CIW Exam Prep

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What is the term that describes the perspective of understanding the needs of the business and the various technologies required to design and deliver specific products in relation to IT?

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Holistic

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How does a LAN differ from a WAN?

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A LAN spans a confined geographic area, whereas a WAN consists of multiple LANs.

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Which term is used to describe a computer that is connected to a central server with which it can communicate and from which it can request information? Options: Client, LAN, Network, Database

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Client

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Which term describes the technology where volunteers can install a small application on personal computers to receive, process, and return information, making it less expensive than using a single supercomputer? Options: Software as a Service, Grid Computing, Crowdsourcing, Collective Intelligence

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Grid Computing

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What is the name of the technology used by a music service that suggests additional songs based on a user's preferences? Options: Software as a Service, Bit Torrent, Grid Computing, Crowdsourcing

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Crowdsourcing

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Why does Ange perform regular backups of the business data stored on the cloud-based service?

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Because the service and records would not be accessible if there is an interruption in Internet access.

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The application Kim is using may be classified as which of the following? Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Spyware, Freeware, Software as a Service (SaaS)

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Software as a Service (SaaS)

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Cloud computing is a computing paradigm in which: users are able to access software and services run by servers that reside on the Internet.

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users are able to access software and services run by servers that reside on the Internet

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Which protocol is required for computers to communicate with each other over the Internet?

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TCP/IP

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The technology used by the SETI project for processing vast amounts of data with volunteers' personal computers is typically known as:

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grid computing