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Technology In Action - 2

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A circuit board with specific functions that augment the computer's basic functions and provide connections to other devices; examples include sound card and video card.






2. A low-power mode for electronic devices such as computers that saves electric poer consumption and sace your computer settings where you left off. When the computer is 'woken up -' you can resume working more quickly that when cold booting the comput






3. Any object that a user carries to identify him- or herself and that grants the user access to a computer system or computer facility.






4. A computer that is intended for use at a single location. A desktop computer consists of a case that houses the main components of the computer - plus peripheral devices.






5. 'In a wireless network - a device that translates the electronic data that needs to be sent along the network into radio waves and then broadcasts these radio waves to other network nodes.'






6. Eight binary digits(bits)






7. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






8. A specially designed computer that can perform comples calculations extremely rapidly; used in situations in which complex models requiring intensive mathmatical calcualtions are needed (such as weather forecasting or atomic energy research).






9. A Windows utility that enables you to schedule tasks to run automatically at predetermined times with no interaction necessary on your part.






10. 'An operating system by Microsoft that incorporates a user-friendly - graphical interface.'






11. A self-regulatory body established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association that rates computer and video games according to the age appropriateness of content.






12. Numbers - words - pictures - or sounds that represent facts - figures - or ideas.






13. A port that can connect a wide variety of peripherial devices to the computer - including keyboards - printers - mice - smartphones - PDAs - flash drives - and digital cameras.






14. The ability to easily add more users to a network without affecting the performance of the other network nodes (computers or peripherals).






15. 'An electronic filing system best used for larger and more complicated groups of data that require more than one table and the ability to group - sort - and retrieve data and generate reports.'






16. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






17. 'Program code made publicly available for free; it can be copied - distributed - or changed without the stringent copyright protections of proprietary software products.'






18. Twisted pair cable that contains a layer of foil shielding to reduce interference.






19. 'A physical address - similar to a serial number on an appliance - that is assigned to each network adapter; it is made up of six 2-digit characters such as 01:40:87:44:79:A5.'






20. A drive that plugs into a universal serial bus(USB) port on a computer and stores data digitally. Also called USB drive - jump drive - or thumb drive.






21. A power supply regulates the wall voltage to the voltages required by computer chips; it is housed inside the system unit.






22. An interface through which external devices are connected to the computer.






23. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances. Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets to cell phones.






24. A network used to connect wireless devices (such as Bluetooth-enabled devices) in close proximity to each other.






25. A device that absorbs a signal so that it is not reflected back onto parts of the network that have already received it.






26. A small segment of data that is bundled for sending over transmission media. Each packet contains the address of the computer or peripheral device to which it is being sent.






27. 'A private corporate network that is used exclusively by company employees to facilitate information sharing - database access - group scheduling - videoconferencing - and other employee and customer collaborations.'






28. A large printer that uses a computer-controlled pen to produce oversize pictures that require precise continuous lines to be drawn - such as maps and architectural plans.






29. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.






30. The access method that ring networks use to avoid data collisions.






31. The technology used in flat-panel computer monitors.






32. 'A mini-application that runs on the desktop - offering easy access to a frequently used tool such as weather or a calendar item.'






33. A hardware device that uses lasers or light to read from - and maybe even write to - CDs - DVDs - or Blu-ray discs.






34. A mini-application developed for the Macintosh platform.






35. 'An attack delivered by specialized hacking software that tries many combinations of letters - numbers - and pieces of a user ID in an attempt to discover a user password.'






36. The set of programs that enables a computer's hardware devices and application software to work together; it includes the operating system and utility programs.






37. 'The essential component of the operating system that is responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system. Because it stays in random access memory (RAM) the entire time the computer is powered on - the kernel is






38. The instructions programmers write in a higher-level language.






39. A simplified licensing scheme that enables copyright holders to grant certain rights to a work while retaining other rights.






40. A measurement used in comparing software and hardware performance. Benchmarks are created using software applications that are specifically designed to push the limits of computer performance.






41. A collection of files stored on a computer.






42. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.






43. (1) A set of rules for exchanging data and communication. (2) The first part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) indicating the set of rules used to retrieve the specified document. The protocol is generally followed by a colon; two forward slashes






44. A method of optical storage for digital data - developed for storing high-definition media. It has the largest storage capacity of all optical storage options.






45. A device that sends processed data and information out of a computer in the form of text - pictures (graphics) - sounds (audio) - or video.






46. A user interface in which the user chooses a command from menus displayed on the screen.






47. A list of commands that displays on the screen.






48. 'Microsoft operating system that builds upon the security and user interface upgrades that the Windows Vista release provided - and gives users with touch-screen monitors the ability to use touch commands to scroll - resize windows - pan - and zoom.'






49. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'






50. Is a device that combines the functions of a printer - scanner - copier - and fax into one machine