Unit Three Review
When planning a network, which devices should be considered?
All devices that will connect with a wired or wireless connection
A macro is a program released early to the public for testing and evaluation.
False
Conventional hard drives are preferable to SSD drives because they transfer data more quickly.
False
There is no limit to how much RAM you can add to modern computers.
False
When the binary code is retrieved from RAM and moved to the CPU, this stage is known as
Fetch
Which type of broadband Internet offers connections nearing the speed of light?
Fiber-optic
A special processing chip found on video cards is the
GPU.
Which of the following might cause a potential problem on a wireless network?
Interference from walls, floors, and large objects
Which type of software is not upgraded automatically?
Locally installed
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
Which is the central device to a home network?
Modem/router
Hard drives are classified as which type of storage?
Nonvolatile
Calendars, tasks, and e-mail can be found in which application?
Outlook
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
The type of network used for communication among a laptop and smartphone using Bluetooth is a
PAN
Microsoft Office is an example of which type of software?
Proprietary application software
Which of the following would NOT be a benefit of networking computers?
Sharing software licenses
Software that is hosted by the vendor and accessed online is called
Software as a Service (SaaS).
Which type of productivity software would you most likely use to do calculations and what-if analyses?
Spreadsheet
Google Docs is an example of Software as a Service.
True
Which of the following transmission media is used most often for wired connections within a home?
Unshielded twisted pair cable
Which is a precaution to be taken when setting up a wireless network?
Use WPA2 encryption.
The type of network that would be necessary to connect the networks of two college campuses would be:
WAN
Which of the following allows you to connect to the Internet wirelessly without needing a cellular plan?
Wi-Fi
Beta software is made available because
a company is making an early release to test bugs.
CPU ________ are measurements used to compare performance between processors.
benchmarks
A good way to assess your CPU usage is to
check the Performance tab of the Task Manager.
The fastest broadband Internet service is usually
fiber-optic.
When you install all the most commonly used files and programs to your computer's hard drive, you have completed which kind of software installation?
full
Adding RAM to your computer
is relatively easy for most people to do.
LibreOffice is an example of which type of software?
open source software
Data can be retrieved fastest from
registers.
Image-editing software allows you to
remove red eye.
Windows creates "restore points" so that you can
return your system to the way it was before you installed new software.
The minimum recommended standards for the operating system, processor, primary memory (RAM), and storage capacity for certain software are called
system requirements.
RAM is
volatile memory.