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






2. RAM that is included as part of a video card.






3. '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.'






4. A tyoe of audio processing that makes the listner experiance sound as if it were coming in all directions.






5. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






6. '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.'






7. A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.






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






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






10. 'The set of minimum storage - memory capacity - and processing standards recommended by the software manufacturer to ensure proper operation of a software application.'






11. 'A form included in many productivity applications that provides the basic structure for a particular kind of document - spreadsheet - or presentation.'






12. 'Someone who has training in computer and peripheral maintenance and repair - network design - and the installation of network software; installs new equipment - configures computers for users - repairs equipment - and assigns network access to users






13. 'In later versions of Windows operating systems - a feature that displays open and favorite applications for easy access.'






14. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.






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






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






17. A notebook computer designed specifically to work with handwriting recognition technology.






18. A device (such as a printer or external hard drive) that can be attached directly to a network instead of needing to attach to a computer on the network.






19. 'A drive that uses the same kind of memory that flash drives use - but can reach data in only a tenth of the time a flash drive requires.'






20. A device that amplifies your wireless signal to get it out to parts of your home that are experiencing poor connectivity.






21. A hard drive that is installed inside the system unit.






22. The clearness or sharpness of an image - whcih is controlled by the numberof pixels displayed on the screen.






23. The process of swapping data or instructions that have been placed in the swap file for later use back into active random access memory (RAM). The contents of the hard drive's swap file then become less active data or instructions.






24. 'A group of two or more computers (or nodes) that are configured to share information and resources such as printers - files - and databases.'






25. The amount of random access memory (RAM) that is installed in a computer.






26. The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer together - including the computer's processor (its brains) - its memory - and the many circuit boards that help the computer function.






27. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.






28. An output device for sound.






29. A Windows utility that removes unnecessary files from the hard drive.






30. 'A single-user - single-task operating system created by Microsoft. MS-DOS was the first widely installed operating system in personal computers.'






31. A port that is slightly larger than a standard phone jack and transfers data at speeds of up to 10 -000Mbps; used to connect a computer to a DSL or cable modem or a network.






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






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






34. '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)'






35. A single point that creates the images on a computer monitor. Pixels are illuminated by an electron beam that passes rapidly back and forth across the back of the screen so that the pixels appear to glow continuously.






36. An expansion card that enables a computer to produce sounds that are omnidirectional or three dimensional.






37. A system of networking connections in which all devices are connected to a central cable called the bus (or backbone).






38. '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.'






39. The actual speed of data transfer that is achieved. It is usually less than the data transfer rate and is measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






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






41. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.






42. 'Someone who has training in computer and peripheral maintenance and repair - network design - and the installation of network software; installs new equipment - configures computers for users - repairs equipment - and assigns network access to users






43. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enable you to read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'






44. The set of programs that run on a computer to help 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.






45. A network that uses public communication pathways (usually the Internet) to provide branch offices or employees who are not at the office with secure access to the company network. VPNs maintain privacy by using secure data communication protocols.






46. A server that manages all client-requested printing jobs for all printers on the network.






47. The science of using nanostructures to build devices on an extremely small scale.






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






49. A software holding area for printing jobs.






50. The process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigates to spot significant patterns or trends within the data that would otherwise not be obvious.