_______ area networks are countrywide and worldwide networks. - Answers wide
Most firewalls include a special computer called a _______ server to manage communications between
the internal networks and the outside world - Answers Proxy
_______ (acronym) uses standard telephone lines to provide high-speed connections. - Answers DSL
The range of Wi-Fi networks using microwave connections is being extended over greater distances
using a new technology known as _______. - Answers WiMax
TCP/IP protocol involves identifying, sending, and receiving devices and breaking information into small
parts for transmission across the Internet. - Answers True
Packetization refers to breaking information into small parts for transmission across the Internet. -
Answers True
Connection devices are the actual connecting or transmission medium that carries the message. -
Answers False
Network operating systems (NOS) control and coordinate the activities of all computers and other
devices on a network. - Answers True
In a peer-to-peer network, only the central host computer supplies the resources, the other computers
request resources from this host. - Answers False
The essential features of this include identifying, sending, and receiving devices and breaking
information into small parts for transmission across the Internet. - Answers TCP/IP
The GPS device in an automobile uses which communication channel? - Answers Satellite
This device enables connectivity between two LANS or a LAN and a larger network. - Answers Network
gateway
This type of network topology does not use a specific physical layout. - Answers Mesh
Which among the following is considered a line-of-sight communication medium? - Answers Microwave
Which among the following is a fraudulent or deceptive act designed to trick individuals on the Internet
into spending time or money for little or no return? - Answers Internet Scam
These are used by advertisers to keep track of your web activity as you move from one site to the next. -
Answers Third-party cookies
Computer criminals that create and spread viruses are punished under this law. - Answers Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act
, This type of computer criminal creates and distributes malicious programs. - Answers Cracker
This uses software to try thousands of common words sequentially in an attempt to gain unauthorized
access to a user's account. - Answers Dictionary attack
Biometric scanning devices are used to scan employee identification cards - Answers False
The most common protocol for website encryption is https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure). -
Answers True
Identity theft and mistaken identity are the same. - Answers False
Computer security focuses on protecting information, hardware, and software from unauthorized use as
well as preventing or limiting the damage from intrusions, sabotage, and natural disasters. - Answers
True
_______ private networks encrypt connections between company networks and remote users, such as
workers connecting from home, creating a secure virtual connection to a company LAN across the
Internet. - Answers VPN
_______ (2 words) are malicious programs that come into a computer system disguised as something
else such as a free computer game or screen saver. - Answers Malware
A _______ is someone who gains unauthorized access to computer systems. - Answers Hacker
A deceptive act, using the Internet, to trick people into spending their money and time for no gain is
called an Internet _______. - Answers Scam
As a security buffer, all electronic communications coming into and leaving a corporation must be
evaluated by the _______. - Answers Firewall
Relational database tables require a common data item - Answers True
In a distributed database, all the data must be physically located in one place. - Answers False
Individual databases are the foundation of management information systems. - Answers False
Querying the database and generating reports is assisted by the application generation subsystem. -
Answers False
The database in which data elements are organized using classes, objects, attributes, and methods is
called the object-oriented database. - Answers True
_______ models assist top-level managers in long-range planning, such as stating company objectives or
planning plant locations. - Answers strategic model
_______ systems are computer systems that allow people located at various geographic locations to
communicate and have in-person meetings. - Answers Video conferencing