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INSY 2303 EXAM 1 UTAAAC - Answers- (Advanced Audio Coding )
A file format that provides highly compressed audio files with very little loss of sound
quality and is promoted by Apple on its iTunes Web site.
ALU - Answers- (Arithmetic Logic Unit)
The part of the CPU that performs arithmetic and logical operations on the numbers
stored in its registers.
ARPANET - Answers- (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) One of the first
packet switching computer networks using TCP/IP, and the prototype for the Internet.
ASCII - Answers- (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
A code that represents characters as a series of 1s and 0s. Most computers use ASCII
code to represent text, making it possible to transfer data between computers.
Bandwidth - Answers- The data transmission capacity of a communications channel.
Digital signals are measured in bits per second; analog signals in hertz.
Compression Types - Answers-
Core - Answers- A core is part of a CPU that receives instructions and performs
calculations, or actions, based on those instructions. A set of instructions can allow a
software program perform a specific function. Processors can have a single core or
multiple cores.
CPU - Answers- (Central Processing Unit)
The main processing circuitry, or "chip," within a computer that contains the ALU, control
unit, and registers.
Data Bus - Answers- An electronic pathway or circuit that connects electronic
components (such as the processor and RAM) on a computer's system board.
Device Driver - Answers- A type of system software that provides the computer with the
means to control a peripheral device.
DNS Spoofing - Answers- (Domain Name System)
A malicious attack on the domain name system in which the IP address corresponding
to a Web site is changed in order to redirect users to different locations.
Dynamic Address - Answers- Temporarily assigned IP addresses usually provided by
an ISP.
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