Foundations Of IT

one gigahertz (GHz) equals how many ticks of the system clock per second

Which of the following is a component of a Uniform Resource Locator?

To display the highest quality images, an LCD monitor should plug into:

A cross-platform application is one that runs in what way?

Used almost exclusively by the banking industry for check processing:

Which is a LAN that uses no physical wires?

What is the purpose of the system bus?

The practice of sharing computing resources, such as servers, like in the picture

what numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?

important measure of LCD monitor is the time in milliseconds it takes to turn a pixel on or off

electronic component that interprets and carries out basic instructions to operate a computer

the print option where the page is taller than it is wide?

Which interfaces sends several bits at once?

an identification code that consists of set of vertical lines and spaces of different widths

A portable, personal computer designed to fit on your lap?

Why is a fragmented disk slower than one that is defragmented?

what are the four steps in the machine cycle?

when a user runs an application, what transfers from storage device to memory?

Many database programs perform which in order to analyze entered data to ensure its correct

A network of several servers together in a single location like in the picture

With a 3 generation backup policy, the grandparent is which of the following?

Which of the following oversees research for the Internet?

How you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen

Which kind of storage is NOT used by NAS and SAN solutions?

Which kinds of interface sends data one bit at a time

What copies all of the files in a computer?

The process of starting and restarting a computer or mobile device

Which kind of OS allow only one user to run one program or app at a time?

Computer memory and storage are available in varying sizes; which is the largest?

A series of related instructions that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform

Which of the following enables users to speak to other users over the Internet?

One or more chips on motherboard holds data & instructions as processor interprets & executes

Allows for storage and management of a company's documents?

What kind of file does Adobe Reader allow you to view?

Which is the largest from among the following?

Websites use this to keep track of items in a user's shopping cart?

Tools that searches for and removes unnecessary files?

A validity check performed on data, which ensures user only enter alphabetic data into a field

Displays are geared for a specific resolution called?

A number or character that is appended to or inserted into a primary key field?

Protects against electrical power variations

Who is Microsoft's founder?

Which kind of drive is the drive from which a personal computer starts?

Who installs, configures, and maintains LANs and WANs?

A validity check to ensure users only enter numeric data into a field?

the most common type of volatile memory

The operating system that a computer uses sometimes is called?

which interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer

a tool to organize a variety of files in folders is called?

How many feet can the range of Bluetooth devices be extended with additional equipment?

Inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, & info?

Which printer is a color printer that produces photo-lab-quality pictures?

What manages the resources on a network

Which is NOT a characteristic of a hard disk?

Which is NOT a part of a server like the one in the picture

A NOT commonly used nonimpact printer:

the number of bytes (characters) a storage medium can hold?

program that copies itself repeatedly, using up resources & possible shutting down the computer

A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, & use of that data

What did Sven Mattisson and Jaap Haartsen invent?

Which kind of devices duplicates data, instructions, and info to improve data reliability?

Which is NOT a popular programming language?

What kind of memory loses it content when the computer is turned off?

Which conveys meaning and is useful to users?

two leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips

Which is NOT an example of malware?

Can detect problems-such as why traffic is flowing slowly-on networks that use TCP/IP protocol?

What does a disk cleanup utility do?

Who is the creator of the World Wide Web?

Definition of a Website?

difference in light intensity between the brightest white and darkest black on an LCD monitor

Memory access times can be measured in fractions of a second. the fastest memory access times?

users interact w/ menus & visual images like icons, buttons, & other objects to issue commands

Which kind of backup is another name for a selective backup?

the original purpose of a screen saver?

Which is a small, rectangular, plastic housing for tape?

Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores?

Your desktop houses its system unit in a frame made of metal called?

A collection of unprocessed items such as text, numbers, images, audio and video?

Built into an upright cabinet that stands alone?

A federally funded Internet security research and development center?

Which kind of device are servers connected to a network with sole purpose of providing storage?

Which kind of backup is another name for a full backup

A DNS server is able to identify which of the following?

A filter that warns or blocks you from potentially fraudulent or suspicious websites?

Network uses close-range radio signals to communicate between 2 devices or objects

Many businesses use which of the following to limit employee's web access?

what is pixel pitch sometimes called?

Memory (chips) accesses items in which unit of time?

What is the World Wide Web?

Which kind of printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper w/o striking the paper

Which term includes speakers, webcams, and printers as examples?

What is the definition of a command?

Data that has been processed into a useful form?

Storage devices access items in which unit of time?

Knowledge and understanding of computers, mobile devices, Internet, and related technologies

the processor relies on which to control timing of all computer operations

A worldwide collection of electronic documents

Which backup do users choose which folders and files to include?

Term for unsolicited mail messages?