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Midterm #1 Flashcards

1
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Define: Internet Service Provider (ISP)

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Access providers and sell consumers access to the internet.

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Define: Phishing

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When an email is received that looks as though it is being sent from a legitimate source, but links to a fake website.

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What is Spyware?

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Arrives as an email attachment or from free downloads from the internet. It will spy by tracking and collecting your personal information.

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The process of making copies, including the equipment that makes copies of an original document is called what?

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Reprographics

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Define: Input Devices

List an example -

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A peripheral device that is used to put information into a computer system.
Examples: Keyboard, scanner, bar code reader, joystick and optical pen.

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Define: Output Devices

List an example -

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A peripheral device that is used to push information out of a computer system.
Examples: Headphones, headset, screen, speakers, laser printer and inkjet printer.

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A modem connects through the provider for access onto the internet. This is the slowest form of transmission and ties up a phone line.

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Analogue Dial-Up (point to point)

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What is the function of digital connections? (Digital Subscriber Line)

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Transfers data over a digital line. Much faster than analogue dial-up and does not tie up phone lines or result in a busy signal.

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What is made up of glass threads or optical fibers that can transmit a large amount of information at the speed of light?

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Fibre Optic Cable

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What’s the difference between: Intranet & Extranet?

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  • Intranet is a private network that uses web pages and other web technology and is only accessible by the organization’s employees through a (LAN or MAN).
  • Extranet is only available to certain individuals, companies and others who may be outside an organization.
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What do cable line accounts do?

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Cable pipeline connects computers through a coaxial cable, offering a large bandwidth and no phone line use as it is connecting to the internet. Transmission is fast for both sending and receiving information, but volume can affect the speed.

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Files stored on your computer that allows websites to remember your information and track your interests is called what?

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Cookies

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Define: Local Area Network (LAN)

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Covers a small geographical area and links computers, printers and other devices within an office or building.

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Define: Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

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A network that links computers and other devices across a city or region.

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Define: Wide Area Network (WAN)

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A network that connects computers and other devices over a large geographic area.

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What are: Trojan Horses?

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A destructive program that appears as a benign (harmless) application. They do not replicate, but they can be very destructive to your computer’s system.

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What is: Adware/Advertising?

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Ads constantly popping up and/or malicious ads on sites.

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What is: Mouse Trapping?

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Forces an internet user to stay on a website, they will disable or completely delete the back button.

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Define: Hyperlinks (Jump Points)

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Links that provide a quick access to another website, often appear in a different colour and/or underlined.

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20
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List 3 Types of Satellites.

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  • Satellite Internet
  • Wireless Connections
  • Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
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What is it called when using a radio frequency to transfer information between points?

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Wireless Connections

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Access is provided by communication stations orbiting the earth. Is available to users who own a dish.

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Satellite Internet

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What’s the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?

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  • Internet is made up of web clients and web servers that offer access to millions of publicly available files.
  • World Wide Web is an international/global network of computers; it is the network of all networks. It is made up of hardware including monitors, CPU’s, modems and mainframes/servers.
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24
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What is a Computer Virus?

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A piece of programming code, capable of copying itself, has a detrimental effect. Corrupts the system or destroys data.

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What is Malware & Worms?

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A computer program that replicates itself to spread to other computers, it uses a network to spread.

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Define: Web Client

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A computer when it links onto the internet.

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Define: Web Server

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Computer is connected to the internet and the owner has made some of their files publicly available as a website.

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28
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List 4 Copier Needs

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  • Low Volume Copiers
  • Mid Volume Copiers
  • High Volume Copiers
  • Copy/duplicate
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29
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Define: Web Browser

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The software that links the computer to the internet.

30
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What is HTML?

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Hyper Text Markup Language - a programming language that uses tags designed to ensure proper formatting of documents for web viewing.

31
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What are the 3 Types of Resources/Sources of Information?

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  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Tertiary
32
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What are Primary Sources?

Definition:

Characteristics:

Examples:

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Definition: Original documents that are created or experienced.

Characteristics: First-hand observations, viewpoints of the time

Examples: Interviews, reports, studies, creative works, speeches, news footage, diary entries.

33
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What are Secondary Sources?

