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






2. A system of networking connections in which all devices are connected to a central cable called the bus (or backbone).






3. A method of optical storage for digital data that has greater storage capacity than compact discs.






4. 'A utility that regroups related pieces of files on the hard drive - enabling faster retrieval of the data.'






5. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'






6. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).






7. '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






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






9. '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.'






10. A single software program that incorporates the most commonly used tools of many productivity software programs.






11. A hardware device used to enter user responses and commands into a computer.






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. The instructions programmers write in a higher-level language.






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






17. '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.'






18. One of three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs.






19. A folder on a Windows desktop in which deleted files from the hard drive are held until permanently purged from the system.






20. 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.






21. A specially designed computer chip that resides inside another device - such as a car. These self-contained computer devices have their own programming and typically neither recieve input from users nor interact with other systems.






22. The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer together - including the computer's processor (its brains) - its memory - and the many circuit boards that help the computer function.






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






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






25. A block of code in the operating system that software applications need to interact with.






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






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






28. A hard drive that is installed inside the system unit.






29. The actual speed of data transfer that is achieved. It is usually less than the data transfer rate and is measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






30. A small program that groups a series of commands to run as a single command.






31. An agreement between the user and the software developer that must be accepted before installing the software on a computer.






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






33. 'The mechanism that retrieves (reads) and records (writes) the magnetic data to and from a data disk. They move from the outer edge of the spinning platters to the center - up to 50 times per second.'






34. A device that can project images from your computer onto a wall or viewing screen.






35. A program that is hosted on a Web site and does not require installation on the computer.






36. Programs for incorporating and arranging graphics and text to produce creative documents.






37. 'A device designed to store media - share media across the network - and back up files on computers connected to a home network.'






38. One billion hertz






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






40. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.






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






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






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






44. 'The set of minimum storage - memory capacity - and processing standards recommended by the software manufacturer to ensure proper operation of a software application.'






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






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






47. A digit that corresponds to the on and off states of a computer's switches. A bit contains a value of either 0 or 1.






48. The first commercially available operating system to incorporate a graphical user interface (GUI) with user-friendly point-and-click technology.






49. A server that provides client computers with access to information stored in a database.






50. A temporary storage area on the hard drive where the operating system 'swaps out' or moves the data or instructions from random access memory (RAM) that have not recently been used. This process takes place when more RAM space is needed.