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Technology In Action - 2
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it-skills
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 with a specific purpose that must guarantee certain response times for particular computing tasks - or else the machine's application is useless. Real-time operating systems are found in many types of robotic equipment.'
virtual private network (VPN)
real-time operating system (RTOS)
netbook
binary language
2. Software that provides street maps and written directions to locations.
mapping program
metropolitan area network (MAN)
application software
biometric authentication device
3. A group of icons collected for easy access.
S-video (super video)
widget
fiber-optic cable
ribbon
4. The instructions programmers write in a higher-level language.
source code
menu
folder
external SATA
5. 'The process that occurs after the read/write head of the hard drive locates the correct track - and then waits for the correct sector to spin to the read/write head.'
keyboard
latency
interrupt handler
device driver
6. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
proprietary software
possessed object
read/write head
client
7. 'The technology that enables the operating system - once it is booted up - to recognize automatically any new peripherals and configure them to work with the system.'
Plug and Play (PnP)
connectivity port
smartphone
terminator
8. 'A device on a network such as a router - hub - and switch that moves data signals around the network.'
network navigation device
data collision
packet screening
DVD-ROM
9. 'In later versions of Windows operating systems - a feature that displays open and favorite applications for easy access.'
bluetooth
taskbar
customer relationship management (CRM) software
volatile storage
10. The accommodation of current devices being able to use previously issued software standards in addition to the current standards.
Windows 7
Disk Cleanup
metropolitan area network (MAN)
backward compatibility
11. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.
token method
file
data collision
software license
12. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'
dedicated server
course management software
byte
communications server
13. A drive that uses the same kind if memory that flash drives use - but can reach data in only a tenth of the time a flash drive requires.
organic light-emitting diode(OLED) displays
event
preemptive multitasking
solid state drive(SSD)
14. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately one thousand bytes.
kilobyte(KB)
event
hard drive
sound card
15. '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.'
extranet
fiber-optic cable
system software
Windows 7
16. 'A device that combines the functionality of a cell phone - a PMP - and a PDA into one unit.'
wireless media
smartphone
Device Manager
network-ready device
17. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.
bastion host
kernel (supervisor program)
full installation
device driver
18. 'Programs such as Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Organizer that strive to replace the various management tools found on a traditional desk such as a calendar - address book - notepad - and to-do lists.'
personal information manager (PIM) software
Web-based application software
surround sound
drawing software (illustration software)
19. The combination of a computer's operating system and processor. The two most common platform types are the PC and the Apple Macintosh.
platform
cold boot
wireless media
proprietary software
20. A power supply regulates the wall voltage to the voltages required by computer chips; it is housed inside the system unit.
viewing angle
power supply
QWERTY keyboard
extranet
21. 'In Windows - a snapshot of your entire system's settings used for restoring your system to a prior point in time.'
mainframe
service set identifier (SSID)
expansion card (adapter card)
system restore point
22. A Windows utility that removes unnecessary files from the hard drive.
Disk Cleanup
menu-driven interface
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
modem card
23. A port that enables the computer(or other device) to be connected to other devices or systems such as networks - modems - and the internet.
router
legacy technology
video graphics array (VGA) port
connectivity port
24. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
ergonomics
client
brightness
25. 'A wireless standard established in 1997 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; also known as WiFi (short for Wireless Fidelity) - it enables wireless network devices to work seamlessly with other networks and devices.'
response time
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
latency
802.11 standard
26. 'A form included in many productivity applications that provides the basic structure for a particular kind of document - spreadsheet - or presentation.'
desktop
template
organic light-emitting diode(OLED) displays
output device
27. Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM) - When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.
volatile storage
nanotechnology
internal hard drive
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
28. The most popular transmission media option for Ethernet networks. UTP cable is composed of four pairs of wires that are twisted around each other to reduce electrical interference.
database software
network administrator
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
operating system (OS)
29. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.
path separator
Linux
track
terabyte (TB)
30. A technology that permits quicker processing of information by enabling a new set of instructions to start executing before the previous set has finished.
speaker
router
sector
hyperthreading
31. 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
metropolitan area network (MAN)
packet (data packet)
sleep mode
server
32. When the operating system processes the task assigned a higher priority before processing a task that has been assigned a lower priority.
preemptive multitasking
router
data
firewire 800
33. A design in newer routers that provides for faster wireless data transmission by utilizing more than one antenna to transmit and receive data.
piggybacking
expansion card (adapter card)
peripheral device
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
34. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service.
sound card
coaxial cable
application software
online mapping service
35. 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.
intranet
response time
Device Manager
nonimpact printer
36. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
Backup and Restore utility
mouse
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
surrond-sound speaker
37. A folder on a Windows desktop in which deleted files from the hard drive are held until permanently purged from the system.
stylus
node
possessed object
Recycle Bin
38. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.
warm boot
front side bus (FSB)
nonimpact printer
Last Known Good Configuration
39. Software that facilitates the communication between a device and the operating system.
access method
simulation software
contrast ratio
device driver
40. Comprises computing devices - softeare - or peripherals that use techniques - parts - and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular.
legacy technology
application server
motherboard
paging
41. One of three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs.
DVD-RAM
latency
digital video(or versatile) disc (DVD)
mouse
42. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.
client/server network (server-based network)
Cat 6 cable
head crash
information technology(IT)
43. 'A process that involves examining incoming data packets to ensure they originated from - or are authorized by - valid users on the internal network.'
file path
peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
packet screening
source code
44. 'A wireless standard established in 1997 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; also known as WiFi (short for Wireless Fidelity) - it enables wireless network devices to work seamlessly with other networks and devices.'
client
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
megahertz(MHz)
802.11 standard
45. '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.'
authentication server
proprietary software
path separator
freeware
46. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).
terabyte (TB)
mainframe
patient simulator
system file
47. A server that acts as a repository for application software.
client
application server
media access control (MAC) address
trackpoint device
48. A measure of the greatest amount of light showing when a monitor is displaying pure white; measured as candelas per square meter (cd/m^2) or nits.
brightness
flash memory card
monitor (display screen)
bluetooth technology
49. A data-processing device that gathers - processes - outputs - and stores digital data and information.
token
computer
root directory
keyboard
50. A desktop system unit that houses the computer's processor -memory - and monitor in a single unit.
touch pad
system unit
all-in-one computer
QWERTY keyboard