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WorksheetsUnit 4 Vocabulary - AP CSP
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
a computer network that uses open protocols to standardize communication.
The Internet
Computing System
Computing Device
Word Wide Web
a computer that passes information from one network to another.
Router
Server
ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are the companies that sell Internet access to homes and institutions. Select all those below that are ISPs.
Comcast
google.com
AT&T
Apple
Microsoft
________ is the maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time (for digital data, it is measured in bits per second). Higher _______ is better because the data will travel more quickly.
(a)
the process of finding a path from sender to receiver.
Routing
Scalability
Redundancy
Fault tolerance
the ability of a system to work around problems.
Routing
Scalability
Redundancy
Fault tolerance
the inclusion of backup elements in case one part fails.
Routing
Scalability
Redundancy
Fault tolerance
Which protocol guarantees that packets arrive successfully?
IP
TCP
DNS
SSL
A (a) is a small chunk of any kind of data (text, numbers, lists, etc) and metadata (information about the data) that is passed through the Internet as a data stream.
The process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access.
Encryption
Decryption
Public key encryption
Symmetric encryption
The type of encryption we use on the internet today.
Scooby
Decryption
Public key encryption
Symmetric encryption
11001 in binary is converted to (a) in decimal form.
32 in decimal is converted to (a) in binary.
A common security attack in which the victim is tricked into giving up personal information or downloading malware.
Malware
Keylogging software
A computer virus
Phishing
A single unit of data that can only have one of two values. We usually represent the two values as 0 (off) and 1 (on).
bit
byte
word
binary sequence
The current medium that our wireless system uses when operating.
Electricity
Laser
Light
Radio Waves
Telepathy
What is the primary reason we don't use Fiber Optic Cable everywhere?
Expensive
Heavy
Signal Loss
Bill Gates
The process of converting information or data into a code to prevent unauthorized access.
Encryption
Decryption
Compression
Decompression
A type of security threat that self-replicates and spreads to other computers, often causing damage.
Worm
Phishing
Spyware
Adware
The ability of a system to handle increased load by adding additional resources.
Routing
Scalability
Redundancy
Fault tolerance
