NEA interleave quiz 9

A do ... while loop is a:

• conditional loop
• unconditional loop

How is Unicode similar to ASCII

• They both represent letter characters

• They both use 8 bits

• They both have Chinese characters

• They were both invented by British scientists

What is meta data?

• Data that is stored in a computer about people
• The beginning of a file that tells the computer how to process the data.
• Data that is stored about aliens
• A set of instructions telling a computer how to draw an image

Match the definition: Data Bus

• transports the addresses of the memory that the CPU wants to access.

• Carries command signals to and from every single connected device.

• Transports the physical data, the bits and bytes of information between memory and the CPU.

• The collective name for the three other buses

ALU stands for

• Answer Level Unit

• All Logic Unit

• Arithmetic Logic Unit

• Aligned Local Unit

What type of software is an Operating System

• Application Software

• System Software

What is 'defragmenting'?

• Breaking up files to fit them on a hard disk that is nearly full

• Rearranging data stored on a hard disk to keep parts of files together

• Encrypting the contents on a disk

• Hacking encrypted files

Choose the correct definition for, Firewall

• Detects programs that secretly record what you are doing on your computer, and prevents them from installing themselves.

• Saves a copy of all files that have been changed since the last time the utility was run

• Regularly checks on the internet for patches or newer versions of software and installs it.

• Controls what sites computers on the LAN can access.

Transmission media include materials or substances such as _____ that are capable of carrying one or more communication signals.

• twisted pair, coaxial, and fiber optic cables

• modems, hubs, switches, and nics

• routers, LANS, and WANs

Two types of network topologies include _____

• bus

• star

• peer 2 peer

• client - server