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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. 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.
input device
blu-ray disc(BD)
word processing software
viewing angle
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.
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
full installation
nonimpact printer
optical drive
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.'
video graphics array (VGA) port
disk defragmenter
motherboard
database software
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.'
wizard
client
passive topology
centralized
5. A device that can project images from your computer onto a wall or viewing screen.
sound card
fiber-optic cable
projector
system evaluation
6. A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area.
local area network (LAN)
packet (data packet)
desktop publishing (DTP) software
flash memory card
7. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).
modem card
terabyte (TB)
transmission media
video card (video adapter)
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.'
window
UNIX
wide area network (WAN)
Recycle Bin
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
bluetooth
swap file (page file)
system evaluation
device driver
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.
decentralized
nanotechnology
embedded computer
software license
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.
input device
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
mainframe
nonvolatile storage
12. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.
head crash
node
Ethernet network
BD-ROM disc
13. A fast transfer port.
warm boot
hibernate
network interface card (NIC)
eSata
14. The process of installing all the files and programs from the distribution CD to the computer's hard drive.
sector
full installation
sound card
DVD-ROM
15. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'
netbook
digital video(or versatile) disc (DVD)
simulation software
external SATA
16. A collection of software programs that have been bundled together as a package.
software suite
firewire 800
solid state drive(SSD)
wireless media
17. That status of software(or other created works) that are not protected by copyright.
public domain
blu-ray disc(BD)
802.11 standard
frame
18. 'A device that enables the computer (or peripheral) to communicate with the network using a common data communication language - or protocol.'
external SATA
head crash
local area network (LAN)
network adapter
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.
access card reader
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MSDOS)
sound card
packet screening
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.
nonimpact printer
Web-based application software
video card (video adapter)
System Restore
21. The accommodation of current devices being able to use previously issued software standards in addition to the current standards.
touch pad
backward compatibility
file name
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
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.'
BD-ROM disc
personal information manager (PIM) software
internal hard drive
all-in-one computer
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.'
widget
server
mouse
switch
24. 'A device that enables the computer (or peripheral) to communicate with the network using a common data communication language - or protocol.'
external hard drive
network adapter
digital divide
software suite
25. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.
mainframe
desktop publishing (DTP) software
hardware
interrupt
26. A user interface in which the user chooses a command from menus displayed on the screen.
twisted pair cable
network topology
menu-driven interface
virtual reality program
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.
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
mainframe
registry
cache memory
28. A Windows utility that shows programs currently running and permits you to exit nonresponsive programs when you click End Task.
Task Manager utility
client
aspect radio
communications server
29. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'
optical mouse
firewire 800
802.11 standard
communications server
30. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.
data collision
gigabyte(GB)
open source software
DVD-RAM
31. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'
sector
bastion host
paging
firmware
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.
swap file (page file)
physical memory
brute force attack
online mapping service
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.
DVD+R/RW
brightness
extranet
bluetooth
34. A program that helps coordinate all print jobs being sent to the printer at the same time.
Cat 6 cable
transmission media
spooler
shareware
35. A picture on a computer display that represents an object such as a software application or a file or folder.
hard drive
file
icon
network operating system (NOS)
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.
impact printer
desktop
surrond-sound speaker
application software
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.'
mouse
external SATA
interrupt handler
random access memory (RAM)
38. A nonimpact printer known for quick and quiet production and high quality printouts.
integrated software application
system file
laser printer
offshoring
39. System software that controls hardware devices.
firmware
terminator
device driver
registry
40. 'A special signal sent to all network nodes - alerting them that a data collision has occurred.'
throughput
jam signal
binary language
nanoscience
41. A utility in Windows that restores system settings to a specific previous date when everything was working properly.
System Restore
menu-driven interface
organic light-emitting diode(OLED) displays
CPU usage
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.
transmission media
basic input/output system (BIOS)
local area network (LAN)
virtual private network (VPN)
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.
interrupt handler
application software
solid state drive (SSD)
binary language
44. One of three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs.
system evaluation
DVD-RAM
graphics processing unit (GPU)
platform
45. The technology used in flat-panel computer monitors.
liquid crystal display(LCD)
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
Windows 7
patient simulator
46. The design of a computer network; includes both physical and logical design.
viewing angle
network architecture
throughput
bit depth
47. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'
sector
network-ready device
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
plotter
48. Impact of read/write head against magnetic platter of the hard drive; often results in data loss.
read/write head
virtual private network (VPN)
widget
head crash
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.'
keyboard
network-ready device
brute force attack
twisted pair cable
50. A power-management mode that saves the current state of the current system to the computer's hard drive.
plotter
user interface
ditgital home
hibernate