CSCI 103 Lucas Final Exam

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Which type of broadband Internet offers connections nearing the speed of light?

Fiber-optic

A backup of all the data files on your computer can be managed easily using the Windows 10 _______ utility.

File history

Which of the following is not one of the factors used in multi-factor authentication?

Identity

Which of the following is not a category of intellectual property?

Imprint

The collection of large national and international networks used to establish the Internet is called the

Internet backbone.

Which of the following is a private network set up by a business that's used exclusively by a select group of employees and suppliers?

Intranet

Reducing the sampling rate when digitizing a file has which effect on the file?

It decreases the file size

Which of the following describes fiber-optic broadband?

It uses strands of pure glass or plastic.

Which of the following should you not do to secure a wireless network?

Keep the default network name and router password.

What two devices are often combined into one device to connect the network to the Internet and to share the connection between devices on the network?

Modem and router

The type of database that would be best to store and organize data with feature and measure attributes is which of the following?

Multidimensional database

A customer information table linked to a password table in a business database reflects which type of relationship?

One-to-one

Bethany is in her home, watching a video she took on vacation, while her brother is playing FIFA Soccer on his Xbox, and her dad is checking stock quotes on his iPad. What kind of network does this family most likely have?

P2P network

Which of the following is not a digital video file format?

PDF

What is the first step of the SDLC?

Problem identification

Which of the following is used to create a subset of data that matches certain criteria and that can be saved for future reference or use?

Query

Which of the following is a method of inputting data into a transaction-processing system while the transaction is taking place?

Real-time processing

Which topology tends to provide the fairest allocation of network resources?

Ring

Which of the following is an advantage of installing a client/server network in a business?

Sharing of peripherals

Which network cable type is most susceptible to signal interference?

UTP

Which of the following data-mining techniques is used to create charts and dashboards?

Visualization

The type of network that would be necessary to connect the networks of two college campuses would be:

WAN

Which of the following is the most secure security protocol used with routers?

WPA2

When is a flat database sufficient to use when organizing data?

When the data is simple and can be organized in one table

Which server would a client/server network include to ensure only authorized users are logging onto the network?

authentication

The process whereby users prove they have authorization to use a computer network is known as

authentication.

How the program should behave if the input data is invalid is part of

error handling.

A type of journalism where stories are invented and intended to spread misinformation rather than being factual is known as

fake news.

Sometimes groups of data packets are sent together in a package called a

frame

The first step when using object-oriented design is to

identify all of the categories of inputs that are part of the problem.

When someone uses your personal information to pose as you, this is

identity theft.

Antivirus software prevents infection by recording key attributes about your files and checking to see if they change over time in a process called

inoculation.

Encryption is used to

code your e-mail so only one person can decipher it

Which of the following would not cause interference or poor connectivity between nodes on a wireless network?

A wireless extender

Which is not a key component of a typical client/server network?

Bastion host

The set of instructions that define how to display the HTML elements in your site is

CSS

Which of the following is not considered metadata?

Database name

An IDE is a tool that has support for

Editing and debugging

Which of the following would NOT be a benefit of networking computers?

Sharing software licenses

The database programming language SQL stands for

Structured Query Language.

Which of the following are common to all programming languages?

Syntax, keywords, and operators

Which of the following does not determine the quality of a digital image?

The number of pixels in the camera lens

An applet is

a small application located on a server computer

IPv6 uses 128 bits to assign a(n)

address to every device connected to the internet

Computer viruses can be spread by

all of the above

In selecting the most appropriate language it is useful to know

all of the above

It is important to maintain your online reputation

all of the above

Which of the following is used to access the Internet when Wi-Fi is not available?

all of the above

Authentication techniques that rely on personal biological traits are called

biometrics.

Viruses that load from USB drives left connected to computers when computers are turned on are known as

boot-sector viruses.

Data captured as users navigate through a website is called

clickstream data.

You need to know how to program to

create unique software solutions for specialized problems.

Unnecessary duplication of data in a database is referred to as

data redundancy

The steps of the program development life cycle start with

describing the problem.

The combination of media, Internet, entertainment, and phone services into a single device illustrates the principal of

digital convergence

When analog data is measured and converted to a stream of numerical values, this is referred to as __________ the data.

digitizing

Which of the following is an open electronic publishing format?

ePub

Using copyrighted works without permission of the copyright holder

is possible under the "fair use" doctrine.

A packet analyzer is called a sniffer because

it captures and reads data inside each packet.

HTTPS is different than HTTP because

it is a combination of HTTP and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Firewalls use a process of _____________ to assign IP addresses to the devices internal to the network so hackers will not know what they are.

network address translation (NAT)

A process to ensure that data in a database is organized most efficiently is called

normalization.

Java is considered to be architecture neutral because it

only needs to be compiled once and can run on many different CPUs.

A ______ is a program that takes complete control of your computer without your knowledge.

rootkit

A surge protector may look like just another power strip but it also can

save your device if a voltage spike is sent through the electrical system.

On client/server networks, more users can be added without affecting the performance of other nodes. This is known as network

scalability.

SMTP is the set of rules used to

send e-mail along the Internet to its destination

The information in a data packet includes

the data and the destination

A private key is important

to decode an encrypted message

The Internet is primarily funded by

your federal income taxes.


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