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Question 1

What type of Computer, also called a Notebook, has a Monitor that folds down to cover the Keyboard for Transport?

Answer 1

Laptop

Question 2

What would be an appropriate use for a Supercomputer?

A. Playing Online Games
B. Running a high-volume Website
C. Tallying Census Results
D. Managing a large business’s accounting department.

Answer 2

C. Tallying Census Results

Question 3

Which of these is a Workstation OS?

A. iOS
B. Windows Phone
C. Windows
D. Android

Answer 3

C. Windows

Question 4

Which of these Operating Systems CANNOT run on a Desktop PC with an Intel Processor?

A. Linux
B. iOS
C. Google Chrome OS
D. Windows

Answer 4

B. iOS

Question 5

What kind of OS Enables users to Interact with it using a Pointer and Graphics?

Answer 5

GUI (Graphical User Interface)

Question 6

A Version of Linux Packaged with Addons and Utilities for a particular purpose is known as a?

Answer 6

Distro

Question 7

A BlackBerry is a Type of Smartphone known for what distinctive feature that most other modern smartphones lack?

A. Graphical Screen
B. Internet Connectivity
C. Touchscreen
D. Hardware Keyboard

Answer 7

D. Hardware Keyboard

Question 8

What OS is used on an iPad?

Answer 8

iOS

Question 9

What kind of Network is used to Connect Individual Computers in a Single Physical Location?

A. WAN
B. LAN
C. Internet
D. Remote

Answer 9

B. LAN (Local Area Network)

Question 10

Listening to Music using an Online Service like Spotify is an example of what?

A. Cloud Computing
B. Virtualization
C. Streaming Media
D. Telepresence

Answer 10

C. Streaming Media

Question 11

You are running Virtual Machines on a Single Physical Server. The Server OS does not run any other applications and is dedicated to Virtualization. What type of Hypervisor is this?

A. Type 1
B. Type 2
C. Type 3
D. Type 4

Answer 11

A. Type 1 - Run directly on the Physical Hardware and are Dedicated to running Virtual Machines.

Type 2 - Hypervisors are NOT dedicated to Virtualization, they run within an existing OS that can do more than run Virtual Machines. Type 3 and Type 4 are NOT Valid Hypervisor Types.

Question 12

Which factor distinguishes IoT devices from Standard Computing Devices such as laptops and smartphones?

Answer 12

They are Specialized Devices.

Question 13

How are Information and Data different?

Answer 13

Information is Processed Data.

Question 14

Acronym: CPU?

Answer 14

CPU = Central Processing Unit

Question 15

Acronym: HDD?

Answer 15

Hard Disk Drive

Question 16

Acronym: SSD?

Answer 16

Solid State Drive

Question 17

Acronym: NAS?

Answer 17

Network Attached Storage

Question 18

Acronym: FTP?

Answer 18

File Transfer Protocol

Question 19

Acronym: SFTP?

Answer 19

Secure File Transfer Protocol

Question 20

Acronym: HTTP?

Answer 20

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Question 21

Acronym: HTTPS?

Answer 21

Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL (Secure)

Question 22

Acronym: LAN?

Answer 22

Local Area Network

Question 23

Acronym: WAN?

Answer 23

Wide Area Network

Question 24

Acronym: SOHO?

Answer 24

Small Office/Home Office

A SOHO Network uses a SOHO Router to Enable Local Computers to Communicate with one another and to Share a single Internet Connection among them.

Question 25

Cloud Computing?

Answer 25

Describes Applications and Data you access online rather than on a Local PC. (Web Apps)

Question 26

Virtualization?

Answer 26

Enables one physical computer to run an OS or Application (Called Hypervisor) that allows Multiple Virtual Machines (VMs) to share the underlying physical hardware. VM’s have their own OS and can all run concurrently if the underlying PC has enough hardware resources such as CPU power, Memory, and Storage.

Question 27

Acronym: PoS?

Answer 27

Point-of-Sale Terminals

Question 28

Acronym: VoIP?

Answer 28

Voice Over IP

Using the Internet as a conduit for Telephone Calls rather than using the standard telephone lines owned by a phone company. VoIP translates audio data into digital packets that can be sent on computer networks, just like any other kind of Network traffic.

Question 29

What’s the Difference between Open-Source Software VS Commercial Software?

Answer 29

Open-Source Software is usually FREE (You may have to pay to License some software for business use.), but the important part is that Anyone can make Changes and Release this New Version to the Public. Commercial Software like Windows is Owned by a Company or Individual who retains All Rights to Make, Modify, and Sell It.

Question 30

WAN Networks?

Answer 30

Two or more LANs connect to form WANs (Wide Area Networks). WANs are generally a collection of LANs in multiple buildings or multiple cities, which is why you’ll occasionally hear them described as Remote Networks. The best example of a Remote Network is - The Internet. A Worldwide Network of Remote Networks connected by a series of high-speed communication lines.

Question 31

Describe the function of a Router?

Answer 31

Single computers and LANs connect to WANs such as the Internet through wired or wireless hardware devices - Called Routers. Routers send Network Communications OUT into the WAN.

Question 32

Acronym: IoT?

Answer 32

Internet of Things

Specialized Devices that communicate data over the Internet, excluding standard Desktops, Laptops, Servers, Smartphones. Examples: Medical Devices used for Patient Monitoring, Security Camera/Doorbell Cams, Smart Cars, Baby Monitors, Home Appliances such as Refrigerators, among many others.

Question 33

Processors?

Answer 33

Carry out or execute computations specified by the device’s programming.

Question 34

Switches?

Answer 34

Computers in a wired LAN connect through network cabling and connection boxes called Switches.

Question 35

Acronym: WAP?

Answer 35

Wireless Access Point

Computers on Wireless Networks connect through a special wireless connection box called WAP.