BTEC DIT
ad hoc network - answerA network created when two wireless devices connect to each
other directly.
Open Wifi Networks - answerwhen public places provide free Wi-Fi
a network key - answera code provide to authorised users to access the network
Tethering - answerTransforms a smartphone into a portable communications device
that shares its Internet access with other computers and devices wirelessly
Personal Hotspot - answerallows users to connect to a mobile device that has an
internet connection
Encryption - answera process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only
"authorized" people can read it.
Hacking - answerunauthorized access, modification, or use of an electronic device or
some element of a computer system
cookies - answerSmall text files that are sent to your computer from certain websites.
They track your behaviour and transactions.
the cloud - answerpooled computer resources over the internet
Server - answera computer that provides services to other users
synchronisations - answerwhen the file that's saved on the cloud is edited on the
PC ,copies the new edits to file to match exactly as the one saved locally on the PC
Scalability - answerwhen you can rent additional storage space from the cloud storage
provider(CSP)or you can reduce the space.
ad hoc network - answerA network created when two wireless devices connect to each
other directly.
Open Wifi Networks - answerwhen public places provide free Wi-Fi
a network key - answera code provide to authorised users to access the network
Tethering - answerTransforms a smartphone into a portable communications device
that shares its Internet access with other computers and devices wirelessly
Personal Hotspot - answerallows users to connect to a mobile device that has an
internet connection
Encryption - answera process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only
"authorized" people can read it.
Hacking - answerunauthorized access, modification, or use of an electronic device or
some element of a computer system
cookies - answerSmall text files that are sent to your computer from certain websites.
They track your behaviour and transactions.
the cloud - answerpooled computer resources over the internet
Server - answera computer that provides services to other users
synchronisations - answerwhen the file that's saved on the cloud is edited on the
PC ,copies the new edits to file to match exactly as the one saved locally on the PC
Scalability - answerwhen you can rent additional storage space from the cloud storage
provider(CSP)or you can reduce the space.
