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Unit 4 Vocabulary - AP CSP

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a computer network that uses open protocols to standardize communication.

a)

The Internet

b)

Computing System

c)

Computing Device

d)

Word Wide Web

2.

a computer that passes information from one network to another.

a)

Router

b)

Server

3.

ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are the companies that sell Internet access to homes and institutions. Select all those below that are ISPs.

a)

Comcast

b)

google.com

c)

AT&T

d)

Apple

e)

Microsoft

4.

________ 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)  

5.

the process of finding a path from sender to receiver.

a)

Routing

b)

Scalability

c)

Redundancy

d)

Fault tolerance

6.

the ability of a system to work around problems.

a)

Routing

b)

Scalability

c)

Redundancy

d)

Fault tolerance

7.

the inclusion of backup elements in case one part fails.

a)

Routing

b)

Scalability

c)

Redundancy

d)

Fault tolerance

8.

Which protocol guarantees that packets arrive successfully?

a)

IP

b)

TCP

c)

DNS

d)

SSL

9.

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.

10.

The process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access.

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

c)

Public key encryption

d)

Symmetric encryption

11.

The type of encryption we use on the internet today.

a)

Scooby

b)

Decryption

c)

Public key encryption

d)

Symmetric encryption

12.

11001 in binary is converted to (a)   in decimal form.

13.

32 in decimal is converted to (a)   in binary.

14.

A common security attack in which the victim is tricked into giving up personal information or downloading malware.

a)

Malware

b)

Keylogging software

c)

A computer virus

d)

Phishing

15.

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).

a)

bit

b)

byte

c)

word

d)

binary sequence

16.

The current medium that our wireless system uses when operating.

a)

Electricity

b)

Laser

c)

Light

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Telepathy

17.

What is the primary reason we don't use Fiber Optic Cable everywhere?

a)

Expensive

b)

Heavy

c)

Signal Loss

d)

Bill Gates

18.

The process of converting information or data into a code to prevent unauthorized access.

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

c)

Compression

d)

Decompression

19.

A type of security threat that self-replicates and spreads to other computers, often causing damage.

a)

Worm

b)

Phishing

c)

Spyware

d)

Adware

20.

The ability of a system to handle increased load by adding additional resources.

a)

Routing

b)

Scalability

c)

Redundancy

d)

Fault tolerance