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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 card installed in a system that connects with wireless access points on the network.






2. 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.






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






4. Software that is developed for and customized to a specific industry's needs (such as a wood inventory system for a sawmill) as opposed to software that is useful across a range of industries (such as word processing software).






5. Any part of the computer you can physically touch.






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






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






8. Numbers - words - pictures - or sounds that represent facts - figures - or ideas.






9. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






10. The space on the hard drive where the operating system stores data if there isn't enough random access memory (RAM) to hold all of the programs you're currently trying to run.






11. 'A thin - round - metallic storage plate stacked onto the hard drive spindle.'






12. A program that manages the data between a computer's operating system and all the input and output devices attached to the computer; also responsible for loading the operating system (OS) from its permanent location on the hard drive to random access






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






14. 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.






15. 'Unlike the command- and menu-driven interfaces used in earlier software - GUIs display graphics and use the point-and-click technology of the mouse and cursor - making them much more user-friendly.'






16. A common output device that displays text - graphics - and video as soft copies (copies that can be seen only on screen).






17. The time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data.






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






19. See local bus.






20. A low-power mode for electronic devices such as computers that saves electric poer consumption and sace your computer settings where you left off. When the computer is 'woken up -' you can resume working more quickly that when cold booting the comput






21. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






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






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






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






25. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.






26. 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.






27. '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:.'






28. A device (such as a printer or external hard drive) that can be attached directly to a network instead of needing to attach to a computer on the network.






29. 'An alternative to more traditional mapping software programs; easily accessible with any Internet connection and updated more frequently than offline services. Examples include MapQuest - Yahoo! Maps - Google Maps - and Google Earth.'






30. Software that is delivered on demand over the Internet.






31. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.






32. 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.






33. Software that translates spoken words into typed text.






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






35. '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.'






36. 'A wireless standard established in 1997 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; also known as WiFi (short for Wireless Fidelity) - it enables wireless network devices to work seamlessly with other networks and devices.'






37. Measured in degrees - this tells how far you can move to the side of (or above or below) the monitor before the image quality degrades to unacceptable levels.






38. A special data packet that allows Data to flows from device to device in one direction only.






39. A desktop system unit that houses the computer's processor -memory - and monitor in a single unit.






40. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






41. Video interface technology that newer LCD monitors - as well as other mutlimedia devices such as televisions - DVD players - and projectors - use to connect to a PC.






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






43. Unwanted or junk e-mail






44. See eSata.






45. A tag that looks like a sticker or label - is attached to a batch of merchandise - and contains a microchip that holds a unique sequence of numbers used to identify the product to which it is attached.






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






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






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






49. The set of techniques used in processing and retrieving information.






50. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances. Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets to cell phones.