D 075 Unit 2 Questions and Answers.
Which type of computer runs a network operating system (NOS)? - Answer A server
Which type of software is designed to easily generate Gantt charts? - Answer Project
management software
What term refers specifically to the physical aspects of a computer such as circuit boards,
processor chips, memory, and keyboards? - Answer Hardware
Which application software features tables, records, and fields that can be queried, updated,
and managed by users, programmers, and business analysts? - Answer Database software
Which term refers to any person in a business who uses a computer to complete their day to
day tasks of the business? - Answer End-users
What is the main purpose of a firewall? - Answer To prevent unauthorized users from
accessing the network.
A large company has decided to invest in new IT systems, including a new server. Which IT
professional should be tasked with setting up and maintaining the server? - Answer
Computer System Administrator
A small business has a single network that allows every employee to connect through a central
server when they are in the company's main office. What type of network is the business using?
- Answer Local area network (LAN)
What term refers to the study, design, development, implementation, support, and
management of computer-based information systems? - Answer Information Technology
An employee receives an email that appears to be from the IT department. The email asks the
recipient to click a link to verify their username and password. Upon closer inspection, the
employee realizes that the email is a fraudulent attempt to obtain their password. What type of
fraud does this email represent? - Answer Phishing
Each computer attached to the internet or a corporate network is uniquely identified so that it
can be sent the information directed to it. What is this unique identifier known as? - Answer
Media Access Control address (MAC)
Which type of computer runs a network operating system (NOS)? - Answer A server
Which type of software is designed to easily generate Gantt charts? - Answer Project
management software
What term refers specifically to the physical aspects of a computer such as circuit boards,
processor chips, memory, and keyboards? - Answer Hardware
Which application software features tables, records, and fields that can be queried, updated,
and managed by users, programmers, and business analysts? - Answer Database software
Which term refers to any person in a business who uses a computer to complete their day to
day tasks of the business? - Answer End-users
What is the main purpose of a firewall? - Answer To prevent unauthorized users from
accessing the network.
A large company has decided to invest in new IT systems, including a new server. Which IT
professional should be tasked with setting up and maintaining the server? - Answer
Computer System Administrator
A small business has a single network that allows every employee to connect through a central
server when they are in the company's main office. What type of network is the business using?
- Answer Local area network (LAN)
What term refers to the study, design, development, implementation, support, and
management of computer-based information systems? - Answer Information Technology
An employee receives an email that appears to be from the IT department. The email asks the
recipient to click a link to verify their username and password. Upon closer inspection, the
employee realizes that the email is a fraudulent attempt to obtain their password. What type of
fraud does this email represent? - Answer Phishing
Each computer attached to the internet or a corporate network is uniquely identified so that it
can be sent the information directed to it. What is this unique identifier known as? - Answer
Media Access Control address (MAC)
