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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 program that helps coordinate all print jobs being sent to the printer at the same time.






2. The time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data.






3. 'A device that enables the computer (or peripheral) to communicate with the network using a common data communication language - or protocol.'






4. The measurement (in miliseconds) of the time it takes for a pixel to change color; the lower the response time - the smoother moving images will appear on the monitor.






5. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'






6. An expansion card that is installed inside a system unit to translate binary data (the 1s and 0s the computer uses) into the images viewed on the monitor.






7. A printer that works either by melting wax-based ink onto ordinary paper (in a process called thermal wax transfer printing) or by burning dots onto specially coated paper (in a process called direct thermal printing).






8. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'






9. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.






10. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).






11. 'In Windows - a snapshot of your entire system's settings used for restoring your system to a prior point in time.'






12. 'A thin - round - metallic storage plate stacked onto the hard drive spindle.'






13. A hardware device used to enter - or input - data (text - images - and sounds) and instructions (user responses and commands) into a computer. Some input devices are keyboards and mice.






14. Measured in degrees - this tells how far you can move to the side of (or above or below) the monitor before the image quality degrades to unacceptable levels.






15. '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.'






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






17. A specially designed computer chip that resides inside another device - such as a car. These self-contained computer devices have their own programming and typically neither recieve input from users nor interact with other systems.






18. A cable that transmits data at close to the speed of light along glass or plastic fibers.






19. A program or hardware mechanism that controls which computer is allowed to use the transmission media in a network at a certain time.






20. A program that takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.






21. A power-management mode that saves the current state of the current system to the computer's hard drive.






22. The study of molecules and nanostructures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.






23. One of the fastest ports available - moving data at 800Mbps.






24. 'A Windows utility (found in the Control Panel) that allows the user to create a duplicate copy of all the data on a hard drive (or just the folders and files the user specifies) and copy it to another storage device - such as a DVD or external hard






25. 'A device that enables the computer (or peripheral) to communicate with the network using a common data communication language - or protocol.'






26. 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.






27. 'The set of programs on a computer that helps a user carry out tasks such as word processing - sending e-mail - balancing a budget - creating presentations - editing photos - taking an online course - and playing games.'






28. '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.'






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






30. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.






31. A Windows utility that shows programs currently running and permits you to exit nonresponsive programs when you click End Task.






32. 'Programs that enable a user to perform various tasks generally required in home - school - and business. Examples include word processing - spreadsheet - presentation - personal information management (PIM) - and database programs.'






33. 'The exact location of a file - starting with the drive in which the file is located - and including all folders - subfolders (if any) - the file name - and the extension. (Example: C:Usersusername DocumentsIllustrationsEBronte.jpg)'






34. A container designed to hold multiple data packets.






35. 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.






36. Cables made of copper wires that are twisted around each other and are surrounded by a plastic jacket (such as traditional home phone wire).






37. 'The process of identifying a computer user - based on a login or username and password. The computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network.'






38. A printer that has tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon - thus making a mark on the paper. The most common impact printer is the dot-matrix printer.






39. A nonimpact printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto a paper.






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






41. A collection of files stored on a computer.






42. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.






43. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'






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






45. A network located in a home that is used to connect all of its digital devices.






46. A small - compact portable computer.






47. A network device that is used to send data between two different local area networks (LANs) or two segments of the same LAN.






48. An expansion card that attached to the motherboard inside the system unit and the enables the computer to produce sounds by providing a connection for the speakers and microphone.






49. 'The backslash mark () used by Microsoft Windows and DOS in file names. Mac files use a colon (:) - and UNIX and Linux use the forward slash (/) as the path separator.'






50. A common output device that displays text - graphics - and video as soft copies (copies that can be seen only on screen).