The Internet
Networking
Collaborating & Communicating Online
The Web
System Performance
100
A computer network is defined as two or more computers connected with these so that they can communicate with each other.
What are software and hardware? (page 1066)
100
A router, which allows sharing of an Internet connection between multiple computers or devices, can be protected by WPA, which is an acronym for this.
What is a Wi-Fi Protected Access? (page 1085)
100
Facebook and MySpace are considered to be this type of website.
What is social networking? (page 825)
100
HTTP is the abbreviation for this.
What is hypertext transfer protocol? (page 834)
100
Running the Disk Cleanup utility is a quick way to do this.
What is clean up unnecessary files? (page 1048?)
200
This was developed during the Cold Ward because of the need for communication to not be disrupted if one location was attacked.
What is the Internet? (page 816)
200
A wireless network uses these as its transmission medium
What are radio waves? (page 1075)
200
You would use this if you wanted to keep a written online journal.
What is a weblog (blog)? (page 821)
200
The "S" in https stands for this.
What is secure socket layer? (page 831)
200
Running this will make the hard drive run more efficiently. do this.
What is Disk Defragmenter? (page 1048)
300
The Internet is described as a large network of these.
What is a network? (page 816)
300
This is a network located in your home that is used to connect all of your digital devices.
What is a Home Area Network (HAN)? (page 1068)
300
This is a trend of new Web applications that combine the functionality of multiple applications and allows users to participate.
What is Web 2.0? (page 821)
300
These allows you to download and play music with restrictions enforced about its use.
What are tethered downloads? (page 1119)
300
Cleaning out programs in this folder can help with system reliability and performance.
What is the Startup folder? (page 1047)
400
Client/server networks are controlled by a central server that runs this specialized piece of software.
What is Network Operating System (NOS)? (page 1070)
400
This is the process of transferring files between computers. It is most commonly used for music files.
What is peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing? (page 1118)
400
An accumulation of these Internet files can effect on your computer's overall performance.
What is temporary? (page 1048)
500
One way to increase security on a network is by installing this.
What is a firewall? (page 1161)