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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 container designed to hold multiple data packets.






2. 'Programs that include image - video - and audio editing software - animation software - and other specialty software required to produce computer games - animations - and movies.'






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.






9. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.






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






11. '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.'






12. 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.






13. A nonimpact printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto a paper.






14. A series of instructions to be followed by a computer to accomplish a task.






15. 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.






16. 'In a graphical user interface - a rectangular box that contains programs displayed on the screen.'






17. 'An application program that helps business owners manage their finances more efficiently by providing tools for tracking accounting transactions such as sales - accounts receivable - inventory purchases - and accounts payable.'






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






19. A method of optical storage for digital data that has greater storage capacity than compact discs.






20. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'






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






22. 'A physical address - similar to a serial number on an appliance - that is assigned to each network adapter; it is made up of six 2-digit characters such as 01:40:87:44:79:A5.'






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






24. A collection of files stored on a computer.






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






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






27. 'A program with a specific purpose that must guarantee certain response times for particular computing tasks - or else the machine's application is useless. Real-time operating systems are found in many types of robotic equipment.'






28. 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.






29. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'






30. 'Programs for managing finances - such as Intuit's Quicken and Microsoft Money - which include electronic checkbook registers and automatic bill payment tools.'






31. A specialized computing device designed to store and manage network data.






32. 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.






33. '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.'






34. '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.'






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






38. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.






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






40. A network device that is used to send data between two different local area networks (LANs) or two segments of the same LAN.






41. 'A small program that performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer - such as system maintenance and file compression.'






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






43. 'An operating system by Microsoft that incorporates a user-friendly - graphical interface.'






44. '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.'






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






46. A simplified licensing scheme that enables copyright holders to grant certain rights to a work while retaining other rights.






47. A program for editing digital video.






48. 'A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.'






49. An application program such as Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3 that enables a user to do calculations and numerical analyses easily.






50. The process of swapping data or instructions that have been placed in the swap file for later use back into active random access memory (RAM). The contents of the hard drive's swap file then become less active data or instructions.