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Computer Hands-On Exam Retaj

This document provides information about various computer components, devices, and networks. It discusses input devices, output devices, storage devices, network topologies like bus, star, and ring, as well as network types including LAN, MAN, VPN, and SAN. Communication methods like chatrooms, social media, email, and instant messaging apps like Telegram are also covered. The document concludes with definitions of common computer threats such as phishing, viruses, spyware, and more.

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Computer Hands-On Exam Retaj

This document provides information about various computer components, devices, and networks. It discusses input devices, output devices, storage devices, network topologies like bus, star, and ring, as well as network types including LAN, MAN, VPN, and SAN. Communication methods like chatrooms, social media, email, and instant messaging apps like Telegram are also covered. The document concludes with definitions of common computer threats such as phishing, viruses, spyware, and more.

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COMPUTER HANDS-ON EXAM

• An input device is a piece of equipment


used to provide data and control signals
to an information processing system such
as a computer or information appliance.
There are 2 types of input devices:
- manual input device
- automatic input device
Manual input device are used to input data by hand
• Automatic input devices read and • Monitors are also known as visual
input data into a computer system display units.
• Examples of output devices are: • There are 2 forms pf storage
• Monitor devices:

• Projector • External storage devices


• Headphones • Internal storage devices
• Ink-jet printer
• Laser printer
• Examples of internal storage • Examples of external storage
devices: devices:
• Hard disk drive (HDD) • USB memory sticks
• Solid state drive (SSD) • Portable HDDs
• CDs and DVDs
• A bus network is an arrangement • A ring topology is a network
in a local area network (LAN) in configuration where device
which each node is connected to a connections create a circular data
main cable or link called a bus path.
• In a star network each device on • A metropolitan area network is a
the network has its own cable that computer area network that
connects to a switch or hub. connects computers within a
metropolitan area
• The term virtual private network • A storage area network (SAN) Is
(abbreviated VPN) describes any specialized, high speed network
technology that can encapsulate that provides block-level network
and transmit network data, access to storage.
typically internet protocol data,
over another network
• Chatrooms are primarily used to • Facebook messenger is an instant
share information via text with a messaging feature built into
group of other users Facebook.
• A social network is a website or • Electronic mail (email or e-mail)
other technology that lets us is a method of exchanging
people communicate over the between people using electronic
internet. devices.
• The fraudulent practice of sending • Software that is specially designed
emails purporting to be from to disturb, damage, or gain
reputable companies in order to unauthorized access to a computer
induce individuals to reveal system
personal information such as
passwords and credit card
numbers.
• A computer virus is a type of • Spyware is a software that enables
malicious code or program written a user to obtain covert information
to alter the way a computer about another user’s computer
operates and is designed to spread activities by transmitting data
from one computer to the other. covertly from their hard drive.
• Instant messaging allows a person • Telegram is a freeware, cross-
to directly message another person platform, cloud based instant
or a group of people messaging software and
application service.

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