A large heating and air conditioning company controller, and a cabling system
provides each employee with a small *Internet connection, a network operating
computing device that the employees use to system, and a network administrator -
track work and accept payments. ANSWER -Ethernet cards, a common
Which term refers specifically to this type of protocol, ethernet cables, and a hub
device?
*Peripheral computer
*Microcomputer Which type of device is an ethernet card?
*Minicomputer *Network interface controller (NIC)
*Handheld computer - ANSWER - *Network firewall hardware
Handheld computer *Network operating system (NOS)
*Network server hardware - ANSWER -
Network interface controller (NIC)
What is the major function of a computer
operating system?
*Data management What is the purpose of a MAC address?
*Application program management *To uniquely identify an internet URL
*Network management *To uniquely identify a computer
*Computer resource management - motherboard
ANSWER -Computer resource *To uniquely identify an email client
management *To uniquely identify a computer on a network
- ANSWER -To uniquely identify a
computer on a network
Within a productivity suite, which method of
selecting static data from one application
and copying it to another application requires Which topology implements a network where
the use of temporary memory? if the central hub fails, all nodes attached to
*File transfer the hub will also fail?
*Object embedding *A mesh topology
*Object linking *A linear bus topology
*Copy and paste - ANSWER -Copy and *A star topology
paste *A ring topology - ANSWER -A star
topology
What are the basic components, in addition
to computers, that are required for a local A local drafting firm has a secured local area
network to function? network that uses Ethernet cables to connect
*Ethernet cards, a common protocol, to client computers.
ethernet cables, and a hub After ensuring that the computer is
*Ethernet cards, a modem, a router, and a connected to the network, what must a user
network database provide to in order to be authenticated?
*Internet connection, a network interface *An encryption key
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*A MAC address *It is a part of the system that has failed.
*A digital signature *It causes everything to stop if it fails.
*A password - ANSWER -A password *It causes a security risk if it fails.
*It is prone to frequent failure. -
ANSWER -It causes everything to stop if
Many websites keep track of a user's actions it fails.
and information. They store much of this
information on the user's computer in a
private folder on the hard drive. Computer system administrators protect the
What are these very small files called? organization when they require strong
*Tracking URLs passwords to connect to the server, enact
*Tracking data policies for safe internet browsing, and install
*Tracking cookies malware-protection software to keep
*Tracking packages - ANSWER - unwanted users and viruses out.
Tracking cookies Which term is used to describe this set of
practices?
*Software protection
What is the purpose of a universal serial bus *End-user security
(USB) on a laptop or desktop computer? *Network security
*It allows for universal data transmission to *Malware protection - ANSWER -
various types of wireless networks. Network security
*It provides a wired ethernet connection to
the network.
*It serves as an internal transmission bus How does a Gantt chart facilitate project
between components within the computer. management?
*It allows the computer to connect peripheral *It maps the flow of communication and
devices. - ANSWER -It allows the decisions for a project
computer to connect peripheral devices. *It identifies and sequences the tasks of a
project.
*It helps calculate the projected and actual
Which category of software includes costs of a project.
programs such as word processors and PDF *It graphically shows the organization of a
document readers? project team. - ANSWER -It identifies
*Application software and sequences the tasks of a project.
*Project software
*System software
*Utility software - ANSWER - What is the title of the person in the
Application software organization who is directly responsible for
the setup and operation of the organization's
networks, including hardware and software?
What is the defining characteristic of a part of *Network development
a system that is considered a point of failure? *Network architect
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