INSY 2303 Exam 1 UTA
AAC Correct answers (Advanced Audio
Coding
A )
file format that provides highly compressed audio files with very little
loss of sound
quality and is promoted by Apple on its iTunes
Web site.
ALU Correct answers (Arithmetic Logic
Unit)
The part of the CPU that performs arithmetic and logical operations on
the numbers
stored in its
registers.
ARPANET Correct answers (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network)
One packet
first of the switching computer networks using TCP/IP, and the
prototype for the
Interne
t.
ASCII Correct answers (American Standard Code for Information
Interchange)
A code that represents characters as a series of 1s and 0s. Most computers
use ASCII
code to represent text, making it possible to transfer data between
computers.
Bandwidth Correct answers The data transmission capacity of a
communications
channel. Digital signals are measured in bits per second; analog
signals in hertz.
Binary Correct answers The representation of data using two states, such
as off-on or
1-
0.
BMP Correct answers (File
Extension
The native.bmp)
bitmap graphics file format of Microsoft
Windows.
BN Correct answers (Backbone
Network)
high-speed network that connects many
networks.
Broadband Correct answers A term used to refer to communications
channels that
bandwidth thathave
equals or exceeds 25
Mbps.
CISC Correct answers (Complex Instruction Set
Computer)
A general-purpose microprocessor chip designed to handle a wider array of
instructions
than a RISC
chip.
Compression Types Correct
answers
Core Correct answers A core is part of a CPU that receives instructions and
performs
calculations, or actions, based on those instructions. A set of instructions
can allowprogram
software a perform a specific function. Processors can have a
single core or
multiple
cores.
, CPU Correct answers (Central Processing
Unit)
The main processing circuitry, or "chip," within a computer that
containsunit,
control the and
ALU,
registers.
Data Bus Correct answers An electronic pathway or circuit that connects
electronic
components (such as the processor and RAM) on a computer's
system board.
Device Driver Correct answers A type of system software that provides
the computer
with the means to control a peripheral
device.
DNS Spoofing Correct answers (Domain Name
System)
A malicious attack on the domain name system in which the IP address
corresponding
to a Web site is changed in order to redirect users to different
locations.
Dynamic Address Correct answers Temporarily assigned IP addresses usually
provided
by an
ISP.
Form Factor Correct answers The configuration of a computer's system unit;
examples
include tower, mini-tower, and
cube.
GIF Correct answers (Graphics Interchange
Format)
A bitmap graphics file format, popularized by CompuServe, for use on
the Web.
Handshake Correct answers A process where a protocol helps two
network devices
communicat
e.
IPv4 Correct answers (Internet Protocol
version 4)
Internet addresses that are 32-bit IP
addresses.
(Base
10)
IPv6 Correct answers (Internet Protocol
version 6)
Internet addresses that are 128-bit IP
addresses.
(Base
16)
JPEG Correct answers (Joint Photographic Experts
A format that uses lossy compression to store bitmap images. JPEG
Group)
(pronounced
peg") "JAY-
files have a .jpg
extension.
LAN Correct answers (Local Area
Network)
An interconnected group of computers and peripherals located within a
relatively
area, suchlimited
as a building or
campus.
Laser Printer Correct answers A printer that uses laser-based technology,
similar
used bytophotocopiers,
that to produce text and
graphics.
AAC Correct answers (Advanced Audio
Coding
A )
file format that provides highly compressed audio files with very little
loss of sound
quality and is promoted by Apple on its iTunes
Web site.
ALU Correct answers (Arithmetic Logic
Unit)
The part of the CPU that performs arithmetic and logical operations on
the numbers
stored in its
registers.
ARPANET Correct answers (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network)
One packet
first of the switching computer networks using TCP/IP, and the
prototype for the
Interne
t.
ASCII Correct answers (American Standard Code for Information
Interchange)
A code that represents characters as a series of 1s and 0s. Most computers
use ASCII
code to represent text, making it possible to transfer data between
computers.
Bandwidth Correct answers The data transmission capacity of a
communications
channel. Digital signals are measured in bits per second; analog
signals in hertz.
Binary Correct answers The representation of data using two states, such
as off-on or
1-
0.
BMP Correct answers (File
Extension
The native.bmp)
bitmap graphics file format of Microsoft
Windows.
BN Correct answers (Backbone
Network)
high-speed network that connects many
networks.
Broadband Correct answers A term used to refer to communications
channels that
bandwidth thathave
equals or exceeds 25
Mbps.
CISC Correct answers (Complex Instruction Set
Computer)
A general-purpose microprocessor chip designed to handle a wider array of
instructions
than a RISC
chip.
Compression Types Correct
answers
Core Correct answers A core is part of a CPU that receives instructions and
performs
calculations, or actions, based on those instructions. A set of instructions
can allowprogram
software a perform a specific function. Processors can have a
single core or
multiple
cores.
, CPU Correct answers (Central Processing
Unit)
The main processing circuitry, or "chip," within a computer that
containsunit,
control the and
ALU,
registers.
Data Bus Correct answers An electronic pathway or circuit that connects
electronic
components (such as the processor and RAM) on a computer's
system board.
Device Driver Correct answers A type of system software that provides
the computer
with the means to control a peripheral
device.
DNS Spoofing Correct answers (Domain Name
System)
A malicious attack on the domain name system in which the IP address
corresponding
to a Web site is changed in order to redirect users to different
locations.
Dynamic Address Correct answers Temporarily assigned IP addresses usually
provided
by an
ISP.
Form Factor Correct answers The configuration of a computer's system unit;
examples
include tower, mini-tower, and
cube.
GIF Correct answers (Graphics Interchange
Format)
A bitmap graphics file format, popularized by CompuServe, for use on
the Web.
Handshake Correct answers A process where a protocol helps two
network devices
communicat
e.
IPv4 Correct answers (Internet Protocol
version 4)
Internet addresses that are 32-bit IP
addresses.
(Base
10)
IPv6 Correct answers (Internet Protocol
version 6)
Internet addresses that are 128-bit IP
addresses.
(Base
16)
JPEG Correct answers (Joint Photographic Experts
A format that uses lossy compression to store bitmap images. JPEG
Group)
(pronounced
peg") "JAY-
files have a .jpg
extension.
LAN Correct answers (Local Area
Network)
An interconnected group of computers and peripherals located within a
relatively
area, suchlimited
as a building or
campus.
Laser Printer Correct answers A printer that uses laser-based technology,
similar
used bytophotocopiers,
that to produce text and
graphics.
