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Technology In Action - 2
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it-skills
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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 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.
impact printer
scalability
smartphone
network
2. A small - compact portable computer.
external hard drive
mainframe
notebook computer
multitask
3. A measure of the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black colors that a monitor can produce. If the contrast ratio is too low - colors tend to fade when the brightness is adjusted to a high or low setting.
contrast ratio
supercomputer
extranet
Cat 6 cable
4. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.
Task Scheduler utility
random access memory (RAM)
bastion host
hard drive
5. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
biometric authentication device
sector
video card (video adapter)
client
6. A mouse with a rollerball on top instead of on the bottom. Because you move the trackball with your fingers - it doesn't require much wrist motion - so it is considered healthier for your wrist than a traditional mouse.
bus (linear bus) topology
internal hard drive
beta version
trackball mouse
7. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.
authentication server
video card (video adapter)
router
cursor control key
8. 'The process of identifying a computer user - based on a login or username and password. The computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network.'
patient simulator
gigabit Ethernet
authentication
authentication server
9. 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.
radio frequency identification tags (RFID tags)
computer
access card reader
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MSDOS)
10. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.
data collision
modem port
response time
boot process
11. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.
multitask
printer
data mining
thermal printer
12. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).
dedicated server
hacker
print server
aspect radio
13. A set of controls on standard keyboards that moves the cursor(the flashing symbol on the monitor that indicates where the next character will be inserted); also known as an arrow key.
cursor control key
graphics processing unit (GPU)
client
Moore's Law
14. 'Program code made publicly available for free; it can be copied - distributed - or changed without the stringent copyright protections of proprietary software products.'
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
patient simulator
open source software
switch
15. 'The steady and constant pace at which a computer goes through machine cycles - measured in hertz (Hz).'
node
aspect radio
access time
clock speed
16. 'A device on a network such as a router - hub - and switch that moves data signals around the network.'
graphics processing unit (GPU)
network navigation device
local area network (LAN)
network-attached storage (NAS) device
17. 'A process that involves examining incoming data packets to ensure they originated from - or are authorized by - valid users on the internal network.'
bluetooth
network
packet screening
platform
18. 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.
video card (video adapter)
Moore's Law
Internet appliance
token method
19. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.
transmission media
kernel memory
operating system (OS)
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
20. A fast transfer port.
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
financial planning software
eSata
Last Known Good Configuration
21. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.
service set identifier (SSID)
mainframe
read/write head
system unit
22. 'A prediction - named after Gordon Moore - the cofounder of Intel; states that the number of transistors on a CPU chip will double every two years.'
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23. The set of programs that run on a computer to help 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.
device driver
bridge
disk defragmenter
application software
24. A technology that permits quicker processing of information by enabling a new set of instructions to start executing before the previous set has finished.
inkjet printer
hyperthreading
byte
head crash
25. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.
application software
system file
nanoscience
binary language
26. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'
DVD-ROM
personal area network (PAN)
Recycle Bin
ExpressCard
27. A topology comprised of several topologies and combined into one network.
possessed object
hybrid topology
file name
wide area network (WAN)
28. 'The technology that enables the operating system - once it is booted up - to recognize automatically any new peripherals and configure them to work with the system.'
media access control (MAC) address
Plug and Play (PnP)
paging
read-only memory (ROM)
29. 'Permanent storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).'
nonvolatile storage
node
wide area network (WAN)
kernel (supervisor program)
30. A network device that is used to send data between two different local area networks (LANs) or two segments of the same LAN.
audio editing software
Cat 6 cable
bridge
Last Known Good Configuration
31. Unwanted or junk e-mail
Plug and Play (PnP)
random access memory (RAM)
inkjet printer
spam
32. A small circuit board that holds a series of random access memory (RAM) chips.
volatile storage
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Linux
memory module (memory card)
33. 'A device that combines the functionality of a cell phone - a PMP - and a PDA into one unit.'
device driver
smartphone
connectivity port
switch
34. 'In later versions of Windows operating systems - a feature that displays open and favorite applications for easy access.'
core
copyleft
processing
taskbar
35. A drive that plugs into a universal serial bus(USB) port on a computer and stores data digitally. Also called USB drive - jump drive - or thumb drive.
flash drive(jump drive - USB drive - or thumb drive)
system software
kernel memory
tax preparation software
36. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
universal serial bus (USB) port
file path
bloatware
network interface card (NIC)
37. '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)'
file path
utility program
Web-based application software
client
38. A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.
system unit
thrashing
mainframe
packet (data packet)
39. '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
physical memory
CSMA/CD
system file
packet screening
40. A small program that groups a series of commands to run as a single command.
macro
bridge
Web-based application software
taskbar
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.
keyboard
icon
digital video interface(DVI)
open source software
42. An application program for creating dynamic slide shows such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote.
presentation software
System Restore
network operating system (NOS)
spam
43. 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
public domain
ergonomics
Software as a Service (SaaS)
bluetooth
44. Programs that perform basic editing tasks on audio files such as cutting dead air space from the beginning or end of a song or cutting a portion from the middle.
possessed object
audio editing software
wide area network (WAN)
kernel (supervisor program)
45. 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.
cursor control key
file path
network operating system (NOS)
interrupt handler
46. A network used to connect wireless devices (such as Bluetooth-enabled devices) in close proximity to each other.
Disk Cleanup
kernel memory
expansion card (adapter card)
personal area network (PAN)
47. A block of code in the operating system that software applications need to interact with.
operating system (OS)
application programming interface (API)
icon
video graphics array (VGA) port
48. 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.
CPU usage
nonimpact printer
Web server
system unit
49. 'A drive that uses the same kind of memory that flash drives use - but can reach data in only a tenth of the time a flash drive requires.'
client/server network
mainframe
solid state drive (SSD)
microphone(mic)
50. An interface through which external devices are connected to the computer.
port
application programming interface (API)
3D sound card
modem port