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Technology In Action - 2
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it-skills
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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 that allows you to capture sound waves - such as those created by your voice - and transfer them to digital format on your computer.
microphone(mic)
information
system evaluation
authentication server
2. When data merely travels the entire length of the communications medium and is received by all network devices.
paging
passive topology
virtual private network (VPN)
wireless range extender
3. A utility in Windows that restores system settings to a specific previous date when everything was working properly.
client/server network
System Restore
digital divide
system evaluation
4. 'Programs that enable a user to perform various tasks generally required in home - school - and business. Examples include word processing - spreadsheet - presentation - personal information management (PIM) - and database programs.'
network
application server
network architecture
productivity software
5. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately one thousand bytes.
mapping program
kilobyte(KB)
nonvolatile storage
graphics processing unit (GPU)
6. 'A group of two or more computers (or nodes) that are configured to share information and resources such as printers - files - and databases.'
network
vertical market software
access time
access method
7. 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.
network
system software
star topology
ditgital home
8. A design in newer routers that provides for faster wireless data transmission by utilizing more than one antenna to transmit and receive data.
media access control (MAC) address
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
802.11 standard
switch
9. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).
metropolitan area network (MAN)
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
root directory
10. A hardware device used to enter typed data and commands into a computer.
keyboard
swap file (page file)
input device
offshoring
11. 'A mini-application that runs on the desktop - offering easy access to a frequently used tool such as weather or a calendar item.'
gadget
nanoscience
software piracy
packet screening
12. A special diagnostic mode designed for troubleshooting errors that occur during the boot process.
network adapter
source code
ribbon
Safe mode
13. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.
mainframe
firewall
optical drive
path separator
14. A hard drive that is installed inside the system unit.
spreadsheet software
internal hard drive
modem card
authentication
15. '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.'
resolution
random access memory (RAM)
packet (data packet)
optical mouse
16. A type of monitor that is lighter and more energy-efficient than a CRT monitor; often used with portbale computers such as notebooks.
random access memory (RAM)
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
nonimpact printer
flat-panel monitor
17. 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.
impact printer
protocol
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
throughput
18. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.
accounting software
Cat 6 cable
application software
Blu-ray disc
19. 'A program with a specific purpose that must guarantee certain response times for particular computing tasks - or else the machine's application is useless. Real-time operating systems are found in many types of robotic equipment.'
real-time operating system (RTOS)
fiber-optic cable
metropolitan area network (MAN)
presentation software
20. 'A device that enables the computer (or peripheral) to communicate with the network using a common data communication language - or protocol.'
network adapter
spreadsheet software
project management software
cold boot
21. 'A form included in many productivity applications that provides the basic structure for a particular kind of document - spreadsheet - or presentation.'
Windows
read-only memory (ROM)
template
megabyte(MB)
22. 'A device that reads information from a magnetic strip on the back of a credit card-like access card (such as a student ID card); card readers are easily programmed by adding authorized ID card numbers - Social Security numbers - and so on.'
access card reader
accounting software
virtual memory
graphics processing unit (GPU)
23. A device such as a monitor - printer - or keyboard that connects to the system unit through ports.
peripheral device
digital video editing software
digital divide
response time
24. A compact audio-video interface standard that carries both high-definition video and uncompressed digital audio.
high-definition multimedia interface(HDMI)
Safe mode
access time
optical drive
25. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.
legacy technology
scrollbar
video card (video adapter)
track
26. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.
entertainment software
computer forensics
user interface
registry
27. A special numerical code that prioritizes requests from various devices. These requests then are placed in the interrupt table in the computer's primary memory.
interrupt handler
graphical user interface (GUI)
all-in-one printer
network
28. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.
virtual private network (VPN)
Linux
scrollbar
warm boot
29. Unwanted or junk e-mail
spam
file management
tablet PC
embedded computer
30. A device that sends processed data and information out of a computer in the form of text - pictures (graphics) - sounds (audio) - or video.
Device Manager
smartphone
output device
thrashing
31. A small camera that sits on top of a computer monitor (connected to the computer by a cable) or is built into a notebook computer and is usually used to transfer live video.
webcam
sound card
software suite
information technology(IT)
32. 'A hierarchical structure that include files - folders - and drives used to create a more organized and efficient computer.'
software suite
simulation software
directory
path separator
33. Data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
firewire 800
speaker
universal serial bus (USB) port
information
34. A single point that creates the images on a computer monitor. Pixels are illuminated by an electron beam that passes rapidly back and forth across the back of the screen so that the pixels appear to glow continuously.
pixel
benchmark
legacy technology
audio editing software
35. A small - compact portable computer.
notebook computer
video card (video adapter)
menu
throughput
36. 'An operating system by Microsoft that incorporates a user-friendly - graphical interface.'
Windows
network
source code
packet (data packet)
37. Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM) - When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.
e-mail server
volatile storage
kernel (supervisor program)
modem card
38. The set of programs that run on a computer to help 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.
wide area network (WAN)
server
application software
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
39. '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.'
webcam
shielded twisted pair (STP) cable
router
Blu-ray disc
40. (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
802.11 standard
protocol
Windows Explorer
Error-Checking
41. 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.
power-on self-test (POST)
computer literate
nonimpact printer
computer
42. 'A device on a network such as a router - hub - and switch that moves data signals around the network.'
operating system(OS)
node
network navigation device
open source software
43. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.
DVD-R/RW
touch screen
transmission media
database server
44. '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.'
input device
brute force attack
presentation software
folder
45. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.
local bus
computer-aided design (CAD)
computer
track
46. '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.'
brightness
file
UNIX
nonvolatile storage
47. A network made up of local area networks (LANs) connected over long distances.
wide area network (WAN)
transceiver
optical media
event
48. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'
path separator
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
biometric authentication device
viewing angle
49. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.
printer
viewing angle
interrupt
software
50. The time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data.
access time
operating system(OS)
shielded twisted pair (STP) cable
Web-based application software