CGS Chapter 3

backup

A ___ is a copy of one or more files (or entire storage devices) that is made in case the originals become lost or damaged.

volume

A ___ license allows companies to install the software on multiple (or all) the machines that they own.

firewall

A software-based ___ is dedicated to examining and blocking Internet traffic.

virtual machine

A(n) ___ is a special environment that allows you to run an operating system on top of another operating system.

malware

Collectively, all malicious programs are referred to as

compatible

Computers that have the same operating system are said to be ___ with each other because they can support the same software.

copyright

Federal ___ law gives software creators a variety of rights and privileges over their creative work.

ERP

Large organizations use ___ systems because they bring together many types of business functions into one software solution.

compress

Many users choose to ___ several files into one ZIP file for the sake of easy transport, especially when attaching them to an email message.

GUI

Modern operating systems have a ___, allowing users to communicate via graphical elements on the screen.

suite

Often times, several office programs are bundled as a unit known as an office __________.

open source

One of the most famous ___ licenses

device drivers

Operating systems communicate with most hardware components using __________.

linux

___ is an open source operating system with hundreds of distributions that are available commercially or as a free download.

encryption

___ is the process of scrambling your data or storage devices to make them unreadable by anyone who doesn't have the proper key.