Vocabulary Test 3 - Practice Intro It
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- 1.Backup
- A.
A software construct that stores information temporarily with automatic allocation of space, usually in last-in first-out order.
- B.
To save information, programs etc. to an external source.
- C.
A disk file used to hold programs or processes temporarily removed from main memory by a swap operation.
- D.
Used to create space between characters.
- 2.Data Theft
- A.
To have important files or information stolen from your computer.
- B.
A cable having a flat, thin cross-section.
- C.
Not changing or requiring regular refreshing; NON-VOLATILE.
- D.
A company that sells hardware or software products.
- 3.Driver
- A.
Moves the curser down to create a new line when typing.
- B.
Someone who drives from place to place looking for unsecured wireless hot spots with the intent of using the hot spots illegitimately.
- C.
Instructs the operating system on how to operate specific hardware.
- D.
Connects your computer to your ISP or online service over a regular telephone line.
- 4.Encryption
- A.
Allows your computer to be permanently connected to the Internet using telephone lines with faster service.
- B.
A company or organization that provides access to the Internet through its servers, usually for a fee.
- C.
A secure process for keeping confidential information private.
- D.
Allows people to interact with a computer and computer-controlled devices.
- 5.Humidity
- A.
High level of moisture causing damage to the computer
- B.
Coding used for internet language.
- C.
A window you can open to adjust various aspects of your computer, such as the volume, fonts, desktop background, mouse speed, and clock.
- D.
A key used to access commands through the keyboard rather than the menus.
- 6.Ping
- A.
To save a file onto your computer from another source, like the Internet.
- B.
A test to see if a system on the Internet is working
- C.
The page on the Internet, which most often gives users access to the rest of the Web site.
- D.
The name given to any computer directly connected to the Internet.
- 7.Power spikes
- A.
A system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, which is then copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mail list.
- B.
Uploading, downloading, and transferring of information
- C.
Short, fast transfers of electrical voltage, current, or energy.
- D.
A horizontal strip at the top of a window that shows the menus available in a program.
- 8.Power spikes
- A.
Short, fast transfers of electrical voltage, current, or energy.
- B.
The software application that allows you to view Internet pages.
- C.
The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
- D.
Monitor output that closely resembles the printed output.
- 9.Surge suppressor
- A.
With regard to memory, virtual refers to temporarily storing information on the hard drive.
- B.
Address locator at the top of any web page
- C.
Electrical outlets that protect against power spikes. Power spikes can damage computer and hardware.
- D.
The software used to produce documents, such as letters, posters, reports, and syllabi.
- 10.Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- A.
One option for preventing data loss due to power outages is to install this device.
- B.
A computer or software package that provides a specific service to client software running on other computers.
- C.
Key strokes that enact the same commands available in the menus of a program.
- D.
Readable and writeable memory that acts as a storage area while the computer is on, and is erased every time the computer is turned off.
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