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Technology In Action - 2

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A condition of excessive paging in which the operating system becomes sluggish.






2. 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.






3. Acts as a go-between for computers on the internal network and the external network (the Internet).






4. The memory that the computer's operating system uses.






5. A small - joystick-like nub that enables you to move the cursor with the tip of your finger.






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






7. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately 1 million bytes.






8. An operating system (OS) that enables more than one user to access the computer system at one time by efficiently juggling all the requests from multiple users.






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






10. '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.'






11. A server that provides client computers with access to information stored in a database.






12. A notebook computer designed specifically to work with handwriting recognition technology.






13. The 802.11 standard for wireless data transmissions established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).






14. An index of all sector numbers that the hard drive stores in a table to keep track of which sectors hold which files.






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






16. A topology comprised of several topologies and combined into one network.






17. A program that is hosted on a Web site and does not require installation on the computer.






18. See eSata.






19. A server that manages all client-requested printing jobs for all printers on the network.






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






21. The instructions programmers write in a higher-level language.






22. A self-regulatory body established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association that rates computer and video games according to the age appropriateness of content.






23. 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.






24. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.






25. Software that enables users to 'test' the software by running it for a limited time free of charge.






26. 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.






27. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'






28. A mini-application developed for the Macintosh platform.






29. The percentage of time a central processing unit (CPU) is working.






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






31. A hardware device used to enter user responses and commands into a computer.






32. A port that uses a traditional telephone signal to connect a computer to the internet.






33. 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.






34. System software that controls hardware devices.






35. Twisted pair cable that contains a layer of foil shielding to reduce interference.






36. A port to which a CRT monitor connects.






37. A small - compact portable computer.






38. A method of optical storage for digital data; originally developed for storing digital audio.






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






40. 'A process that involves examining incoming data packets to ensure they originated from - or are authorized by - valid users on the internal network.'






41. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






42. '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.'






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






44. 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.






45. A program that takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.






46. Manipulating or organizing data into information.






47. 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.






48. 'The steady and constant pace at which a computer goes through machine cycles - measured in hertz (Hz).'






49. A low-power mode for electronic devices such as computers that saves electric poer consumption and sace your computer settings where you left off. When the computer is 'woken up -' you can resume working more quickly that when cold booting the comput






50. A Windows feature that starts the computer by using the registry information that was saved during the last shutdown.







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