Definition:

Characteristics:

Examples:

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Definition: Works that analyze, assess or interpret an historical event, era or phenomenon. (Generally uses primary sources to do so)

Characteristics: Interpretation of information, usually written well after the event, offer reviews or critiques.

Examples: Journal articles, editorial articles, book reviews, biographies, textbooks.

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What are Tertiary Sources?

Definition:

Characteristics:

Examples:

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Definition: Sources that identify and locate primary and secondary sources.

Characteristics: Reference works, collections or lists of primary and secondary sources, finding tools for sources.

Examples: Indexes, encyclopedias, bibliographies.

35
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Define: Truncation

Example:

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Truncation is a way to ensure you open a field for specific results by replacing a word ending with a symbol.

Example: Instead of vegetable, type in veg*

36
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____ ____ = a sequence of 8 bites

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1 Byte

37
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1 EB = what?

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(1 exabyte) = 1024 petabytes

38
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1 TB = what?

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(1 terabyte) = 1024 gigabytes

39
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1 MB = what?

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(1 megabyte) = 1024 kilobytes

40
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1 PB = what?

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(1 petabyte) = 1024 terabytes

41
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What is: Webcasting?

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Broadcasting a live or recorded audio and/or video message over the internet.

42
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What is: Web Conferencing/Meeting?

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Uses software to coordinate real-time meeting via the internet from anywhere; may be video or non-video based.

43
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What is a: Webinar?

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A seminar presented over the internet. Allows the presenter to conduct question and answer periods with participants.

44
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What is: SharePoint?

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A web application platform developed by Microsoft, used as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information.

45
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What is: Slide Share?

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An online presentation management system. Slideshow can be viewed publicly or privately.

46
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Break In - 
Latch On - 
Expand - 
Gather - 
Exfiltrate/Execute -
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  • Phishing, exploits
  • Malware, backdoors
  • Lateral movement to increase access
  • Acquisition and aggregate confidential data
  • External networks
47
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How do you pin something to the task bar?

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Right click, pin to taskbar

48
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How do you pin something to the start

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Right click, pin to start

49
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How do you annotate?

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Scan and underline or highlight important words or phrases

Verify dates that appear in the letter

Check mathematical equations

Make a notation if a previous action has been taken

Write notes in the margin or use sticky notes

50
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Process of making copies including the equipment that makes copies of an original document.

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Reprographics

51
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Telephone transmission of scanned material to a telephone number connected to a printer

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Facsimilie

52
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A network that links computers and other devices across a city or region.

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Metropolitan Area Network

53
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Uses software to coordinate real-time meeting via the Internet from anywhere; may be video or non-video based.

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Web Conferencing

54
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A computer program that replicates itself to spread to other computers; it uses a network to spread.

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Malware

55
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Made up of web clients and web servers that offer access to millions of publicly available files

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The Internet

56
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First-hand observations, contemporary accounts of events

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Primary Source

57
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OR expands your search; will receive references with both words or phrases

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Boolean Search

58
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A set of instruction which tells the computer how to perform a task

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Software

59
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A printer is an example of this:

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Output Device

60
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Cortana, Task View, Edge and Cortana are all included in this

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Quick Launch

61
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Invite someone to connect to your PC to help, or offer to help someone

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Windows Remote Assistance

62
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Creation, Distribution, Use, Maintenance and Disposition make up this

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The Life Cycle of a Record

63
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File management application in Windows 10 made up of a navigation pane and a hierarchy

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File Explorer

64
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Complete file name that includes all path information

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Absolute Filename

65
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A secondary record of documents, files, and folders completed regularly

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Back-Up

66
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Compressing files to reduce their size for e-mailing, saving space or archiving

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Zip

67
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A large one should be attached to the back of a letter, a small one to the front of a letter

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An enclosure

68
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A note or a series of explanatory notes

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To Annotate

69
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A way to way to circulate/communicate information to a work team/group that is not priority

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A routing slip

70
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You must ensure that outgoing mail the address and name on the envelope and letter match, that all enclosures are included and that a ________________ is completed.

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A signature

71
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Fastest mail with overnight, guaranteed next day delivery by noon

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Priority Mail

72
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An operating system which enables you to give commands to both the system hardware and software programs.

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Windows 10

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