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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 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.'






2. A mouse that uses an internal sensor or a laser to conrtol the mouse's movement. The sensor sends signals to the computer - telling it where to move the pointer on the screen.






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






4. An application that is still under development.






5. 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.






6. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.






7. 'The essential component of the operating system that is responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system. Because it stays in random access memory (RAM) the entire time the computer is powered on - the kernel is






8. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'






9. A data-processing device that gathers - processes - outputs - and stores digital data and information.






10. 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.






11. A device that uses some unique characteristic of human biology to identify authorized users.






12. A specialized computing device designed to store and manage network data.






13. The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do and enables it to perform different tasks.






14. '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:.'






15. 'The result of an action - such as a keystroke - mouse click - or signal to the printer - in the respective device (keyboard - mouse - or printer) to which the operating system responds.'






16. An interface through which external devices are connected to the computer.






17. A compact audio-video interface standard that carries both high-definition video and uncompressed digital audio.






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






19. A mouse with a rollerball on top instead of on the bottom. Because you move the trackball with your fingers - it doesn't require much wrist motion - so it is considered healthier for your wrist than a traditional mouse.






20. A device that absorbs a signal so that it is not reflected back onto parts of the network that have already received it.






21. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.






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






23. 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.






24. A small - joystick-like nub that enables you to move the cursor with the tip of your finger.






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






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






27. 'An operating system originally conceived in 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie of AT&T's Bell Labs. In 1974 - the UNIX code was rewritten in the standard programming language C. Today there are various commercial versions of UNIX.'






28. 'In a graphical user interface - a rectangular box that contains programs displayed on the screen.'






29. A condition of excessive paging in which the operating system becomes sluggish.






30. The time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data.






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'






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






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






38. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.






39. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.






40. A special circuit board in the system unit that contains the central processeing unit (CPU) - the memory (RAM) chips - and the slots available for expansion cards; all of the other boards (video cards - sound cards - and so on) connect to it to recie






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






42. 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.






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






44. A server that keeps track of who is logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each user.






45. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.






46. A type of audio processing that makes the listener experience sound as if it were coming from all directions.






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






48. '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






49. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed internet connection.






50. 'A private corporate network that is used exclusively by company employees to facilitate information sharing - database access - group scheduling - videoconferencing - and other employee and customer collaborations.'