CSP Quiz #2

What is a Byte?

• A single unit of information in a computer

• 8 bits

• A type of computer that forwards data

• A protocol for sending data

What is Lossless Compression?

• A protocol for transmitting web pages

• A process for reducing bits without losing any information

• A system for translating domain names

• A process for reducing bits with some information loss

What does a Router do?

• Measures analog data at intervals

• Forwards data across a network

• Assigns unique numbers to devices

• Reduces the number of bits needed to represent data

What is the function of the Domain Name System (DNS)?

• Includes extra components for system reliability

• Translates domain names into IP addresses

• Describes how a command or code works

• Measures the maximum amount of data sent

What is an IP Address?

• A system of linked pages, programs, and files

• A chunk of data sent over a network

• A unique number assigned to each device on the Internet

• A protocol for sending data across the Internet

What is the purpose of Sampling?

• To assign unique numbers to devices

• To reduce the number of bits needed to represent data

• To forward data across a network

• To create a digital representation of analog data

What is a Computing Network?

• A machine that can run a program

• A group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data

• A group of computing devices and programs working together

• A protocol for transmitting web pages

What is the Digital Divide?

• A protocol for sending data across the Internet

• A process for reducing bits without losing information

• Differing access to computing devices and the Internet

• A system for translating domain names

What is a Packet?

• A chunk of data sent over a network

• A system of linked pages, programs, and files

• A protocol for transmitting web pages

• A unique number assigned to each device

What is Bandwidth?

• The maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time

• A protocol for sending data across the Internet

• A group of interconnected computing devices

• A process for creating a digital representation of analog data