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Technology In Action - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed internet connection.
port
network interface card(NIC)
home network server
patient simulator
2. 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.
microphone(mic)
system software
file compression utility
bandwidth (data transfer rate)
3. A network made up of local area networks (LANs) connected over long distances.
wide area network (WAN)
nonvolatile storage
network interface card(NIC)
software
4. A computer deployed to provide remote storage space or to act as a repository for files that users can access.
expansion card (adapter card)
intranet
interrupt
file server
5. 'Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM). When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.'
notebook computer
volatile storage
possessed object
video graphics array (VGA) port
6. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'
accounting software
hibernate
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
simulation software
7. 'In Windows - a snapshot of your entire system's settings used for restoring your system to a prior point in time.'
binary language
cold boot
system restore point
network architecture
8. A port that enables the computer(or other device) to be connected to other devices or systems such as networks - modems - and the internet.
system requirements
connectivity port
file server
trackpoint device
9. 'Small blocks of memory - located directly on and next to the central processing unit (CPU) chip - that act as holding places for recently or frequently used instructions or data that the CPU accesses the most. When these instructions or data are sto
head crash
event
cache memory
digital video editing software
10. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.
printer
e-mail server
power-on self-test (POST)
internal hard drive
11. Programs designed to provide users with entertainment. Computer games make up the vast majority of entertainment software.
brute force attack
wide area network (WAN)
entertainment software
multitask
12. 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.
toolbar
3D sound card
Internet appliance
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
13. 'A type of hard drive that uses much thinner cables - and can transfer data more quickly - than IDE drives.'
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
real-time operating system (RTOS)
supercomputer
Mac OS
14. The amount of random access memory (RAM) that is installed in a computer.
physical memory
interrupt handler
surround sound
jam signal
15. See local bus.
flash memory card
Web page authoring software
home network server
front side bus (FSB)
16. 'A device that enables the computer (or peripheral) to communicate with the network using a common data communication language - or protocol.'
network adapter
tablet PC
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
system software
17. A program that is hosted on a Web site and does not require installation on the computer.
input device
Web-based application software
image editing software (photo editing software)
e-mail server
18. See eSata.
network-ready device
external SATA
Cat 6 cable
decentralized
19. A method of optical storage for digital data; originally developed for storing digital audio.
inkjet printer
compact disc(CD)
network topology
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
20. The discrepancy between those who have access to the oppertunities and knowledge computers and the internet offer and those who do not.
transceiver
track
media access control (MAC) address
digital divide
21. A printer that has tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon - thus making a mark on the paper. The most common impact printer is the dot-matrix printer.
output device
impact printer
platform
Task Scheduler utility
22. 'An alternative to more traditional mapping software programs; easily accessible with any Internet connection and updated more frequently than offline services. Examples include MapQuest - Yahoo! Maps - Google Maps - and Google Earth.'
warm boot
print queue
online mapping service
bit depth
23. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'
Windows Explorer
device driver
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
application programming interface (API)
24. 'The process of identifying a computer user - based on a login or username and password. The computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network.'
widget
computer-aided design (CAD)
authentication
wide area network (WAN)
25. 'Programs used to create and edit written documents such as papers - letters - and r
word processing software
solid state drive (SSD)
seek time
wide area network (WAN)
26. A server that keeps track of who is logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each user.
network navigation device
authentication server
proprietary software
UNIX
27. 'The top level of the filing structure in a computer system. In Windows computers - the root directory of the hard drive is represented as C:.'
firewall
bastion host
open source software
root directory
28. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.
proprietary software
preemptive multitasking
transceiver
affective computing
29. 'The process of looking at a computer's subsystems - what they do - and how they perform to determine whether the computer system has the right hardware components to do what the user ultimately wants it to do.'
clock speed
network interface card (NIC)
sector
system evaluation
30. A small - joystick-like nub that enables you to move the cursor with the tip of your finger.
UNIX
nanoscience
trackpoint device
program
31. 'A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.'
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
solid state drive (SSD)
device driver
client/server network
32. The process of installing all the files and programs from the distribution CD to the computer's hard drive.
Blu-ray disc
random access memory (RAM)
touch pad
full installation
33. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.
local bus
network navigation device
network-attached storage (NAS) device
router
34. A utility in Windows that restores system settings to a specific previous date when everything was working properly.
preemptive multitasking
System Restore
graphical user interface (GUI)
file
35. Any copyrighted software that can be used for free.
node
freeware
shareware
head crash
36. How a user sets up his or her computer and other equipment to minimize risk of injury or discomfort.
offshoring
ergonomics
blu-ray disc(BD)
network adapter
37. A self-regulatory body established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association that rates computer and video games according to the age appropriateness of content.
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
DVD-RAM
interrupt handler
computer
38. Communications media that do not use cables but instead rely on radio waves to communicate.
kernel (supervisor program)
wireless media
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
preemptive multitasking
39. '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.'
access card reader
switch
home area network (HAN)
wireless media
40. A series of instructions to be followed by a computer to accomplish a task.
centralized
program
firewall
authentication
41. Documentation for a software product that is built directly into the software.
integrated help
blu-ray disc(BD)
CSMA/CD
network adapter
42. The time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data.
root directory
digital video interface(DVI)
access time
personal information manager (PIM) software
43. The memory that the computer's operating system uses.
vertical market software
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
ribbon
kernel memory
44. '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.'
protocol
track
sound card
random access memory (RAM)
45. 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.
system software
hardware
system requirements
shielded twisted pair (STP) cable
46. '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.'
backward compatibility
Cat 6 cable
hard drive
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
47. 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.
access card reader
Windows 7
printer
solid state drive(SSD)
48. 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
sound card
protocol
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
network operating system (NOS)
49. A network located in a home that is used to connect all of its digital devices.
scrollbar
home area network (HAN)
server
system software
50. A device that holds all permanently stored programs and data; can be located inside the system unit or attached to the system unit via a USB port.
clock speed
productivity software
hard drive
information technology(IT)