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






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






3. '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.'






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






5. The process of installing all the files and programs from the distribution CD to the computer's hard drive.






6. Comprises computing devices - softeare - or peripherals that use techniques - parts - and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular.






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






8. A port that can connect a wide variety of peripherial devices to the computer - including keyboards - printers - mice - smartphones - PDAs - flash drives - and digital cameras.






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Any of the main files of an operating system.






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






13. One billion hertz






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






15. A display that uses organic compounds to produce light when exposed to an electric current. Unlike LCD's - OLEDs do not require a backlight to function and therefore draw less power and have a much thinner display - sometimes as thin as 3mm.






16. The layout and structure of the network.






17. Software that turns an artificial environment into a realistic experience.






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






19. A port that uses a traditional telephone signal to connect a computer to the internet.






20. The computer's temporary storage space or short-term memory. It is located in a set of chips on the system's motherboard - and its capacity is measured in megabytes or gigabytes.






21. 'The portion of a company's intranet that is used to share business information with business partners such as vendors - suppliers - and customers.'






22. The first part of the label applied to a file; it is generally the name a user assigns to the file when saving it.






23. Eight binary digits(bits)






24. The process by which humans or computer software provide organizational structure to a computer's contents.






25. When the operating system processes the task assigned a higher priority before processing a task that has been assigned a lower priority.






26. '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.'






27. A printer that sprays ink or uses laser beams to make marks on the paper. The most common nonimpact printers are inkjet and laser printers.






28. A specially designed computer that can perform comples calculations extremely rapidly; used in situations in which complex models requiring intensive mathmatical calcualtions are needed (such as weather forecasting or atomic energy research).






29. 'A complete processing section from a CPU - embedded into one physical chip.'






30. 'The computer's temporary storage space or short-term memory. It is located in a set of chips on the system unit's motherboard - and its capacity is measured in megabytes or gigabytes.'






31. A group of icons collected for easy access.






32. BD-ROM is defined as BluRay Disc Read Only Memory. BD-ROM is an optical disc storage media format for high-definition video and data storage.






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






34. Portable - nonvolatile memory.






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






36. Manipulating or organizing data into information.






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






38. 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.






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






40. A network used to connect wireless devices (such as Bluetooth-enabled devices) in close proximity to each other.






41. '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.'






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






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






44. '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.'






45. System software that controls hardware devices.






46. 'On the desktop - the bar that appears at the side or bottom of the window and controls which part of the information is displayed on the screen.'






47. 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.






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






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






50. 'Programs that include image - video - and audio editing software - animation software - and other specialty software required to produce computer games - animations - and movies.'