Networking
Two or more computers that are connected via software and hardware so they can communicate with each other.
What is a Computer Network?
p. 250
Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system, either an individual computer or network.
What is a hacker?
p. 335
Refers to our ability to use a single device to meet all of out media, internet, entertainment and phone needs.
What is Digital Convergence?
p. 288
An expansion card that is installed inside the system unit to translate binary data into the images you view on your monitor.
What is a Video Card or Video Adaptor?
p.231
What is Presentation Software?
p. 143
Example: Powerpoint (Windows) or Keynote (iMac). Also, Prezi (online).
A network used for communication among devices close to one person, such as smartphones and tablets using wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-fi.
What is Personal Area Network (PAN)?
p. 252
A computer that a hacker controlled using a backdoor program that is often used to launch denial-of-service attacks on other computers.
What is a Zombie?
p. 336
Sound and light waves used to illustrate patterns of pressure changes in the air.
What is Analog Waves or Continuous Waves?
p. 289
A form of RAM that gets data to the CPU for processing much faster than bringing the data in from the computer's RAM.
What is Cache Memory?
p. 213
Can create and edit documents such as research papers, class notes, resumes, and the most popular installed on a personal computer.
What is Word Processing Software?
p. 140
Example: Word (Windows) or Pages (iMac)
A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographical area.
What is a Local Area Network (LAN)?
p. 253
A large group of software programs (called robots or bots) that runs autonomously on zombie computers.
What is a Botnet?
p. 337
The number of data points a digital camera uses to record for each image it captures.
What is Resolution?
p.297
A technique that allows the CPU to work on more than one instruction (or stage of processing) at the same time, thereby boosting CPU performance.
What is Pipelining?
p. 213
Lets you make calculations and perform numerical analyses.
What is Spreadsheet Software?
p. 141
Example: Excel (Windows) or Numbers (iMac)
Term used when all communications of a school campus is located in different towns, each with its own LAN, connected by telecommunications to communicate.
What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)?
p. 253
A computer program that attaches itself to another computer program (known as the host program) and attempts to spread to other computers when files are exchanged.
What is a Computer Virus?
p. 339
A standard of digital television signal that guarantees a specific level of resolution and a specific ratio of width of an image to its height. (Hint: 1920v 1080h)
What is High Definition?
p. 301
Your computers temporary storage space.
What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?
p. 218
Formula used to calculate a group of cell values using addition from Cell B10 through Cell B16.
=SUM(B10:B16)
p. 142
Glass fibers that transmit data at extremely fast speeds.
What is Fiber-optic cable?
p. 256
Software programs that run on servers and search for vulnerabilities of computers.
What is Exploit Kits?
p. 338
A rule, implemented in either software or hardware, that squeezes the same audio and video information into less space.
What is Codec?
p.300
A set of strategies for using more than one drive in a system.
What is Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)?
p.228
A small program that groups a series of commands so that they will run as a single command.
What is Macro?
p. 146