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Parallel Computing Concepts

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What is the term for a wireless access point installed on a secure network without explicit authorization?

Two-Factor Authentication

Distributed Denial of Service

Roque Access Point (correct)

Phishing Site

What is an example of Crowdsourcing in science?

Creative Commons

Citizen Science (correct)

Metadata

Computing Innovation

What is the purpose of a Public Key in cryptography?

To decrypt data

To create a digital signature

To encrypt data (correct)

To authenticate users

What is the term for the process of removing the fractional part of a number?

Truncating Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for systematic errors or distortions introduced into algorithms or systems due to human or systemic biases?

Computing Bias Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for making decisions in a program based on specific conditions?

Selection Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ratio of the time taken to execute a task sequentially to the time taken to execute the same task in parallel?

Speedup Signup and view all the answers

What type of error occurs when a calculation exceeds the maximum value that can be stored within a given data type?

Overflow Error Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for malicious software designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system?

Malware Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an error in the syntax of a programming language that prevents the program from being compiled or interpreted?

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What is the term for the action of recording (logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a covert manner?

Keylogging Signup and view all the answers