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| Computers use langauges what are they called | binary
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| In binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number, and each special symbol is made up of a unique combination of eight ________ | bits
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| large and expensive computers used by simutaneously are called what | Mainframe computer
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| computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as a car. | Embedded
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| A keyboard and mouse are examples of ________ devices. | input
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| The number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as | screen resolution
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| The ________ contains the central electronic components of the computer. | motherboard
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| is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are temporarily stored. | RAM
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| RAM is a ________ storage location | volatile
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| The area that holds all the startup instructions the computer needs to start is the _____ | ROM
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| Dropbox is an example of ________ | cloud storage
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| CPU | processes commands issued by software instructions
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| RAM | stores programs and data the computer is currently using
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| ROM | holds start up instructions needed when the computer is powered on
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| LED | more energy efficient than LCD monitors
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| QWERTY | standard keyboard layout
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| Which transmission medium transmits data the fastest? | Fiber-optic cable
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| On a network, a(n) ________ helps prevent data packets from colliding with each other | switch
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| Using a network without the network owner's permission is known as ___ | piggybacking
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| software used to set up and manage a network | NOS
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| What is oveclocking. | Running the CPU at a faster speed then the manufacturer recommended is called
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| what were the top cyber crime reported by the IC3 | thefts of service
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| what is a boot sector | viruses are often transmitted by a flash drive left in a USB port.
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| what is a time bomb | viruses that accurs only on a specific date in history
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| what are polymorph | it can change code to avoid detection
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| what is pharming | When malicious code is planted on your computer and alters your browser's ability to find web addresses
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| what is cyber loafing | Using your computer for non-work activities while you are being paid to work i
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| packet filtering | method for selectively allowing certain requests to access ports
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| CAPTCHA | program that generates distorted text and require that it be typed into a box
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| geotag | data attached to a photo that indicates when/where the photo was taken
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| outsourcing | When a business hires a third-party firm to provide services it once offered itself
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| offshoring | When a U.S. company hires a company outside of the United States
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| Home-based | Which type of job involves little day-to-day supervision and requires a worker who is self-disciplined?
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| Running the Disk Defragmenter utility will __ | make the hard drive work more efficiently
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| what is top down design | __ breaks down a problem into a series of high-level tasks and continues to break each task into successively more detailed subtasks.
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| what is visual basic | s a programming language that can be used to create a wide range of Windows applications
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| what is certification | provides a consistent method of measuring skill levels in a specific IT area
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| what is a solid state | uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts.
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| relavitism | s the theory that holds that there is no universal moral truth and that instead moral principles are dictated by cultural tastes and customs.
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| Divine theory command | God is all knowing and sets moral standarards
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| ethics | The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices individuals
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