INFORMATION SYSTEMS CLEP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, GRADED A+[LATEST EXAM UPDATES]

INFORMATION SYSTEMS CLEP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Acrobat Reader - -A popular plug-in application that enables readers to view, navigate, and print files in Portable Document Format is __________. smart display - -A ____ is a thin desktop monitor that detaches from the computer to function as a portable wireless touch screen, which can access the computer remotely. SIMM (single inline memory module) - -A _____ has pins on opposite sides of the circuit board that connect together to form one set of contacts. 256 - -An 8-bit video card (also called 8-bit color) uses 8 bits to store information about each pixel and thus can display _____ different colors. floppy disk - -A GPS receiver is a handheld, mountable, or embedded device that can contain all of the following except a(n) _____. packets - -When a computer sends data over the Internet, the data is divided into small pieces called _____. multiplexing - -With ISDN, the same telephone line that could carry only one computer signal now can carry three or more signals at once through the same line, using a technique called _____. router - -For small business and home networks, a ____ allows multiple computers to share a single high-speed Internet connection such as a cable modem or DSL modem. Streaming audio - -_____ enables users to listen to music as it downloads to their computers. gigabyte (GB) - -A _____ equals approximately 1 billion bytes. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) - -_____ is used primarily on mainframe computers and high-end servers. pixels per inch (PPI) - -Manufacturers often use _____ to represent the sharpness of an image on a display screen. metropolitan area network (MAN) - -A _____ is a high-speed network that connects networks in an area such as a city or town and handles the bulk of communications activity across that region. provides several computers with data and resources from a single computer - -Client/server network architecture usually ___________. it can not span as large a distance as a bus network can - -A major shortcoming of a ring network is that __________. fiber-optic cable - -Wireless transmission media used in communications include all of the following except _____. Downloading - -_____ is the process of a computer receiving information, such as a Web page, from a server on the Internet.