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HTTPS
bot Internet roaming program
people computers make people more successful
passion + commitment = fatuous love
Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive is called ____. ReadyDrive
JavaScript are client-side (user) programs that allow the browser to run small applications, like clocks and calendars that show up on a web page.
Code messages sent over a network Encrypting
wiki collbrative website tha tallows users to create add or modify or delete the website
Local Naming (TNS) tnsnames.ora, located in ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
Which method of interacting with an operating system involves typing commands at a command prompt? CLI
The ____ program is responsible for getting all operating systems and programs running in a multiple-boot system. lilo
What is the worlds largest network? The INTERNET
10Base-T and 100Base-T relate to the ________ of the internet connection/cable. speed/size/bandwidth
Protecting software and data from unauthroized tampering Data Security
Every device connected to a network is called a: Node
application software programs to make usres more productive word processor , spread sheet, presenation , database
Unauthorized copying of programs for personal gain is a form of theft Software Privacy
What is the filename extension for control files? ctl
build or buy choice between developing in-house software and purchasing software (a.k.a make or buy)
At the beginning of the boot drive (usually drive C) is the OS ____ record. boot
The ____ is the "brain" of the computer. CPU
software a program that consists of the steop by step instructions that tell the computer how to do its work
What does HTTP stand for? Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Program to discourage waste in the microcomputer industry Energy Star
system bus part of the motherboard and connects the processor to main memory
computer categories personal or desk top mobile device or mobile computer game consols servers mainframes supercomputer embedded computer
Binary value A value equal to 0 or 1.
what background process distributes connections from user sessions to server processes in a shared server configuration? Dnnn - Dispatcher process
one-to-many relationship a type of entity relationship (1:M) exists when one occurrence of the first entity can be related to many occurrences of the second entity, but each occurrence of the second entity can be associated with only one occurrence of the first entity
A ____ case sits upright on the floor or a desk and can be as high as two feet and has room for several drives. tower
True or False? If you compress a file, you are adding disk space. False
Raster Graphics Images formed by a pattern of tiny dots, each of which corresponds to a pixel on the computer's displayed
breadcrum list a list that shows the hierarchy or previously viewed web pages within the web site that you are currently visiting.
This type of help means that the documentation for the product is built directly into the software so you don't need to keep track of bulky manuals. Integrated Help
The business computer authenticates users by requiring them to: Login and load user profile
search engine program used to find websites and web pages by entering words or phrases called search text
A ___ is a non-text element or object, such as a drawing or picture, that can be added to a document. Graphic
what are federated and unfederated multidatabase setups? -federated-spreads control among distributed dbs (typically heterogenous setup)-unfederated-control is centralized (typically homogenous setup)
issue management a process to ensure all issues are resolved with minimal project impact
Common Management Interface Protocol (CMIP)   A protocol that gathers network performance data and is part of the OSI standard for network management.
You can create a ___ to hold words you commonly use but that are not included in the main dictionary. Custom Dictionary
This is a clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s & MP4s. A Podcast
When a program is running it follows these steps fetch, decode, execute
count the number of people who visit a site, click on an ad, and are taken to the site of the advertiser Click through
A 1 or 0 in this system is called a ____. bit
MAC (Mediat Access Control) Address A permanent address fiven to each network interface card at the factory.
What is Brightness Resolution? •Related to bit depth and thus the number of colors present in the image •Low brightness resolution = fewer colors •Changing the brightness resolution changes the number of colors visible in the image
What types of Utilities are included in Oracle 10g? Give some examples. backup, recovery and transport utilities.- Recovery Manager- Data Pump Export and Import- Migration tools, allowing loading from flat files and transferring from one character set to another
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) Send an entire file at once in a streaming fashion Example: streaming video (youtube)
What are the parts of the shared pool? library cachemetadata cache (row cache)
When this page is displayed in Internet Explorer, 'This message moves across the screen'. Expression Web is running on your computer and an empty web page is displayed on teh screen. In general terms, indicte how you would modify the current page and have click the code or split screen tab enter <marquee></marquee> in the code area put the message in the middle save the page and preivew the page in internet explorere (or hit F12)
what does a Selection sort do? it Finds the smallest value in the table and puts it in the first position or another way to say it is: organizes by placing the smallest number at top of list.
when to presort data before a LOAD? if table being loaded is clustered. (If not presorted, may cause data to become unclustered)