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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. 'The backslash mark () used by Microsoft Windows and DOS in file names. Mac files use a colon (:) - and UNIX and Linux use the forward slash (/) as the path separator.'






2. An output device for sound.






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. Software that provides street maps and written directions to locations.






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






6. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.






7. A small circuit board that holds a series of random access memory (RAM) chips.






8. The layout and structure of the network.






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






10. Connects the processor (CPU) in your computer to the system memory and allows data to your processor at a faster speed.






11. One of three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs.






12. A home that has a computer and other digital devices that are all connected to a home network.






13. The ability of an operating system to perform more than one process at a time.






14. An agreement between the user and the software developer that must be accepted before installing the software on a computer.






15. 'The top level of the filing structure in a computer system. In Windows computers - the root directory of the hard drive is represented as C:.'






16. 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).






17. Software that is developed for and customized to a specific industry's needs (such as a wood inventory system for a sawmill) as opposed to software that is useful across a range of industries (such as word processing software).






18. 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.






19. 'A Windows utility (found in the Control Panel) that allows the user to create a duplicate copy of all the data on a hard drive (or just the folders and files the user specifies) and copy it to another storage device - such as a DVD or external hard






20. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'






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






22. A keyboard that is distinguished by the first six letters on the top-left row of alphabetic keys on the keyboard.






23. See local bus.






24. 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.






25. '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.'






26. A fast transfer port.






27. 'The process of identifying a computer user - based on a login or username and password. The computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network.'






28. Portable - nonvolatile memory.






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






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






31. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.






32. Any object that a user carries to identify him- or herself and that grants the user access to a computer system or computer facility.






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






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






35. 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.






36. '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.'






37. A system of networking connections in which all devices are connected to a central cable called the bus (or backbone).






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






39. A special circuit board in the system unit that contains the central processeing unit (CPU) - the memory (RAM) chips - and the slots available for expansion cards; all of the other boards (video cards - sound cards - and so on) connect to it to recie






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






41. One billion hertz






42. 'A complete processing section from a CPU - embedded into one physical chip.'






43. 'A specialized logic chip that is dedicated to quickly displaying and calculating visual data such as shadows - textures - and luminosity.'






44. 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.






45. The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do and enables it to perform different tasks.






46. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enables you to both read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'






47. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.






48. 'The process of identifying a computer user - based on a login or username and password. The computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network.'






49. '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.'






50. A tag that looks like a sticker or label - is attached to a batch of merchandise - and contains a microchip that holds a unique sequence of numbers used to identify the product to which it is attached.