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Technology In Action - 2

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A small circuit board that holds a series of random access memory (RAM) chips.






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






3. The clearness or sharpness of an image - whcih is controlled by the numberof pixels displayed on the screen.






4. A port to which a CRT monitor connects.






5. 'Permanent storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).'






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






7. The width-to-height proportion of a monitor.






8. A feature in the Windows operating system that lets individuals view and change the properties of all hardware devices attached to the computer.






9. The pre-installed software (often trial versions) on a new computer.






10. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances (approximately 30 feet for bluetooth 1 and 60 feet for bluetooth 2). Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets t






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






12. '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.'






13. A server that acts as a repository for application software.






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






15. A group of icons collected for easy access.






16. A computing device that runs a full-featured operating system but weighs two punds or less.






17. RAM that is included as part of a video card.






18. 'Small blocks of memory - located directly on and next to the central processing unit (CPU) chip - that act as holding places for recently or frequently used instructions or data that the CPU accesses the most. When these instructions or data are sto






19. 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.






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






21. A portion of the hard drive containing all the different configurations (settings) used by the Windows operating system (OS) as well as by other applications.






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






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






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






25. 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).






26. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.






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






28. 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.






29. The process of swapping data or instructions that have been placed in the swap file for later use back into active random access memory (RAM). The contents of the hard drive's swap file then become less active data or instructions.






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






31. 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.






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






33. 'Programs that include image - video - and audio editing software - animation software - and other specialty software required to produce computer games - animations - and movies.'






34. 'The steady and constant pace at which a computer goes through machine cycles - measured in hertz (Hz).'






35. A program that helps coordinate all print jobs being sent to the printer at the same time.






36. A network made up of local area networks (LANs) connected over long distances.






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






38. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.






39. The process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigates to spot significant patterns or trends within the data that would otherwise not be obvious.






40. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately one thousand bytes.






41. '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)'






42. '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:.'






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






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.'






45. 'An electronic filing system best used for larger and more complicated groups of data that require more than one table and the ability to group - sort - and retrieve data and generate reports.'






46. 'A type of hard drive that uses much thinner cables - and can transfer data more quickly - than IDE drives.'






47. Violating a software license agreement by copying an application onto more computers than the license agreement permits.






48. About a billion bytes






49. The process of installing only those features of a software program that a user wants on the hard drive.






50. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.







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