FTCE 6-12 Business Education Questions and
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1. Firewall: a network security system that monitors and controls the incoming and outgoing network
traffic based on predetermined security rules
2. computer server: a computer program or a device that provides functionality for other
programs or devices, called "clients
3. network interface card: a computer hardware component that connects a computer to
a computer network
4. disaster recovery: involves a set of policies and procedures to enable the recovery or
continuation of vital technology infrastructure and systems following a natural or human-induced
disaster
5. operating system: a system software that manages computer hardware and software
resources and provides commons services for computer programs
6. modem: a network hardware device that modulates one or more carrier wave signals to
encode digital infor-mation for transmission and demodulates signals to decode the transmitted
information
7. wiki: a website that provides collaborative modification of its content and structure directly from the
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, web browser
8. network topology: the arrangement of the various elements of a computer network
9. desktop publishing software: the creation of documents using page layout skills
on a personal computer
10. computer network: telecommunications network which allows computers to exchange
data
11. spreadsheet software: an interactive computer application for organization,
analysis, and storage of data in tabular form
12. presentation software: a software package used to display information in the form of
a slide show
13. value: in Cascading Style Sheets(CSS), a declaration is broken down into a property (the
quality or characteristic, such as color) and value which i the precise specification of the property, such
as blue
14. virus: a program that infects a computer without the user's knowledge. It can replicate
itself and easily spread from one computer to another
15. psychological: the study of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious and
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, unconscious expe-rience as well as thought
16. serial comma: a comma placed immediately before the coordinating conjunction in a series
of three or more terms
17. verb: a word that in syntax conveys action, an occurrence, or a state of being
18. colon: punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical
line
19. nonverbal communication: communication through sending and receiving
wordless clues between two people
20. pronoun: a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase
21. adverb clauses: a dependent clause that functions as an adverb; that is, the entire
clause modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
22. opt out: refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited
product or service information
23. relative pronouns: marks a relative clause; it has the same referent in the main
clause of a sentence that the relative modifies
24. semicolon: a punctuation mark that separates major sentence element
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1. Firewall: a network security system that monitors and controls the incoming and outgoing network
traffic based on predetermined security rules
2. computer server: a computer program or a device that provides functionality for other
programs or devices, called "clients
3. network interface card: a computer hardware component that connects a computer to
a computer network
4. disaster recovery: involves a set of policies and procedures to enable the recovery or
continuation of vital technology infrastructure and systems following a natural or human-induced
disaster
5. operating system: a system software that manages computer hardware and software
resources and provides commons services for computer programs
6. modem: a network hardware device that modulates one or more carrier wave signals to
encode digital infor-mation for transmission and demodulates signals to decode the transmitted
information
7. wiki: a website that provides collaborative modification of its content and structure directly from the
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, web browser
8. network topology: the arrangement of the various elements of a computer network
9. desktop publishing software: the creation of documents using page layout skills
on a personal computer
10. computer network: telecommunications network which allows computers to exchange
data
11. spreadsheet software: an interactive computer application for organization,
analysis, and storage of data in tabular form
12. presentation software: a software package used to display information in the form of
a slide show
13. value: in Cascading Style Sheets(CSS), a declaration is broken down into a property (the
quality or characteristic, such as color) and value which i the precise specification of the property, such
as blue
14. virus: a program that infects a computer without the user's knowledge. It can replicate
itself and easily spread from one computer to another
15. psychological: the study of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious and
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, unconscious expe-rience as well as thought
16. serial comma: a comma placed immediately before the coordinating conjunction in a series
of three or more terms
17. verb: a word that in syntax conveys action, an occurrence, or a state of being
18. colon: punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical
line
19. nonverbal communication: communication through sending and receiving
wordless clues between two people
20. pronoun: a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase
21. adverb clauses: a dependent clause that functions as an adverb; that is, the entire
clause modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
22. opt out: refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited
product or service information
23. relative pronouns: marks a relative clause; it has the same referent in the main
clause of a sentence that the relative modifies
24. semicolon: a punctuation mark that separates major sentence element
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