CIS 101 Final:Newman Quiz 5&7
The term ___ is used to describe any data connection that can transmit data faster than is possible through a standard dial-up connection using a modem.
broadband
A(n) ___ is a node on a network that serves as an entrance to another network
gateway
Public Internet access points are often called wireless ___
hotspots
A(n) ___ uses the same software and service structure as the Internet, but it contains only the company's private information.
intranet
A(n) ___ is a transmitted network package.
packet
A(n) ___ is used to prevent attenuation when packets are traveling long distances.
repeater
The ___ topology connects the network's nodes in a circular chain, with each node connected to the next.
ring
Much of the software related to mobile computing is for ___ and PDAs.
smart phones
A(n) ___ is a complete information operation. They can be one-step events like adding a new piece of information to a database, or they can be more complex and require many steps.
transaction
___ is the loss of intensity and clarity of the data signal being transmitted.
Attenuation
Private telecommunications companies built their own central network structures, called ___, in order to distribute business and commercial information.
Backbones
___ is the amount of data over time that the media can carry, typically measured in either megabits per second (Mbps) or gigabits per second (Gbps).
Bandwidth
A(n) ___ is a device that connects two LANs or two segments of the same LAN.
Bridge
A network with a(n) ___ topology arranges the network nodes in a series, linking one node to the next via a single cable.
Bus
___ cable, typically used in cable television systems, has two conductors'a single wire in the center of the cable and a wire mesh shield that surrounds the first wire'with an insulator between.
Coaxial
A(n) ___ is a legal concept that grants rights and control to the owner of any published work.
Copy Right
The only Internet service used more frequently than the Web is ___, which is a system for exchanging messages through a computer network.
Internet users can copy files from one computer to another by using an Internet service called:
FTP
Although there are several different major search engines, ___ has firmly established itself as a leader.
___ is a detailed standard of electronic communication defining an exact way that data is formatted and transferred back and forth between web browser and server.
HTTP
___ hardware allows the cell phone user to place calls without typing numbers and holding the handset
Hands-free
The ___ is the first part of a packet and contains information needed by the network (such as the node address).
Header
A(n) ___ provides multiple ports for connecting nodes. When it receives a packet from one port, it transmits the packet without modification to all the other nodes.
Hub
As you read a Web page on the browser screen, you can click a word or picture encoded as a(n) ___ and immediately jump to another location within the same document or to a different Web page.
Hyperlink
What sets Web pages apart from other documents is that they contain a special kind of text called ___, which is document text that is able to respond to user input and link to other objects.
Hypertext
A(n) ___ is a data communication system consisting of multiple devices such as computers and printers. This type of network contains computers that are relatively near each other.
LAN
Mobile devices and networks alike have made it convenient to quickly connect, but you should be very cautious about joining __ wireless networks.
Open
A(n) ___ software license is one that grants a single person the ability to use the program, and it may impose terms and conditions that limit the program's use.
Personal
To ___ a wireless signal means to access a Wi-Fi device whose owner accidentally left it without password protection.
Poach
___ are radio broadcasts suitable for downloading to a portable music player.
Podcasts
Cell and smart phones have a number of conditions where they are directed to play a sound, and those sounds, called ___, can be chosen by the user.
Ring Tones
Junk e-mail is also known as:
SPAM
___ is the capability to provide increasing amounts of computing power, storage, and software when needed.
Scalability
___ is a VoIP company that offers the ability to lease a telephone number in countries around the world.
Skype
The ___ service allows people to transmit micro-status messages up to 140 characters in length.
