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






2. The most commonly used wired Ethernet standard deployed in devices designed for home networks which provides bandwidth of up to 1 Gbps.






3. A type of technology used to transmit video signals; used on newer LCD monitors - as well as other multimedia devices such as televisions - DVD players - and projectors.






4. A type of monitor ( or display in a notebook or PDA) that accepts input from a user touching the screen.






5. An agreement between the user and the software developer that must be accepted before installing the software on a computer.






6. An active topology (meaning that data is retransmitted) in which the nodes connect to a central communications device called a switch. The switch receives a signal from the sending node and retransmits it to the node that should receive it.






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






8. A software holding area for printing jobs.






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






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






11. '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.'






12. The process of installing only those features of a software program that a user wants on the hard drive.






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






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






15. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.






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






17. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.






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






19. '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.'






20. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.






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






22. 'A hierarchical structure that include files - folders - and drives used to create a more organized and efficient computer.'






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






24. Programs that perform basic editing tasks on audio files such as cutting dead air space from the beginning or end of a song or cutting a portion from the middle.






25. A port that enables the computer(or other device) to be connected to other devices or systems such as networks - modems - and the internet.






26. The design of a computer network; includes both physical and logical design.






27. The process for loading the operating system (OS) into random access memory (RAM) when the computer is turned on.






28. 'A tag that looks like a sticker or label - is attached to a batch of merchandise - and contains a microchip that holds a unique sequence of numbers used to identify the product to which it is attached.'






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






30. Software that facilitates the communication between a device and the operating system.






31. The ability of an operating system to perform more than one process at a time.






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






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






34. 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.






35. A portion of the hard drive containing all the different configurations (settings) used by the Windows operating system (OS) as well as by other applications.






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






37. An index of all sector numbers that the hard drive stores in a table to keep track of which sectors hold which files.






38. A special shelf inside a computer case that is designed to hold storage devices.






39. The space on the hard drive where the operating system stores data if there isn't enough random access memory (RAM) to hold all of the programs you're currently trying to run.






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






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






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






43. A nonimpact printer known for quick and quiet production and high quality printouts.






44. 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.






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






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






47. Pernament storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).






48. A collection of files stored on a computer.






49. (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






50. A technology that permits quicker processing of information by enabling a new set of instructions to start executing before the previous set has finished.







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