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






2. A design in newer routers that provides for faster wireless data transmission by utilizing more than one antenna to transmit and receive data.






3. An output device for sound.






4. A Windows feature that starts the computer by using the registry information that was saved during the last shutdown.






5. '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.'






6. 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.






7. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service. Key Terms






8. Data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.






9. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.






10. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.






11. Software that provides street maps and written directions to locations.






12. Interface between user and computer in which the user enters commands to communicate with the computer system.






13. An application that is still under development.






14. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately one thousand bytes.






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. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.






17. A software holding area for printing jobs.






18. 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.






19. Programs for editing photographs and other images.






20. A network made up of local area networks (LANs) connected over long distances.






21. The part of the system unit of a computer that is responsible for data processing ( the 'brains' of the computer); it is the largest and most important chip in the computer. The CPU controls all the functionsperformed by the computer's other componen






22. '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.'






23. 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.






24. A step-by-step guide that walks you through the necessary steps to complete a complicated task.






25. A measure of the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black colors that a monitor can produce. If the contrast ratio is too low - colors tend to fade when the brightness is adjusted to a high or low setting.






26. 'A device for transmitting data on a network. A switch makes decisions - based on the media access control (MAC) address of the data - as to where the data is to be sent.'






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






28. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






29. 'Software that handles requests for information - Internet access - and the use of peripherals for the rest of the network nodes.'






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






31. Communications media that do not use cables but instead rely on radio waves to communicate.






32. 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






33. '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






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






35. A temporary storage area on the hard drive where the operating system 'swaps out' or moves the data or instructions from random access memory (RAM) that have not recently been used. This process takes place when more RAM space is needed.






36. 'A collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference; in database terminology - a file or table is a group of related records.'






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






38. Impact of read/write head against magnetic platter of the hard drive; often results in data loss.






39. 'A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.'






40. 'A type of hard drive that uses much thinner cables - and can transfer data more quickly - than IDE drives.'






41. A computer-controlled mannequin that simulates human body functions and reactions.Patient simulators are used in training doctors - nurses - and emergency services personnel by simulating dangerous situations that would put live patients at risk.






42. 'Permanent storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).'






43. Programs for creating or editing two-dimensional line-based drawings.






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






45. Any copyrighted software that can be used for free.






46. A hardware device used to enter user responses and commands into a computer.






47. A device that allows you to capture sound waves - such as those created by your voice - and transfer them to digital format on your computer.






48. 'A device for transmitting data on a network. A switch makes decisions - based on the media access control (MAC) address of the data - as to where the data is to be sent.'






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






50. 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).