Question | Answer |
Program that displays an online advertisement in a banner or pop up window on the internet | Adware |
Program that attempts to remove spam before it reaches a user’s inbox | Anti-spam programs |
Program that protects a computer against viruses by identifying and removing any computer viruses found in memory, storage media, or incoming files | Antivirus program |
Basic input/output system | BIOS |
Process of turning on a computer that has been powered off completely | Cold boot |
Type of user interface in which a user types commands or special keys on the keyboard to enter data or instructions | Command-line interface |
A computer file that has been reduced in size by a compression software program. | Compressed files/zipped |
A software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer | Computer virus |
Program that runs on multiple operating systems | Cross platform |
Reorganizing a disk so that the files are stored in contiguous sectors, thus speeding up disk access and the performance of the entire computer | Defragmenting |
Compiles technical information about a computer’s hardware and certain system software programs and then prepares a report outlining any identified problems | Diagnostic utility |
Reorganizes the files and unused space on a computer’s hard disk so that the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs run faster | Disk defragmenter |
Searches for and removes unnecessary files | Disk scanner |
Disk operating system | DOS |
Tells an operating system how to communicate with a specific device | Driver |
Process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access | Encryption/decryption |
Computer that has to duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of | Fault tolerant computer (define & ex) |
Performs functions related to file management | File manager |
Programs that remove or block certain things from being displayed on the internet | Filters |
Specific named location on a storage medium that contains related documents | Folder |
allows a user to interact with software using text, graphics, and visual images, such as icons | Graphical user interface (GUI) |
Core of an operating system that manages memory and devices, maintains the computer’s clock, starts programs, and assigns the computer’s resources | Kernel |
Short for, malicious software programs that act without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alter a computer’s operations. | Malware |
Remaining in memory while a computer is running | Memory resident |
Employee who configures, installs, and maintains LANs, WANs, intranets, and internet systems | Network administrator |
Instructions that remain on a hard disk until they are needed | Nonresident |
Set of programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware devices. | Operating system |
Private combination of characters associated with a username that allows access to certain computer resources. | Password |
Operating system program that assesses and reports information about various computer resources and devices. | Performance monitor |
Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official e-mail that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information. | Phishing |
Set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware | Platform |
Filtering program that stops pop-up ads from displaying on web pages. | Pop-up blocker |
Utility program that causes display devices screen to show a moving image or blank screen if no mouse activity occurs for a specific time | Screem saver |
Icon on desktop that provides a user with immediate access to a program or file | Shortcut |
In reference to an operating system allowing a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time | Single user |
Program placed on a computers without the users knowledge that secretly collects information about the user | Spyware |
Software that serves as the interface between the user, the application software and the computer’s hardware. | System software |
Malicious logic program named after the Greek myth that hides within or looks like a legitimate program | Trojan horse |
The portion of software that defines how a user interacts with a computer, including how the user enters the data and instructions and how information is on the screen. | User interface |
Unique combination of characters such as letters or numbers that identifies a user | User name |
Type of system software that allows a user to perform a maintenance-type tasks usually related to managing a computer its devices or its programs | Utility program |
A portion of the storage medium, usually the hard disk, that the operating system allocates to function as additional RAM | Virtual memory |
Process of using the operating system to restart a computer | Warm boot |
Malicious-logic program that copies itself repeatedly, using up | Worm |