Computer & Internet Technology Flashcards

Question

The most popular and well known browsers are: ## Footnote MOD3: Computer & Internet Technology

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* Google Chrome * Apple Safari * Mozilla Firefox * Microsoft Edge

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Browser extensions

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False | You should always connect through a VPN

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* every platform supports Chrome * sync your data across all devices * has a large extension library and built-in tools, such as a language translator and PDF viewer * automatically blocks ads that violate the standards of the Coalition for Better Ads. * will warn you of suspected phishing or malware sites encountered while browsing.

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* default browser for MAC and iOS systems * works seamlessly across all Mac devices and has strong security features * vulnerable to security breaches * Do not use Safari on non-Apple products

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* an open-source browser that runs on the Windows, macOS, and Android operating systems * makes efficient use of memory resources * customizable * The **Private Browsing Mode** does not save your browsing information, such as history and cookies, and leaves no trace when the session ends * **Enhanced Tracking Protection** prevents trackers hidden on web pages from collecting your data and slowing down your browsing * boasts the largest extension library among popular browsers

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* improved syncing function * easier to share passwords, favorite sites, and webpages across devices. * easy to focus on text with the **Immersive Reader** mode * strengthened privacy protection with InPrivate mode to browsing activity private

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A powerful and useful tool that allows you to gather and store information from different websites for later viewing. **For example,** you may want to collect and review the information you learned at a conference. With Collections, you can freeze it on your computer, export it to other Microsoft applications

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* AND * OR * ALL NOT

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substitute the asterisk symbol for a word within a key phrase. For example, entering the search criteria “three * mice” will return results including “3D mice” and “3 blind mice.” You can use wildcards to find the end of a phrase, such as “no good deed goes * ”

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a particular format or predefined criteria. **Wolfram Alpha** searches demographic data and math/science information. **Midomi** is a music search engine. **Google Scholar** searches only scholarly and academic literature. They all return high-quality results.

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* gives its registered company's insight with detailed information about their customers so they can better understand their needs * can tell you when someone arrives at your digital doorstep via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram * It can also alert you if that guest posts on another industry blog. * helps you allocate your marketing budget and resources. * It even tells you what your visitors are searching for and where they end up on your website.

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* **C**redibility - review authors credentials * **A**ccuracy - is the info current/up-to-date * **R**easonable - does it contain objective information and multiple points of view * **S**upport - does the site contain relevant web links to other sites, does it cite sources, photos or other reproduced content.

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A full-featured comprehensive word processing application, enabling you to create a variety of personal and business documents. It includes desktop publishing with newsletters and fliers. Microsoft Word also supports the creation of web pages.

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A powerful spreadsheet application, enabling users to organize and make calculations, graph data, and develop professional reports. Excel tables and reports can be published to the web and access real-time web data.

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A full-featured and robust presentation application, allowing you to produce comprehensive presentations. Presentations can be converted into video to broadcast on the web or to create a photo album.

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A powerful communications and scheduling application that enables you to communicate with others, track your contacts, and organize your calendar.

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Provides tools to design and create high-quality documents, combining text, graphics, illustrations, and photographs. The robust toolbox enables graphic manipulation, color schemes, and advanced layout and print tools that power creativity far beyond the limits of word processing.

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Create surveys, polls, and quizzes to collect data to make better business decisions. Forms work as a standalone online app, but also work in Teams and Outlook

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Allows internal and external users to schedule appointments with you. You can set up a time limit—for example, 30 minutes. Booking has a public link that users can access to view available times and schedule a meeting with you. Booking works with Microsoft Outlook.

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Enables access to Outlook information (business email, calendars, contacts) from other computers or mobile devices regardless of time or location, without additional server cost. Outlook can also be installed for more functionality as an email client.

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A workspace hub for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing, and even the occasional emoji. Teams supports real-time presentations and meetings, as well as audio, video, graphics, messaging, whiteboards, and screen sharing. Persistent messaging enables users to come in and read previous messages, communicate live with colleagues, or leave messages for them to view later. Meetings can be archived to be viewed later in Microsoft Stream. Participants can connect with computers, laptops, tablets, or a variety of mobile devices.

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One TB of storage per user. OneDrive allows versioning, has an autosave feature for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and offers collaboration features. Microsoft Teams recordings are stored in a OneDrive folder, called Recordings, of the meeting organizer. OneDrive allows you to share folders and files with a user outside your company. You can even require a password to open the file, set an expiration date for file access, and keep users from downloading files.

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Provides templates and tools that enable you to create and design professional-looking websites, customized with your own images, forms, maps, and social networking tools. Once completed and given a domain name of your choosing, it can be hosted by Microsoft 365 SharePoint as part of your subscription.

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Cloud-based business intelligence (BI) to share, analyze, and visualize data; to search for, import, shape, and merge data; and to create reports, models, and visualizations.

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Enables creation and sharing of interactive web-based reports, presentations, and projects

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A video service wherein people in your organization can upload, view, and share videos securely. Shares recordings of meetings, presentations, training sessions, or other videos that aid your team’s collaboration. Stream will create a searchable transcript of your recording.

