol) address
A unique numeric address assigned to each node on a network
Blogosphere
All the blogs on the web and the connections among them
Digital footprint
All the information that someone could find out about you by searching the web, including social network sites
Broadband
An Internet connection speed greater than 200 Kbps
Reply
An email response that is sent back to the original sender
Reply all
An email response that is sent to all the addresses of the original message and the original sender
Store-and-forward technology
An email server hold messages until the client requests them
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
An online game that allows you to interact with people in real time using an avatar
Blog (Weblog)
An online journal
Viral video
An online video that becomes extremely popular because of recommendations and social sharing
Hits
Another term for search results
E-commerce
Buying and selling products and services on the Internet
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
Call's transmitted over the Internet instead of over conditional telephone lines or cellular towers
Social media
Collectively, the tools that enable users to create content, connect, network, and share on the web
Asynchronous communication
Communication that does not require the participants to be online at the same time
Synchronous online communication
Communication that happened in real time, two or more people online at the same time
Internet service providers (ISPs)
Companies that offer Internet access
Social news site
Different from traditional media news sites and that at least some of the content is submitted by users
Forward
Email response used to send an email message to someone else
Municipal WiFi
Free wireless Internet service offered in some cities and towns
Protocol
He said it was for communication between devices that determines how dead it is formatted, transmitted, received, and acknowledged
CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart)
Hey series of letters and numbers that are distorted in someway
World Wide Web
Hypertext system information on the Internet that enable you to navigate through pieces of information are using hyperlinks that connect them
Webpage
Information on the web, written in HTML, and viewable in a web browser
Tagging
Labeling images for files with keywords to make them easier to organize, search for, and share
Hyper links
Links that connect pieces of information on the Internet
Website
One or more webpages that are all located in the same place
Social networks
Online communities that combine many of the features of other online tools
Subject line
Part of an email message used to give the recipient some idea of the content of the email
Social network design for business connection
Extension
Software that extends the functionality of a web browser
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Telephone lines designed to carry digital signals and that are there for much faster than ordinary telephone lines. A broadband Internet service
Hypertext
Text that contains links to other text and allows you to navigate through pieces of information by using the links, known as hyperlinks, that connect them
URL (uniform resource locator)
The address of a website
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
The authoring language that defines the structure of a webpage
DNS (Domain Name Society)
The directory system on the Internet that allows you to use a friendly name like google.com instead of an IP address like 173.194.43.2 to contact a website
Home page
The first page of the website. The webpage that displays when you first open your browser
Internet backbone
The high-speed connection points between networks that make up the Internet
Flickr
The largest image sharing site on the web
YouTube
The largest online video hosting site in the world
The largest social network site on the web
Wikipedia
The most well-known wiki, a massive free encyclopedia that can be written by anyone
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
The organization that coordinates the Internet naming system
Domain name
The part of a URL that precedes the top-level domain: sometimes called the second-level domain. The domain name represent a company or product name that makes it easy for users to remember the address
Social media marketing (SMM)
The practice of using social media sites to sell products and services
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
The protocol that encrypts data before it is sent across the Internet
Folksonomy
The social tagging of web media
Top-level domain (TLD)
The suffix that follows the domain name in a URL that indicates the type of website you are visiting
Web 2.0 tools
The tools that enable you to create content
Crowdsourcing
Trusting the collective opinion of a crowd of people - referred to as the wisdom of the crowd - rather than that of an expert
Tweets
Twitter posts that are limited to 140 characters
To improve video performance, modern computers have a_____ in addition to the CPU a. GPU b. VPU c. DPU d. APU
a. GPU
Which statement about ultrabook computers is false? a. Ultrabooks have the fastest optical drives b. Ultrabooks are equipped with SSD drives for fast start-up c. Ultrabooks typically weigh less than 3 pounds d. Ultrabooks are available for either Windows or the OS X operating system
a. Ultrabooks have the fastest optical drives
SuperFetch a. is a feature of Windows that supports optimal memory management b. makes the boot-up time for the system very quick c. is a video optimization that downloads high definition video faster d. is a tool that defragments the hard drive to increase performance
b. makes boot-up time for the system very quick
SSDs are classified as what type of storage? a. volatile b. nonvolatile c. video d. cache
b. nonvolatile
The video memory in a modern video card is a. mechanical b. several gigabytes of GDDR5 c. related to the size of the SSD drive d. set by the CPU speed
b. several gigabytes of GDDR5
When would you want to consider RAID 1 technology? a. when you need the fastest solution for writing data b. when you need an instant backup for your work c. if you think that SSDs are too expensive d. when you only want to have one hard drive
b. when you need an instant backup for your work
Dolby Digital 7.1 creates a. ultra-sharp high-definition video b. a digital signal from an audio input c. 8-channel surround sound d. 7-channel surround sound
c. 8-channel surround sound
Which of the following is true? a. RAM is where CPU is located b. Intel is the only manufacturer of CPUs c. The CPU contains the ALU d. The Windows System Properties window tells you how much memory you should buy
c. The CPU contains the ALU
Which is not a type of video port? a. HDMI b. USB 3.1 c. USB 3.0 d. DisplayPort
c. USB 3.0
Computers are designed with a. volatile memory b. nonvolatile memory c. Both volatile and nonvolatile memory d. neither volatile or nonvolatile memory
c. both volatile and nonvolatile memory
Moore's law refers to the a. amount of memory on a memory chip b. overall system processing capability c. number of transistors inside a CPU chip d. speed of DRAM
c. number of transistors inside a CPU chip
An emerging standard named _____ uses a reversible connector named _____. a. USB 3.0/ USB 2.0 b. USB 3.1/ HDMI c. Thunderbolt/ DisplayPort d. USB 3.1/ USB-C
d. USB 3.1/ USB-C
The limit to how much RAM you can add to your system a. depends on the design of the motherboard b. depends on the operating system running on your system c. depends on the amount of memory each memory card slot supports d. all of the above
d. all of the above
When a computer is no longer useful, it can be a. securely donated b. recycled c. turned into a sand-like substance d. all the above
d. all the above
A good way to assess your CPU usage is to a. feel the temperature of the CPU with your hand b. listen for the sound of a spinning hard disk drive c. check the number reported by the system defrag utility d. check the Performance tab of the Task Manager
d. check the Performance tab of the Task Manager