BTEC ICT Exam 34 Questions with Verified Answers
What is a database - CORRECT ANSWER A database is a structured collection of related data
What is
... [Show More] VOIP - CORRECT ANSWER it stands for voice over internet proticol. an example would be
skype. it is uesd for free conrisations over the internet.
Two limitations of VOIP - CORRECT ANSWER you need acecces to the internet, and a good signal.
Netiquette - CORRECT ANSWER agreed set of rules/protocols on the internet to keep a order
society.
TCP - CORRECT ANSWER transmission control protocol. it is uesd to find wedsites and
transfer thier data to the browser so you can see the web
pages.
what is Spam - CORRECT ANSWER spam is a type of junk mail. it is a eamil sent to many resivers
and is normal identical, they can be uesed mostly for
advtising .
read-only access - CORRECT ANSWER it is the permission to access files or directories, but the user is not allowed to make changes they can only read them.
what is a blog - CORRECT ANSWER blogs are web-logs, they are fequently updated online jornals/
diarys.
what is a chatrooms. - CORRECT ANSWER large-scale interactive conferncing with many people involed in the same conversation at the same time.
what is HTML - CORRECT ANSWER HTML, is the computer language used to creat wed page it stands for, HyperText Markup Language
ubiquitous computing - CORRECT ANSWER The condition in which computing is so woven into the fabric of everyday life that it becomes indistinguishable. It could be in clothing and cars. ubiquitous means existing everywhere.
cloud computing. - CORRECT ANSWER cloud computing- a 'host' company provides an orgaisation with cloud space. the cloud alows users to access data anywhere, if they have internet conection.
cloud storage. - CORRECT ANSWER cloud storage- only the staorage access and retrievel are provided by the host.
client slide processing - CORRECT ANSWER Client slide processing is the use of a scripting language to create code that provides interactivity on a web page. the code is downloaded to the uesr's computer. An example would be a roll over. This is were some code is triggerd when the mouse moves over it, normally used for advertisment.
benefits and disavantages of client -slide processing. - CORRECT ANSWER benifits; speed,it is faster once the code has been downloaded and secrity, it more secure, because all actions take place in the downlaoaded page and not from the browser that could cause corruption and secury problems.
Disadvantages. it is browser specific, it will not work the same on all browers so you might need differnrt versions for differnet browsers. computer speed, the speed of the downloaded depend on your computer speed.
what is ISP - CORRECT ANSWER They provided a gataway to the interne. They can provide additionals like, emails, and ever wep space for site development, technical support and troubleshooting.
Troubleshooting - CORRECT ANSWER Analyse and solve serious problems for a company or other organization.
boolean logic (also kow as yes/no) - CORRECT ANSWER It is a data type that repasents a vaule that is either true or fale. A good example of this is when a customer on a site is asked by a online company if thay have happy to recevie marketing material. the answer is then stored in a logical field as true for yes and false for no.
what is an algorithm? - CORRECT ANSWER A mathmatical step- by-step sequence used to work out calcuations or carry out instructions.
Abstraction - CORRECT ANSWER 'Computer scientists use abstraction to understand and solve problems, such as organizing data to be stored in a database.'
What is programming? - CORRECT ANSWER The process of developing and implementing various sets of instructions to enable a computer to do a certain task. These instructions are know as computer programs.
Transmission modes. - CORRECT ANSWER Devices on networks use many methods to communicate with each other and to transmit data.
The three main types of transmission modes; they are simplex transmission, half-duplex transmission and full duplex transmission.
simplex transmission - CORRECT ANSWER a good example of simplex transmission is a radio broadcast; it only sends data in one direction.
half-duplex transmission - CORRECT ANSWER this allows two-way transmissions but not at the same time. For example a system could be being used to monitor and control manufacturing processes would be a half-duplex transmission. It sends messages to the control computer, which will respond with new settings; however they cannot send messages at the same time. Some networks use half-duplex to maximise bandwidth. Bandwidth A way of measuring how much data can be carried over a network.
full duplex transmission - CORRECT ANSWER A full duplex transmission allows two way communication at the same times, a good example would be telephone system (land or mobile).
transmission modes diagram. - CORRECT ANSWER
Primary Key - CORRECT ANSWER A single unique key uesed to identify each record in a database table.
Purpose of Network protocols - CORRECT ANSWER they allow mechians like computers to communicate with each other
role of a web sever - CORRECT ANSWER to store process and deliver web pages to clients
packet switching - CORRECT ANSWER a way of tranmissting data that breaks the message in to samll packets that will all be sent over in many differnet networks
packet switching Benefits - CORRECT ANSWER 1. reliable
2. cheap
what is VLE. - CORRECT ANSWER VLE stads fro Virtual learning emrovoment. e.g a wedsite were teacher and students can interacted, and discuse a subject.
What is File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - CORRECT ANSWER The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet.
RFID - CORRECT ANSWER Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. [Show Less]