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Technology In Action - 2

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 'Programs that include image - video - and audio editing software - animation software - and other specialty software required to produce computer games - animations - and movies.'






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. A software holding area for printing jobs.






5. A computer-controlled mannequin that simulates human body functions and reactions.Patient simulators are used in training doctors - nurses - and emergency services personnel by simulating dangerous situations that would put live patients at risk.






6. The discrepancy between those who have access to the oppertunities and knowledge computers and the internet offer and those who do not.






7. The combination of a computer's operating system and processor. The two most common platform types are the PC and the Apple Macintosh.






8. A device similar to a switch in an Ethernet network. It takes the place of a wireless network adapter and helps relay data between network nodes.






9. 'The mechanism that retrieves (reads) and records (writes) the magnetic data to and from a data disk. They move from the outer edge of the spinning platters to the center - up to 50 times per second.'






10. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.






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






12. A device that amplifies your wireless signal to get it out to parts of your home that are experiencing poor connectivity.






13. How a user sets up his or her computer and other equipment to minimize risk of injury or discomfort.






14. A port that can connect a wide variety of peripherial devices to the computer - including keyboards - printers - mice - smartphones - PDAs - flash drives - and digital cameras.






15. 'The process of looking at a computer's subsystems - what they do - and how they perform to determine whether the computer system has the right hardware components to do what the user ultimately wants it to do.'






16. '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.'






17. The measurement (in miliseconds) of the time it takes for a pixel to change color; the lower the response time - the smoother moving images will appear on the monitor.






18. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service. Key Terms






19. A printer that works either by melting wax-based ink onto ordinary paper (in a process called thermal wax transfer printing) or by burning dots onto specially coated paper (in a process called direct thermal printing).






20. '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.'






21. '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.'






22. 'An application program - such as Microsoft Project - that helps project managers generate charts and tables used to manage aspects of a project.'






23. Programs designed to provide users with entertainment. Computer games make up the vast majority of entertainment software.






24. A small program that groups a series of commands to run as a single command.






25. 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.






26. A network used to connect wireless devices (such as Bluetooth-enabled devices) in close proximity to each other.






27. A Windows utility that enables you to schedule tasks to run automatically at predetermined times with no interaction necessary on your part.






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






29. 'Software that handles requests for information - Internet access - and the use of peripherals for the rest of the network nodes.'






30. The process for loading the operating system (OS) into random access memory (RAM) when the computer is turned on.






31. '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)'






32. 'A group of two or more computers (or nodes) that are configured to share information and resources such as printers - files - and databases.'






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






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






35. The first commercially available operating system to incorporate a graphical user interface (GUI) with user-friendly point-and-click technology.






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






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






38. '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.'






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






42. A type of monitor ( or display in a notebook or PDA) that accepts input from a user touching the screen.






43. The access method that ring networks use to avoid data collisions.






44. 'A device on a network such as a router - hub - and switch that moves data signals around the network.'






45. 'The process that occurs after the read/write head of the hard drive locates the correct track - and then waits for the correct sector to spin to the read/write head.'






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






47. Data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.






48. A device such as a monitor - printer - or keyboard that connects to the system unit through ports.






49. 'Someone who has training in computer and peripheral maintenance and repair - network design - and the installation of network software; installs new equipment - configures computers for users - repairs equipment - and assigns network access to users






50. '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







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