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Cs100 module 1 prelims (pt 1) Flashcards

1
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a machine that allows a user to
perform calculations or
computations.

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Computers

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What makes a computer a computer?

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Input
Output
Processing
Storage
Programmability

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Receives data

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Input

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Displays or produces information

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Output

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Manipulates data

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Processing

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Saves data for later use

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Storage

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7
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can be instructed to perform tasks

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Programmability

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8
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What are computers in academic use?

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To check Learning Management
Systems (Blackboard Learn)
To read reference material
To communicate with peers or
mentors
To write academic or scholarly
materials

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9
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Computers in
Professional Use

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-Use spreadsheet for budget
tracking + performing other
heavy-duty computations
-Transfer information from one
location to another
-Conduct virtual meetings with
clients and other stakeholders

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10
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Computers in Society

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Weather Forecasting
Banking and Finance
Accessing Information
Job Search
Entertainment / Gaming
Accessibility for PWD
Healthcare and Public Safety
Others

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History of Computers

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Ancient and Classical Era
The 19th Century
The 20th Century and Now

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Ancient and Classical Era

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The Abacus, Sumer (ca. 2700 – 2300 BC)
The Abacus, China (ca. 1050 – 771 BC)
The Antikythera Mechanism, Greece (ca. 100 BC)

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The 19th Century

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The Analytical Engine, Babbage & Lovelace (1837), Swade (2002)
Arithmometer, Payen (1887)

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The 20th Century and Now

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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), Beck & Snyder, 1945
Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC), Eckert & Mauchly, 1951
Age of Transistors, 1950s
Age of Integrated Circuits, 1960s
Age of Microprocessors, 1970s
Apple II Computer, Apple, Inc., Jobs & Wozniak, 1978
Age of Personal and Ubiquitous Computers 1980s – 2020s
Age of Quantum Computers, 2030s

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15
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Who observed Moore’s law?

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Gordon Moore

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16
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What is Moore’s law

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It states that Number of transistors on a microchip doubles roughly every two years

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ISSUES IN COMPUTING

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Digital divide
Cybercrime
Data Privacy Violations

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18
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Is the act of effective use of digital tools and resources.

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Digital Literacy

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19
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Being digitally literate makes you a __________

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Digital Citizen

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20
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Critically evaluating digital information and media.

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Digital literacy

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21
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Observing safe and responsible online behavior.

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Digital literacy

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22
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despite how progressive society is, there are areas that are being left out

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Digital divide

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23
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This results in slow progress, overall leaving a sector / community behind everyone else

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Digital divide

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24
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Digital divide factors/Barriers

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Geographical
Political
Economic
Educational

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Its impossible to supply power into some areas in the philippines due to their remote location

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Geographical

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Democratic people’s republic of korea restricts internet access and computer use to privileged individuals

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Political

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27
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Some people can’t afford to purchase computers or have decent internet access

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Economic

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28
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Some cannot even read nor write, what more of using a computer

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Educational

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29
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An act of protecting computer systems and networks from digital attacks.

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Cybersecurity

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Safeguarding confidential data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction

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Cybersecurity

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31
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Implementing security measures to reduce risks and vulnerabilities.

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Cybersecurity

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32
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Ensuring business continuity and resilience against cyber threats.

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Cybersecurity

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33
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are online or computer-based illegal actions.

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Cybercrimes

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This includes actions such as hacking, identity theft, and spreading malware to steal data or disrupt systems, to name a few.

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Cybercrimes

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35
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Protection of personal information from unauthorized access.

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Data Privacy

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36
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Individuals control how their data is collected, used, and shared

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Data Privacy

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37
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occurs when personal information is collected, used, or disclosed without proper authorization or consent.

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A data privacy violation

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38
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Computer communications describes a process in which two or more computers or devices
transfer data, instructions, and information

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Communications

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39
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allows users to send and receive short text messages on a phone or other mobile device or computer

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Text messaging

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40
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Sms meaning?

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Short message service

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41
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allows users to send pictures and sound files

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picture messaging

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42
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allows users to send short video clips Wireless instant messaging allows wireless users to exchange real-time messages with one or more other users

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Video messaging

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43
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allow people to connect wirelessly to the Internet from home, work, school, and in many public locations

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Wireless Internet access points

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44
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is a coffeehouse, restaurant, or other location that provides personal computers with Internet access to its customer

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cybercafé

45
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is a navigation system that consists of one or more earth-based receivers that accept and analyze signals sent by satellites in order to determine the GPS receiver’s geographic location

A

global positioning system

46
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Gps meaning?