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A social networking tool allowing for communication within a business or corporate network. Access is restricted to specific email addresses to maintain security.

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Google Workspace

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Shorthand for malicious software. Malware can delete or alter files, erase hard drives, or simply slow down your system to an almost unusable pace. Obviously, malware poses a significant threat to your computer and its contents.

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A virus is a small program that installs on your computer and alters its operation without your knowledge. A virus will also replicate and distribute itself to other computers.

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A Trojan Horse disguises itself as a useful utility program but actually causes a variety of problems, including stealing information by tracking your keystrokes.

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A particularly annoying piece of malware is adware that clutters your screen with unwanted advertisements, banners, or pop-up windows.

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One of the most malicious forms of malware, ransomware, is designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid (also known as “cryptic extortion”).

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* Virus * Trojan Horse * Adware * Ransomware

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Intellectual property

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are temporary files, and they track visited sites or other information in your browser history

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Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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Encryption

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* Wired * LAN (local area network) * Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) * Wi-Fi hotspot (Wi-Fi access point) * VPN (virtual private network)

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a set of servers on which you store and retrieve your information, which is usually accessed through the internet. Storage providers operate the infrastructure, ensure security, and allow you to store and access a seemingly unlimited amount of data for a fee.

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* no startup costs for servers * small monthly fee * no maintenance responsibilities * supports many authorized users * global access from anywhere with internet

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an interconnected ecosystem where devices and people are all connected via the internet.

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connects machines so they can talk to one another. It analyzes and acts upon the resulting big data explosion. **For example** if you use a security camera with motion detection to watch your package arrive on your doorstep.

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* treat others as you expect to be treated and maintain a professional tone at all times * be polite * use language that avoids misunderstanding and misinterpretation * never compose a message using all caps * re-read all email to ensure messages contain no factual or grammatical errors or misleading tones * adhere to fair use and copyright guidelines * properly cite any text, data, or information found on a website.

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**client-based email** such as Microsoft Outlook transfers information from one email address to one or more email addresses. **web-based mail** such as Gmail and Outlook on the web, send and receive messages directly through the provider’s website and can be stored offline.

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1. Identify the most important emails that must be dealt with immediately. 2. Turn to the emails that are urgent but less so. 3. Identify emails that can be handled later. Placing them in folders can help make this process easier to manage.

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* Create distribution lists for groups that you email often, enabling you to email many people by entering just one address. * Create templates for emails you send repeatedly, such as monthly reports. * As always, use common sense. Ignore irrelevant emails and unsubscribe from email lists that may once have been useful but that you no longer read. * Pin emails so they are at the top of your inbox. * Snooze emails that you don’t have time to answer now, and they will reappear at a later date/time at the top of your inbox. * Use the "Send Later" feature so your emails arrive at the optimal time. * Use "Undo Send" to quickly pull back an email you accidentally sent or to which you forgot to add an attachment.

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steal personal information such as passwords.

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refers to a one-on-one synchronous communication tool, enabling participants to interact in real time

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A chatbot is a software application used to conduct an online chat conversation via text or text-to-speech. This is in lieu of providing direct contact with a live human agent. The AI chatbot is designed to convincingly simulate the way a human would behave in a conversation.

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provides a platform for channel-based messaging, file sharing, and live meetings.

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By defining your target audience - gender, age, occupation, location, hobbies, purchasing preferences you create your customer personas.

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Viva Insights (a productivity tool in Outlook)

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the network of physical objects or “things” that are embedded with sensors and software. This occurs for the purpose of connecting with other devices over the internet.

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a. energy savings b. workplace safety c. adds new productivity to every industry d. all of the above | D

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Internet of Robotic Things

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* IoT devices are designed to handle specific tasks * IoRT is designed to react to unexpected conditions (deliver food and fill orders, in healthcare robotic arms perform surgery, draw blood, deliver meds, restock supply rooms)

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Hyper-**automation**

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augmented reality (AR) mixed reality (MR) virtual reality (VR)

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refers to all real and virtual environments generated by computer graphics and wearables. This creates a realistic, three-dimensional environment that you can perceive as real and interact with in realistic ways

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the acquisition of products or services using the internet. They can be physical products like computers or clothing or intangible products (music, services, or education)

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1. **Business-to-consumer (B2C) model**. Businesses sell directly to consumers. 2. **Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) model**. Multiple sellers and resellers for each item like Craigslist or eBay. 3. **Business-to-business (B2B) model**. The transfer of goods, information, and services between businesses.

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a website that publishes reviews, news, articles, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics. Their reports are unbiased and reliable.

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a site that searches dozens of sites in a few seconds and present the results in one list. | example: SkyScanner.com

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a site that accumulates travel information. Simply forward your confirmation emails and in a matter of seconds, a comprehensive itinerary for every trip will be created. | example: Tripit

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1. Google translate - language 2. XE - currency conversion 3. Hopper - travel planner 4. Travel Perk - planning, booking, and coordinating trip details for one person or an entire team 5. Seat Guru - view layout and configuration of their planes and seats

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False | It CAN be transferred from one phone to another.