Block 2 Unit 3 Flashcards
________ is a generic term for organized collections of computer data and instructions that cause the computer hardware to perform specific operations.
Software
What are the two categories that software can be divided into?
Operating System
Application
True or false users generally do not interact directly with an OS.
True
_________ __________ _______ is designed to operate and control computer’s hardware and to provide a platform for running application software.
Operating system software
What does operating system software control, direct and keep track of?
OS software controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
What does a Operating System provide by preventing unauthorized access?
Security
What is NOS?
Network Operating System Software
Which operating system coordinates the activities of multiple computers to keep the network running smoothly?
Network Operating System Software
A piece of software is considered ______ software if it initiates TCP connections?
Client
A piece of software is considered ______ software if it listens to a TCP port for connections and accepts and services those connections.
Server- (tip services)
A _____ is a combination of hardware and software that manages network resources.
Server
A ____________ server must divide its workload between its application work and its server work.
Non-dedicated
__________ are programs or groups of programs designed for end users and help perform user tasks and allow users to interface with the computer.
Applications
Microsoft Word is an example of a ______ _______ application software.
Word Processor
______ simulates a paper worksheet in which, columns of numbers are summed for budgets and plans.
Spreadsheets
What is a specific type of application software that is used to describe electronic media devices used to store and experience multimedia content?
Multimedia (hint is multimedia content)
A characteristic of a ________ is that it facilitates simultaneous updates and queries for multiple users.
Database
What is a fast, flexible, and reliable means to transmit messages over communications networks.
What is the software that gives the user an enormous amount of easy control over the information displayed?
Presentation Graphic Software
__________ is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner’s informed consent.
Malware
Viruses and worms are the best-known types of?
Malware
Malware is not the same as _____ ________?
Defective software
The primary purpose of a virus is to ________ itself as often as possible and thereby disrupts the operation of the infected computer or the program.
Reproduce
A _____________ virus is extremely dangerous.
Boot Sector
File infectors operate in memory and usually infect __________ _________ and. ______ files.
Executable, .com, .exe
What is a common method for spreading a virus?
Through Email services
What is the most common symptom of virus infection in a network
One or more workstations with erratic errors.
________ ________ is the process of preventing, detecting and response to unauthorized use of, or access to your computer.
Computer Security
What do Prevention Measures do?
They help you stop unauthorized users from accessing any part of your computer screen.
________ helps you determine whether or not someone attempted to breakup into your system.
Detection
What is your systems’s protection against viruses?
Anti-Virus
Anti-virus programs look at the contents of each file, searching for specific patterns called __________
A Virus Signature
What prevents spyware from collecting information about the user?
Anti-Spyware
What is the basic task of a firewall?
Inspect network traffic, denying or permitting passage based on a set of well-defined rules.
True or False Firewalls can be implemented in hardware only?
False
