Exam 3: Information and Communications Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture

Which of the following computer components accepts signals and converts them to a digital format that matches the signal's meaning?

Which of the following is a decentralized network in which there is no central server?

Which of the following types of utility software makes deleted files completely unrecoverable?

Typing speed can be increased by using a mouse rather than by using keyboard shortcuts.

The keyboard layout evolved from the typewriter. Why did this turn out to be a disadvantage?

Which of the following terms describes an organization's current situation and where it should head to achieve its mission, focusing especially on business strategy and the technology infrastructure required to achieve it?

________ refers to the technologies that make voice communications across networks using packets feasible, including over the Internet.

In a computer, the central processing unit handles information processing, calculations, and control tasks.

Single inner conductor wires (typically copper), surrounded by insulation, which is then surrounded by a mesh-like conductor are called ________.

Which of the following is a cloud computing based service?

How does the hourglass structure of the Internet allow for innovations and technological advances? Illustrate with an example.

Which of the following is an example of peer-to-peer network?

Optical scanners equipped with optical character recognition (OCR) software were first used by ________.

Why is it difficult to enforce copyright infringement laws against peer-to-peer networks?

Which wired media is typically used to carry television signals?

Speech input devices have overtaken all other input devices.

Which of the following is a possible drawback of virtualization?

As a result of the rising demand for wireless bandwidth, there is not a single part of the wireless spectrum which is left unlicensed.

Which of the following is an example of an application software?

The ASCII code determines how characters are encoded into digital strings.