Exam 11: Foundations of Information Systems Infrastructure

A ________ is a networking hardware component that manages multiple access points and can be used to manage transmission power and channel allocation to establish desired coverage throughout a building and minimize interference between individual access points.

Entering a large number of separate forms or documents into a computer system and manipulating these data at a single time is referred to as ________.

Examples of input technologies include keyboards and mice.

A(n)________ takes an entire program's source code written in a programming language and converts it into an executable,that is,a program in machine language that can be read and executed directly by the computer.

With a compiler,it is easy to quickly evaluate the effects of any changes made to the program's source code as the source code is translated each time the program is run.

Application services are repositories containing information about users,user groups,resources on a network,access rights,and so on.

Which of the following is a multiuser,multitasking operating system that is available for a wide variety of computer platforms,and is commonly used because of its superior security?

________ is a programming platform that is used to develop applications that are highly interoperable across a variety of platforms and devices.

________ is a technology in which extra copies of data are stored on two or more hard drives to ensure that critical data is not lost.

A ________ network is configured in the shape of a closed loop or circle with each node connecting to the next node.

With streaming media,a Web user has to wait for the entire file to be downloaded before seeing the video or hearing the sound.

Which of the following statements reflects the difference between Java and JavaScript most accurately?

Which of the following speech recognition-based technologies is used for telephone surveys and to guide customers through the various menu options when calling a company's customer service line?

Which of the following Internet connectivity technologies enables data to be sent over existing copper telephone lines by sending digital pulses in the high-frequency area of telephone wires?

________ is a small block of memory used by processors to store those instructions most recently or most often used.

Microsoft Access is an example of a Web page builder.

Web page designers frequently use Microsoft Access to check the accuracy of user-entered information,such as names,addresses,and credit card numbers.

Which of the following programming languages allows programmers to easily add a command button to a screen with a few clicks of a mouse instead of programming the button pixel by pixel and using many lines of code?

________ languages use common modules which combine properties and behaviors to define the relevant system components.

Parallel ports offer the slowest data transfer rates among all commonly used computer ports.