IT Unit

Question 1

what is the difference between data and information

Answer 1

data represents a fact, information is data that has been organized

Question 2

predicts that the number of transistors on a CPU will double every two years

Answer 2

moore’s law

Question 3

the internet is

Answer 3

a large network of networks

Question 4

tow or more computers connected using software and hardware so that they can communicate with each other

Answer 4

network

Question 5

a computer language consisting of 0’s and 1’s

Answer 5

binary

Question 6

RAM is this type of storage

Answer 6

volatile (temporary)

Question 7

any device connected to a network such as a computer, printer or game console

Answer 7

node

Question 8

in binary language, each letter or the alphabet, number and special symbol is made up of a unique combination of eight _______

Answer 8

bits

Question 9

the amount of RAM storage is measured in ______

Answer 9

gigabytes

Question 10

software than enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the web is a web ______

Answer 10

browser

Question 11

the actual speed of data transfer that is received between two nodes on a network and is always less than or equal to the data transfer rate

Answer 11

throughput

Question 12

smallest unit of measure

Answer 12

megabyte

Question 13

uses electric memory and has no motor or moving parts

Answer 13

solid-state drive

Question 14

some of the responsibilities of _____ are installing new hardware and software on the network and monitoring performance

Answer 14

network administrators

Question 15

a keyboard and touch screen are the most common of ______ devices

Answer 15

input

Question 16

not an example of cloud storage

Answer 16

flash drive

Question 17

the unique identification number assigned to your computer when you connected to the internet in NOT known as a ______

Answer 17

path

Question 18

a network architecture that spans the largest physical distance

Answer 18

WAN

Question 19

the concept of the internet was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense as a network that ______ in the event of an attack

Answer 19

would not be disrupted easily

Question 20

action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer

Answer 20

cybercrime

Question 21

individuals who use computers, networks, and the Internet to perpetrate crime

Answer 21

cybercriminal

Question 22

common types of cybercrimes

Answer 22

FBI-related scams, identity theft, nonauction/non-delivery of merchandise, and advance fee fraud

Question 23

break into systems for nonmalicious reasons such as to test system security vulnerabilities or to expose undisclosed weaknesses

Answer 23

white-hat hacker

Question 24

break into systems to destroy information or for illegal gain

Answer 24

black-hat hacker

Question 25

hackers illegally break into systems to flaunt their expertise or to attempt to sell their services in repairing security breaches

Answer 25

grey-hat hacker

Question 26

program deployed by hackers that looks at (or sniffs) each packet as it travels on the Internet

Answer 26

packet analyzer

Question 27

program that captures all keystrokes made on a computer

Answer 27

keylogger

Question 28

program that appears to be something useful or desirable, but does something malicious in the background without your knowledge

Answer 28

trojan horse

Question 29

programs that allow hackers to gain access to your computer and take almost complete control of it without your knowledge

Answer 29

rootkits

Question 30

computer that a hacker controls

Answer 30

zombie