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Global positioning system

47
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Helps groups of people work together on projects and share information over a network

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Groupware

48
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Component of workgroup computing

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Groupware

49
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Allows someone to leave a voice message for one or more people

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Voice mail

50
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includes tools that enable users to share documents via online meetings and communicate with other connected users

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Collaboration software

51
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tools of collaboration software? (3)

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> Online meetings
Web conferences
Document Management systems

52
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enable programmers to create applications that communicate with other remote computers over the Internet or on an internal business network

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Web services

53
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a Web application that combines services from two or more sources

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mashup

54
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is a collection of computers and devices connected together via
communications devices and transmission media

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network

55
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is a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area

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local area network

56
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LAN meanign?

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Local area network

57
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is a LAN that uses no physical wires

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wireless LAN

58
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WLAN meaning

A

Wireless LAN

59
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MAN meaning?

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Metropolitan area network

60
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connects LANs in a metropolitan area

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metropolitan area network

61
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is a network that covers a large geographical area

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A wide area network

62
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WAN meaning?

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Wide area network

63
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The design of computers, devices, and media on a network

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Network architecture

64
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describes an Internet network on which users access each other’s hard disks and exchange files directly over the Internet

A

P2P

65
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types of network architecture:

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Client/server network
Peer to peer network

66
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refers to the layout of the computers and devices in a communications network

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network topology

67
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types of network topology

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Star network
bus network
ring network

68
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is an internal network that uses Internet technologies

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intranet

69
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allows customers or suppliers to access part of its intranet

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extranet

70
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is a network standard that specifies no computer controls when data can be transmitted

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Ethernet

71
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standard specifies that computers and devices on the network share or pass a special signal (token)

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The token ring

72
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is a network standard that defines how messages are routed from one end of a network to another

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TCP/IP

73
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TCP/IP meaning?

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Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

74
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https meaning?

A

Hypertext transfer protocol secure

75
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identifies any network based on the 802.11 standard that facilitates wireless communication

A

Wi-Fi

76
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defines how two Bluetooth devices use short-range radio
waves to transmit data

A

Bluetooth

77
Q

specifies how two UWB devices use short-range
radio waves to communicate at high speeds

A

UWB

78
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UWB meaning?

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(ultra-wideband)

79
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transmits data wirelessly via infrared (IR) light waves

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IrDA

80
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IrDA?

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infrared data association

81
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uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached
to an object, animal, or person

A

RFID

82
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RFID?

A

Radio Frequency Identification

83
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Developed by IEEE
* Towers can cover a 30-mile radius
* Two types are fixed wireless and mobile wireless
* Provides wireless broadband Internet access

A

WiMAX (802.16)

84
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WiMax?

A

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access

85
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Specifies how some mobile devices can display the content of Internet services

A

Wireless Application Protocol

86
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(WAP)?

A

Wireless Application Protocol

87
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consists of programs that:
>Help users establish a connection to another computer or network
>Manage the transmission of data, instructions, and information
>Provide an interface for users to communicate with one another

A

Communications software

88
Q

is the worldwide telephone system

A

PSTN

89
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PSTN

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public switched telephone network

90
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connections transmit data downstream at a much faster rate than upstream

A

ADSL

91
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ADSL?

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Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

92
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is any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device

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communications device

93
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converts signals between analog and digital

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dial-up modem

94
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sends and receives data and information to and from a digital line

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digital modem

95
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uses the cell phone network to connect to the Internet wirelessly from a notebook computer, a smart phone, or other mobile device

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wireless modem

96
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enables a computer or device to access a network

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network card

97
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is a central communications device that allows computers and devices to transfer data wirelessly among themselves or to a wired network

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wireless access point

98
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connects multiple computers or other routers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network

A

router

99
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connects several devices in a network together

A

hub or switch

100
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Types of wired home networks:

A

Ethernet
Powerline cable
Phoneline

101
Q

The amount of data that can travel over a communications channel sometimes

A

Bandwidth

102
Q

is the time it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network

A

Latency

103
Q

carries one or more signals

A

Transmission media

104
Q

transmit multiple signals simultaneously

A

Broadband media

105
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is a form of broadcast radio that is used widely for mobile communications

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Cellular radio

106
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are radio waves that provide a high-speed signal transmission

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Microwaves

107
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is a space station that receives microwave signals from an earth-based station, amplifies it, and broadcasts the signal over a wide area

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communications satellite

108
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Wi-fi

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Wireless fidelity

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