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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 device that allows you to capture sound waves - such as those created by your voice - and transfer them to digital format on your computer.






2. When data merely travels the entire length of the communications medium and is received by all network devices.






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






4. 'Programs that enable a user to perform various tasks generally required in home - school - and business. Examples include word processing - spreadsheet - presentation - personal information management (PIM) - and database programs.'






5. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately one thousand bytes.






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






7. 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.






8. A design in newer routers that provides for faster wireless data transmission by utilizing more than one antenna to transmit and receive data.






9. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).






10. A hardware device used to enter typed data and commands into a computer.






11. 'A mini-application that runs on the desktop - offering easy access to a frequently used tool such as weather or a calendar item.'






12. A special diagnostic mode designed for troubleshooting errors that occur during the boot process.






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






14. A hard drive that is installed inside the system unit.






15. '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.'






16. A type of monitor that is lighter and more energy-efficient than a CRT monitor; often used with portbale computers such as notebooks.






17. 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.






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






19. '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.'






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






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






22. '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.'






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






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






25. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.






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






27. 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.






28. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.






29. Unwanted or junk e-mail






30. A device that sends processed data and information out of a computer in the form of text - pictures (graphics) - sounds (audio) - or video.






31. A small camera that sits on top of a computer monitor (connected to the computer by a cable) or is built into a notebook computer and is usually used to transfer live video.






32. 'A hierarchical structure that include files - folders - and drives used to create a more organized and efficient computer.'






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






34. A single point that creates the images on a computer monitor. Pixels are illuminated by an electron beam that passes rapidly back and forth across the back of the screen so that the pixels appear to glow continuously.






35. A small - compact portable computer.






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






37. Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM) - When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.






38. 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.






39. '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.'






40. (1) A set of rules for exchanging data and communication. (2) The first part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) indicating the set of rules used to retrieve the specified document. The protocol is generally followed by a colon; two forward slashes






41. 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.






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






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






44. '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.'






45. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.






46. '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.'






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






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






49. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.






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