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Technology In Action - 2
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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. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
solid state drive(SSD)
connectivity port
video card
2. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'
directory
internal hard drive
ergonomics
sector
3. A method of optical storage for digital data; originally developed for storing digital audio.
compact disc(CD)
network-ready device
token method
organic light-emitting diode(OLED) displays
4. Software that translates spoken words into typed text.
all-in-one computer
modem port
computer forensics
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
5. A user interface in which the user chooses a command from menus displayed on the screen.
read-only memory (ROM)
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
macro
menu-driven interface
6. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.
modem card
bloatware
ethernet port
Ethernet network
7. An expansion card that enables a computer to produce sounds that are omnidirectional or three dimensional.
front side bus (FSB)
printer
compact disc(CD)
3D sound card
8. 'A type of hard drive that uses much thinner cables - and can transfer data more quickly - than IDE drives.'
file server
peripheral device
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
proxy server
9. Numbers - words - pictures - or sounds that represent facts - figures - or ideas.
authentication
data
star topology
open source software
10. '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.'
network adapter
system restore point
UNIX
touch pad
11. The amount of random access memory (RAM) that is installed in a computer.
ergonomics
physical memory
real-time operating system (RTOS)
menu-driven interface
12. 'The time it takes for the hard drive's read/write heads to move over the surface of the disk - between tracks - to the correct track.'
widget
seek time
piggybacking
data collision
13. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'
bit depth
system software
database software
active topology
14. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.
video graphics array (VGA) port
client
viewing angle
firewall
15. A device that absorbs a signal so that it is not reflected back onto parts of the network that have already received it.
terminator
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
server
accounting software
16. 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.
file name
projector
swap file (page file)
system unit
17. The number of bits a video card uses to store data about each pixel on the monitor.
kernel (supervisor program)
bit depth
platter
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
18. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
client
universal serial bus (USB) port
touch pad
scrollbar
19. Data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
full installation
bandwidth (data transfer rate)
media access control (MAC) address
information
20. 'Programs such as Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Organizer that strive to replace the various management tools found on a traditional desk such as a calendar - address book - notepad - and to-do lists.'
solid state drive (SSD)
affective computing
flat-panel monitor
personal information manager (PIM) software
21. 'The set of programs on a computer that helps 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.'
touch screen
information
switch
application software
22. Manipulating or organizing data into information.
fiber-optic cable
authentication server
bit depth
processing
23. A hardware device used to enter typed data and commands into a computer.
read/write head
keyboard
software
shareware
24. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.
megahertz(MHz)
sleep mode
digital video interface(DVI)
toolbar
25. An expansion card that is installed inside a system unit to translate binary data ( the 1s and the 0s the computer uses) into the images viewed on the monitor.
Cat 6 cable
metropolitan area network (MAN)
Ethernet network
video card
26. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.
computer forensics
optical mouse
software piracy
binary language
27. A program that takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.
vertical market software
real-time operating system (RTOS)
power supply
file compression utility
28. An expansion card that provides the computer with a connection to the internet via conventional phone lines.
modem card
multimedia software
firewall
event
29. A design in newer routers that provides for faster wireless data transmission by utilizing more than one antenna to transmit and receive data.
microphone(mic)
icon
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
power supply
30. A home that has a computer and other digital devices that are all connected to a home network.
authentication server
ditgital home
all-in-one printer
UNIX
31. A list of commands that displays on the screen.
benchmark
projector
personal area network (PAN)
menu
32. 'A method of data collision detection in which a node connected to the network listens (that is - has carrier sense) to determine that no other nodes are currently transmitting data signals; short for Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Dete
hard drive
inkjet printer
CSMA/CD
Task Manager utility
33. Eight binary digits(bits)
operating system(OS)
speaker
financial planning software
byte
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.
personal information manager (PIM) software
firmware
bastion host
pixel
35. 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.
local bus
solid state drive(SSD)
Internet appliance
switch
36. 'A group of two or more computers (or nodes) that are configured to share information and resources such as printers - files - and databases.'
Task Scheduler utility
image editing software (photo editing software)
network
network operating system (NOS)
37. A mouse that uses an internal sensor or a laser to conrtol the mouse's movement. The sensor sends signals to the computer - telling it where to move the pointer on the screen.
optical mouse
freeware
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Backup and Restore utility
38. 'In Windows 7 - a folder that is used to display files from different locations as if they were all saved in a single folder - regardless of where they are actually stored in the file hierarchy.'
macro
registry
library
software suite
39. Programs for editing photographs and other images.
accounting software
image editing software (photo editing software)
client
hyperthreading
40. 'A special signal sent to all network nodes - alerting them that a data collision has occurred.'
router
notebook computer
nanotechnology
jam signal
41. 'A type of network design in which users are not responsible for creating their own data backups or providing security for their computers; instead - those tasks are handled by a centralized server - software - and a system administrator.'
kernel (supervisor program)
centralized
network administrator
input device
42. A single software program that incorporates the most commonly used tools of many productivity software programs.
nanoscience
Web page authoring software
system software
integrated software application
43. A fast transfer port.
file
service set identifier (SSID)
eSata
e-mail server
44. Software that turns an artificial environment into a realistic experience.
packet screening
thrashing
virtual reality program
brightness
45. A network that uses public communication pathways (usually the Internet) to provide branch offices or employees who are not at the office with secure access to the company network. VPNs maintain privacy by using secure data communication protocols.
virtual private network (VPN)
packet (data packet)
keyboard
external hard drive
46. '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.'
spam
access card reader
front side bus (FSB)
optical mouse
47. Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM) - When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.
path separator
digital video editing software
volatile storage
file
48. A topology comprised of several topologies and combined into one network.
user interface
Mac OS
hybrid topology
program
49. A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.
authentication
mainframe
nonvolatile storage
network operating system (NOS)
50. A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area.
spooler
video memory
local area network (LAN)
device driver