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






2. One of the fastest ports available - moving data at 800Mbps.






3. A group of icons collected for easy access.






4. A program or hardware mechanism that controls which computer is allowed to use the transmission media in a network at a certain time.






5. An expansion card that attached to the motherboard inside the system unit and the enables the computer to produce sounds by providing a connection for the speakers and microphone.






6. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances. Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets to cell phones.






7. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'






8. System software that controls hardware devices.






9. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.






10. A computer deployed to provide remote storage space or to act as a repository for files that users can access.






11. 'Someone who has training in computer and peripheral maintenance and repair - network design - and the installation of network software; installs new equipment - configures computers for users - repairs equipment - and assigns network access to users






12. A type of computing that relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion.






13. A program that manages the data between a computer's operating system and all the input and output devices attached to the computer; also responsible for loading the operating system (OS) from its permanent location on the hard drive to random access






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






15. A Windows utility that checks for lost files and fragments as well as physical errors on a hard drive.






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






17. Acts as a go-between for computers on the internal network and the external network (the Internet).






18. 'The exact location of a file - starting with the drive in which the file is located - and including all folders - subfolders (if any) - the file name - and the extension. (Example: C:Usersusername DocumentsIllustrationsEBronte.jpg)'






19. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






20. A program that takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.






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






22. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






23. A Windows utility that shows programs currently running and permits you to exit nonresponsive programs when you click End Task.






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






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






26. Software that is delivered on demand over the Internet.






27. A type of network that uses servers to deliver services to computers that are requesting them (clients).






28. 'A form included in many productivity applications that provides the basic structure for a particular kind of document - spreadsheet - or presentation.'






29. A user interface in which the user chooses a command from menus displayed on the screen.






30. A set of controls on standard keyboards that moves the cursor(the flashing symbol on the monitor that indicates where the next character will be inserted); also known as an arrow key.






31. A device such as a monitor - printer - or keyboard that connects to the system unit through ports.






32. A common output device that displays text - graphics - and video as soft copies (copies that can be seen only on screen).






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. Any part of the computer you can physically touch.






38. '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.'






39. '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.'






40. 'An open source operating system based on UNIX. Because of the stable nature of this operating system - it is often used on Web servers.'






41. 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.






42. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






43. An output device for sound.






44. 'A single-user - single-task operating system created by Microsoft. MS-DOS was the first widely installed operating system in personal computers.'






45. Software that enables users to 'test' the software by running it for a limited time free of charge.






46. 'The system software that controls the way in which a computer system functions - including the management of hardware - peripherals - and software.'






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






48. 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.






49. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).






50. The amount of random access memory (RAM) that is installed in a computer.