What Gestalt principles contribute to the organization of the window depicted in the following figure? Explain.
The title and subtitle (“QuickTime Player: Play and edit QuickTime movies” are set off from the rest of the text on the page. They form a group, as does the copyright information at the bottom of the page. Proximity forms these groups. Notice that there is another Gestalt principle at work here – the title text is different in appearance from the copyright text. Thus similarity is also operating. An aside: groupings are strengthened when more than one Gestalt principle is participating the in the group making. This is an indication of a strong visual organization.
Some students may also notice closure at work in the apple shape.
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Which of the following are the five Spanning-Tree Protocol states? (Select five.)
a. Blocking b. Listening c. Selecting d. Learning e. Forwarding f. Disabled g. Passing h. Cut-through
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. A logical I/O request asks for a specific logical unit of data and indicates where (or how) the data is physically stored. 2. The act of physically transferring a unit of data between a peripheral device and memory is called logical I/O. 3. A physical record is the unit of data (for example, a sector) that is transferred between a peripheral device and memory. 4. A logical record is the unit of data processed by a single iteration of an application program. 5. Logical and physical records are different. One solution is to block the data, storing several logical records in each sector.
A(n) _________________________ conveys a visual representation of data.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The chief security officer (CSO) has reported a rise in data loss but no break-ins have occurred. By doing which of the following would the CSO MOST likely to reduce the number of incidents?
A. Implement protected distribution B. Employ additional firewalls C. Conduct security awareness training D. Install perimeter barricades