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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 network located in a home that is used to connect all of its digital devices.






2. 'In a wireless network - a device that translates the electronic data that needs to be sent along the network into radio waves and then broadcasts these radio waves to other network nodes.'






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






6. Data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.






7. Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM) - When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.






8. 'An application program - such as Microsoft Project - that helps project managers generate charts and tables used to manage aspects of a project.'






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






10. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.






11. 'A process that involves examining incoming data packets to ensure they originated from - or are authorized by - valid users on the internal network.'






12. '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)'






13. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.






14. A keyboard that is distinguished by the first six letters on the top-left row of alphabetic keys on the keyboard.






15. 'An application program that helps business owners manage their finances more efficiently by providing tools for tracking accounting transactions such as sales - accounts receivable - inventory purchases - and accounts payable.'






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






17. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.






18. Programs you can use to design interactive Web pages without knowing any HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code.






19. A computer that is intended for use at a single location. A desktop computer consists of a case that houses the main components of the computer - plus peripheral devices.






20. 'A small program that performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer - such as system maintenance and file compression.'






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. '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






26. 'As its name implies - the computer's desktop puts at your fingertips all of the elements necessary for a productive work session and that are typically found on or near the top of a traditional desk - such as files and folders.'






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






28. An operating system (OS) that enables more than one user to access the computer system at one time by efficiently juggling all the requests from multiple users.






29. The process of installing all the files and programs from the distribution CD to the computer's hard drive.






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






31. A hardware device used to enter - or input - data (text - images - and sounds) and instructions (user responses and commands) into a computer. Some input devices are keyboards and mice.






32. A printer that works either by melting wax-based ink onto ordinary paper (in a process called thermal wax transfer printing) or by burning dots onto specially coated paper (in a process called direct thermal printing).






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






34. An active topology (meaning that data is retransmitted) in which the nodes connect to a central communications device called a switch. The switch receives a signal from the sending node and retransmits it to the node that should receive it.






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






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






37. A measurement used in comparing software and hardware performance. Benchmarks are created using software applications that are specifically designed to push the limits of computer performance.






38. Interface between user and computer in which the user enters commands to communicate with the computer system.






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






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






41. A small - compact portable computer.






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






43. The ability to easily add more users to a network without affecting the performance of the other network nodes (computers or peripherals).






44. The process of starting a computer from a powered-down or off state.






45. 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.






46. A small circuit board that holds a series of random access memory (RAM) chips.






47. Software that facilitates the communication between a device and the operating system.






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






49. A notebook computer designed specifically to work with handwriting recognition technology.






50. Comprises computing devices - softeare - or peripherals that use techniques - parts - and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular.