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Which type of software is responsible for managing computer hardware and providing a platform for applications to run?

  • Operating Systems (correct)
  • Open Source Software
  • Application Software
  • Utility Programs

What category of operating systems is commonly used in personal computers and servers?

  • Open Systems
  • Device Drivers
  • Operating Systems for Personal Computers and Servers (correct)
  • Operating Systems for Mobile Devices

What type of network topology uses a central hub to which all nodes are connected?

  • Bus Topology
  • Star Topology (correct)
  • Ring Topology
  • Mesh Topology

Which security characteristic ensures that data is only accessible to authorized individuals or systems?

<p>Confidentiality (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of attack involves capturing and altering communication between two parties without their knowledge?

<p>Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a network server primarily responsible for?

<p>Making documents, programs, and computer hardware available to others (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are individual users' desktop computers linked together in a network?

<p>With a network server (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a network server when all people use their computers for a common purpose?

<p>Enabling convenient file and information sharing between users (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a network server in sending Web pages to users browsing the Internet?

<p>Sending its Web pages to thousands of people visiting the site that it hosts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way do organizations commonly use network servers for e-mail services?

<p>Accessing the central e-mail program running on the server (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a computer in the context of processing data?

<p>Performing operations on the data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes data in the context of computer usage?

<p>Stored facts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary outcome of feeding instructions and data into a computer for processing?

<p>Converted into information through processing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which operation does a computer perform when it presents the results after processing data?

<p>Output (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of computer usage, what best describes information?

<p>Processed facts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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