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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 method of optical storage for digital data - developed for storing high-definition media. It has the largest storage capacity of all optical storage options.






2. A printer that sprays ink or uses laser beams to make marks on the paper. The most common nonimpact printers are inkjet and laser printers.






3. '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.'






4. '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.'






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






6. A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area.






7. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






8. '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.'






9. 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






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






13. A fast transfer port.






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






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






16. A collection of software programs that have been bundled together as a package.






17. That status of software(or other created works) that are not protected by copyright.






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






19. 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.






20. An expansion card that is installed inside a system unit to translate binary data (the 1s and 0s the computer uses) into the images viewed on the monitor.






21. The accommodation of current devices being able to use previously issued software standards in addition to the current standards.






22. '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.'






23. '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.'






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






25. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.






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






27. 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.






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






29. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'






30. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






35. A picture on a computer display that represents an object such as a software application or a file or folder.






36. A printer that has tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon - thus making a mark on the paper. The most common impact printer is the dot-matrix printer.






37. '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.'






38. A nonimpact printer known for quick and quiet production and high quality printouts.






39. System software that controls hardware devices.






40. 'A special signal sent to all network nodes - alerting them that a data collision has occurred.'






41. A utility in Windows that restores system settings to a specific previous date when everything was working properly.






42. 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.






43. A special numerical code that prioritizes requests from various devices. These requests then are placed in the interrupt table in the computer's primary memory.






44. One of three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs.






45. The technology used in flat-panel computer monitors.






46. The design of a computer network; includes both physical and logical design.






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






48. Impact of read/write head against magnetic platter of the hard drive; often results in data loss.






49. '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.'






50. A power-management mode that saves the current state of the current system to the computer's hard drive.