ITGS 50 Review

Question 1

DHCP stands for:

Accepted Answer

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Question 2

What is an IP address?

Accepted Answer

Unique address assigned to every computer on a network

Question 3

What regulates the maximum amount of RAM in one computer system unit?

Accepted Answer

Motherboard

Question 4

What is the main purpose of security in IT?

Accepted Answer

Protecting IT systems from unauthorised users

Question 5

System used to encrypt https web traffic is called:

Accepted Answer

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Question 6

Download means...

Accepted Answer

To transfer data from a server to a client computer

Question 7

Tags which broadcast their position over a large distance using radio waves.

Accepted Answer

Radio tag

Question 8

Can you simultaneously use DDR3 and DDR4 types of RAM?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 9

Domain names are...

Accepted Answer

Human readable names given to web sites

Question 10

Reducing a processor's clock speed to save power when not in use, is called:

Accepted Answer

Speed throttling

Question 11

Primary storage which contents are written at manufacture and cannot be altered later is called

Accepted Answer

Read Only Memory (ROM)

Question 12

Backup power system which powers a computer if the mains electricity fails, is called:

Accepted Answer

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

Question 13

Alternative key in databases is:

Accepted Answer

Field by which a database is often searched

Question 14

Plain text is:

Accepted Answer

Text file which contains no formatting data

Question 15

Hardware device which can move in many directions to increase the realism of simulator:

Accepted Answer

Full motion platform

Question 16

Interface for connecting storage devices like hard disks is called:

Accepted Answer

SATA

Question 17

What is DDoS

Accepted Answer

Denial of service attack committed using dozens of computer

Question 18

Computer systems hidden inside another computer systems are called:

Accepted Answer

Embedded systems

Question 19

Define RAM

Accepted Answer

Random access memory

Question 20

What is a query in databases?

Accepted Answer

Method of extracting data from db with specific criteria

Question 21

System which will take over the role of a primary system if it fails, is called:

Accepted Answer

Redundant system

Question 22

Input device that reads text written in special magnetic ink, is called:

Accepted Answer

MICR

Question 23

How is privacy relevant in IT?

Accepted Answer

Government is be spying on people and recording their data

Question 24

Storage unit: 1024 petabytes

Accepted Answer

Exabyte

Question 25

What is ITGS?

Accepted Answer

Study of how developments in IT affect people and society

Question 26

Language for managing databases by typing commands is called:

Accepted Answer

SQL, Structured Query Language

Question 27

Sip and puff is defined as:

Accepted Answer

Accessibility hardware for users with very limited mobility

Question 28

What is internet censorship?

Accepted Answer

Countries filtering Internet access, blocking pages.

Question 29

Cache is a:

Accepted Answer

A temporary memory that allows fast access to data

Question 30

What do pilots use to place theirselves in dangerous situations?

Accepted Answer

Flight simulators

Question 31

Data in a database which is needlessly duplicated is called:

Accepted Answer

Redundant data

Question 32

What is PDF?

Accepted Answer

Portable Document Format

Question 33

Which are Boolean operators?

Accepted Answer

And, Or, Not

Question 34

Which one of these is faster than RAM?

Accepted Answer

none

Question 35

Input device used in conjunction with touch screens is called:

Accepted Answer

Stylus

Question 36

KBps stands for:

Accepted Answer

Kilobytes per second

Question 37

Client/server stands for:

Accepted Answer

System that uses servers for storage and computers to access

Question 38

How many parts are there in ITGS triangle?

Accepted Answer

Four

Question 39

Client computer stands for:

Accepted Answer

Service/product using computer in the network

Question 40

Domain name system is a system...

Accepted Answer

For translating domain names into IP adresses

Question 41

DSL and cable are

Accepted Answer

Common type of broadband Internet connection

Question 42

What is RSS?

Accepted Answer

It is a "push technology"

Question 43

What is RAM connected to directly through the bus in computer system unit?

Accepted Answer

Processor

Question 44

Which memory device is RAM?

Accepted Answer

Primary memory

Question 45

What is a Firewall?

Accepted Answer

Hardware or software that controls access to a network

Question 46

Dialup means

Accepted Answer

Internet access through telephone line and Modem

Question 47

Type of malware which infiltrates the operating system is called:

Accepted Answer

A rootkit

Question 48

Hardware responsible for processing all instructions the computer runs, is called:

Accepted Answer

Processor

Question 49

What is bandwidth?

Accepted Answer

Measure of a network's speed

Question 50

Computer in a network that stores data for other users to access it is called:

Accepted Answer

Database server

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