CTA-100 Final
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| A ___is a device connected to network such as a computer or a game console. | node
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| Which transmission medium transmits data the fastest? | Twisted-pair cable
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| ___ is the maximum speed at which data can be transferred between two nodes. | Bandwidth
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| The current version of wireless Ethernet is | 802.11n
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| Normal telephone cable is a type of | twisted-pair cable.
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| A network used to communicate among devices close to one person is called a | PAN.
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| A peer-to-peer (P2P) network is an example of ___ administration. | local
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| Data is sent through a network on bundles called | packets.
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| Client/server networks are controlled by a central server that runs a specialized piece of software called a | network operating system (NOS)
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| All of the following are extra precautions you can take to secure a wireless network, except | enable SSID broadcast.
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| Which of the following is NOT a type of cable used in wired networks? | Router cable
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| All of the following are benefits of networks EXCEPT, | Sharing an operating system.
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| The most popular transmission media option for wired Ethernet networks is | unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable.
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| Network architectures are classified according to | the way in which they are managed and the distance between their nodes.
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| Wireless Internet is available using | radio waves.
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| All of the following involve tasks for network administration, except | purchasing initial equipment for the network.
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| SSID stands for | Service Set Identifier.
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| The main difference between the tablet and smartphone is the | screen size.
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| An analog-to-digital converter chip | converts the sound waved from a voice into digital signals.
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| All of the following are advantages of VoIP except | reliability.
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| SMS delivers messages to the appropriate mobile device using ___ technology. | store-and-forward
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| Images are a representation of light waves called ___ or continuous waves. | analog
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| The operating system of a cell phone is stored in | ROM.
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| Text messaging is also called | Short message service (SMS)
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| An internet connectivity plan is also known a | data plan.
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| Which of the following statements in NOT true about the JPEG file format? | JPEGs are larger than raw files.
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| What is Android? | An operating system for cell/smartphones.
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| Which of the following uses radio waves to transmit data signals over short distances. | Bluetooth
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| The choice communication mode for people aged 14 to 30 is | texting.
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| The primary input devices for smartphones are | microphone and touch pad.
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| A portable media player can play files with all of the following file extensions, except | .doc.
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| A ___ runs a traditional desktop operating system and is lightweight. | netbook
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| ___ is a very well known free VoIP provider. | Skype
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| All of the following are technologies used to transfer digital information, except | 5G
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| Almost all cell phones are designed with a ___ port. | USB
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| The global positioning system is a network of___ satellites plus 3 working spares. | 21
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| An converts your voices sound waves into digital signals. | analog-to-digital converter chip
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| ___ is a single cable that carries all audio and video information from devices connected to a TV to the TV itself. | HDMI
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| You can send messages that include photos and videos between mobile devices using ___ technology. | multimedia message service (MMS)
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| To transfer files from your computer to your music device use a ___ port. | USB
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| Social is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information. | engineering
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| Using your computer for non-work activities while you are being paid to do your job is known as | cyperloafing.
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| A ___ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date. | time bomb
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| IC3 is a partnership between the | FBI and National White Collar Crime Center
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| You can block logical ports to invaders and make your computer invisible to others on the Internet by installing a | firewall.
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| ___ is an unwanted piggyback program that usually downloads with software you are installing from the Internet. | Spyware
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| Which of the following classifications of viruses can change its own code to avoid detection. | Polymorphic
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| All of the following are categories of viruses, except | snakes.
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| ___hackers break into systems for mon-malicious reasons such as to test system security vulnerabilities. | White-hat
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| A ___ is the portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus. | virus signature
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| When malicious code is planted on your computer and alters your browser’s ability to find Web addresses it is known as | pharming.
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| All of the following are ways that can infect your computer with a virus, except | logging into e-mail.
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| Which of the following statements about cookies is NOT true. | Cookies obtain your personal information by searching you hard drive.
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| All of the following are top cybercrimes reported to the IC3 in 2011 except | child pornography
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| With regard to computer protection, quarantining is defined as | placing a found virus in a secure area on the hard drive.
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| A packet sniffer is a program that can enable a hacker to do all of the following, EXCEPT | launch a denial of service (DoS) attack on your computer.
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| All of the following are the main functions of antivirus software, except | assassinating all viruses.
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| ___ viruses are often transmitted by a flash drive left in a USB port. | Boot-sector
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| Which of the following is formally defined as any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer. | Cybercrime
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| A ___ virus changes its own code or periodically rewrites itself to avoid detection. | polymorphic
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| ___ floods a computer with requests until it shuts down and refuses to answer any requests for information. | A DDoS attack
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| Rules for creating passwords include all of the following, except | keep your password written down and stored in an easy-to-remember location.
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| All of the following are considered cybercrimes, except | theft of a cell phone.
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| A ___ is named after a housing construction feature that slows the spread of fires from house to house. | firewall
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| Which statement about selecting the right programming language for a project is FALSE? | Programming languages require the same amount of time to execute.
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| Keywords in a programming language that redirect the flow of a program based on a decision are called | control structures.
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| A ___ error is caught when the program executes. | logical
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| ___ is a powerful programming language used to build a wide range of Windows applications. | Visual Basic
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| The process by which program code is converted into machine language is called | compilation.
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| The capability of moving a completed programming solution easily from one type of computer to another is known as | portability.
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| ___ is the process of translating a task into a series of commands that a computer will use to perform the task. | Programming
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| During which phase of the system development life cycle are flowcharts and data-flow diagrams developed? | Design
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| ___ is a text-based approach to documenting an algorithm. | pseudocode
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| With object-oriented analysis, programmers identify categories of input that are part of the problem into | classes
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| Which of the following statements about JAVA is false? | Java can run only on a Windows operating system
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| Before its final commercial release, software is often provided free or at a reduced cost in a ___ version to certain test sites or to interested users. | Beta
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| FORTRAN, C++, and Java are all ___ generation languages. | third
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| Special symbols called tags are used in which of the following languages? | HTML/XHTML
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| The method of algorithm creation used when a programmer breaks down a problem into a series of high-level tasks and continues to break each task into successively more detailed subtasks is called | top down designs
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| The set of specific, sequential steps that describe exactly wheat a copter program must do to complete the work is called an | algorithm
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| The loop decision point consists of three features: an initial value, a set of actions to be performed, and a | test condition
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| Which of the following is the first stage of the program development life cycle (PDLC)? | Describing the problem
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| Translating an algorithm into a programming language is called | coding.
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| SQL is an example of a ___ generation language. | fourth
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| ___ is the instructions programmers have written in a higher-level language. | Source code
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| Which statement does NOT describe fifth-generation languages? | They use a set of short, English-based commands (such as SUB) that speak directly to the CPU
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| Which of the following provides a visual representation of patterns that an algorithm comprises? | flowchart
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| A ___ is a visual diagram of a process, including the decisions that need to be made along the way | flowchart
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| How many steps are there in the system development life cycle? | 6
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| The first-generation language is | machine language
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| ___ is the process of reducing data redundancy by recording data only once. | normalization
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| A ___ is a way of retrieving information from one or more tables that defines a particular subset of data. | query
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| ___ is the branch of computer science that deals with the attempt to create computers that think like humans. | artificial intelligence
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