Question 1

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Case 1-1
Sally is a very active real estate agent. She is looking to purchase a new computer so she can keep track of her client's accounts, access the Internet from anywhere in the city and touch-up photos of real estate properties.
-Should Sally get a laptop computer or a Tablet PC? What are the considerations for her?

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Question 2

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                        Premises: Higher quality and more capacity than standard DVDs.
Narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk.
Communications standard used to transfer pages on the Web.
Processor, memory, and storage devices are housed in a box-like case.
Smaller, lighter, and not as powerful as a traditional notebook computer.

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Question 3

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Case 1-2
John's new computer has started to perform oddly and he is concerned that it may have become infected with malware. He knows that you work for a company that produces antivirus software so he gives you a call to ask for advice.
-What do you tell him is the difference between a worm and a Trojan horse?

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Question 4

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John's new computer has started to perform oddly and he is concerned that it may have become infected with malware. He knows that you work for a company that produces antivirus software so he gives you a call to ask for advice.
-List at least six reasons you can give John for preventing viruses and other malware.

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Question 5

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Case 1-1
Sally is a very active real estate agent. She is looking to purchase a new computer so she can keep track of her client's accounts, access the Internet from anywhere in the city and touch-up photos of real estate properties.
-Sally decides that she will buy a desktop computer for her office as well as a mobile device for use on the road. For the desktop computer, she is trying to decide on an access provider, but she is unclear about the terminology and what she would get with each kind of provider. What can you tell her?

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Question 6

Define what a network is, discuss its advantages, and briefly explain the main types of networks.

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Quiz 1: Introduction to Computers

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

Define what a network is, discuss its advantages, and briefly explain the main types of networks.