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Technology In Action - 2
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Subjects
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it-skills
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 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.'
hard drive
bridge
dedicated server
switch
2. 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.
Internet appliance
tablet PC
optical mouse
Web page authoring software
3. A simplified licensing scheme that enables copyright holders to grant certain rights to a work while retaining other rights.
copyleft
wireless access point (WAP)
video memory
sound card
4. An application that is still under development.
kilobyte(KB)
freeware
program
beta version
5. The computer's temporary storage space or short-term memory. It is located in a set of chips on the system's motherboard - and its capacity is measured in megabytes or gigabytes.
random access memory (RAM)
bit depth
computer literate
byte
6. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.
video graphics array (VGA) port
proprietary software
network adapter
peripheral device
7. 'The essential component of the operating system that is responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system. Because it stays in random access memory (RAM) the entire time the computer is powered on - the kernel is
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
kernel (supervisor program)
network interface card(NIC)
server
8. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'
simulation software
optical drive
multitask
802.11 standard
9. A data-processing device that gathers - processes - outputs - and stores digital data and information.
computer
monitor (display screen)
accounting software
computer-aided design (CAD)
10. 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.
microphone(mic)
token method
network operating system (NOS)
e-mail server
11. A device that uses some unique characteristic of human biology to identify authorized users.
pixel
biometric authentication device
tax preparation software
metropolitan area network (MAN)
12. A specialized computing device designed to store and manage network data.
kilobyte(KB)
authentication
client/server network
network-attached storage (NAS) device
13. The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do and enables it to perform different tasks.
boot process
software
open source software
eSata
14. '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:.'
root directory
mouse
library
video card (video adapter)
15. 'The result of an action - such as a keystroke - mouse click - or signal to the printer - in the respective device (keyboard - mouse - or printer) to which the operating system responds.'
graphics processing unit (GPU)
bluetooth
data mining
event
16. An interface through which external devices are connected to the computer.
network
full installation
port
device driver
17. A compact audio-video interface standard that carries both high-definition video and uncompressed digital audio.
CSMA/CD
Windows 7
information technology(IT)
high-definition multimedia interface(HDMI)
18. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enables you to both read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'
file compression utility
DVD+R/RW
service set identifier (SSID)
CSMA/CD
19. A mouse with a rollerball on top instead of on the bottom. Because you move the trackball with your fingers - it doesn't require much wrist motion - so it is considered healthier for your wrist than a traditional mouse.
video memory
contrast ratio
trackball mouse
hard drive
20. A device that absorbs a signal so that it is not reflected back onto parts of the network that have already received it.
virtual private network (VPN)
peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
Linux
terminator
21. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.
Device Manager
Cat 6 cable
copyleft
volatile storage
22. The ability of an operating system to perform more than one process at a time.
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
application server
multitask
plotter
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.
Web server
brightness
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
hard drive
24. A small - joystick-like nub that enables you to move the cursor with the tip of your finger.
public domain
Safe mode
brightness
trackpoint device
25. 'A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.'
nanotechnology
client/server network
digital video editing software
hybrid topology
26. The process by which humans or computer software provide organizational structure to a computer's contents.
byte
mainframe
file management
Web page authoring software
27. '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.'
flash drive(jump drive - USB drive - or thumb drive)
external SATA
backward compatibility
UNIX
28. 'In a graphical user interface - a rectangular box that contains programs displayed on the screen.'
node
window
public domain
Safe mode
29. A condition of excessive paging in which the operating system becomes sluggish.
extranet
thrashing
megahertz(MHz)
Device Manager
30. The time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data.
ExpressCard
file allocation table (FAT)
kilobyte(KB)
access time
31. A Windows feature that starts the computer by using the registry information that was saved during the last shutdown.
firmware
physical memory
Last Known Good Configuration
database software
32. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
solid state drive (SSD)
service set identifier (SSID)
expansion card (adapter card)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
33. A tyoe of audio processing that makes the listner experiance sound as if it were coming in all directions.
latency
hard drive
surrond-sound speaker
packet screening
34. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps). See also data transfer rate.
media access control (MAC) address
bandwidth (data transfer rate)
computer
drive bay
35. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'
laser printer
window
pixel
ExpressCard
36. 'Software that handles requests for information - Internet access - and the use of peripherals for the rest of the network nodes.'
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
network operating system (NOS)
network
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
37. A nonimpact printer known for quick and quiet production and high quality printouts.
laser printer
e-mail server
file
firewire 400
38. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
hibernate
icon
firewire 400
39. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.
media access control (MAC) address
client
warm boot
firewire 800
40. 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
wireless access point (WAP)
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
hybrid topology
motherboard
41. Communications media that do not use cables but instead rely on radio waves to communicate.
terminator
wireless media
DVD-RAM
internal hard drive
42. A device that holds all permanently stored programs and data; can be located inside the system unit or attached to the system unit via a USB port.
local bus
simulation software
hard drive
image editing software (photo editing software)
43. Software that provides street maps and written directions to locations.
application software
mainframe
mapping program
microphone(mic)
44. A server that keeps track of who is logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each user.
device driver
authentication server
packet (data packet)
event
45. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.
entertainment software
paging
server
printer
46. A type of audio processing that makes the listener experience sound as if it were coming from all directions.
mouse
protocol
surround sound
DVD-ROM
47. The process for loading the operating system (OS) into random access memory (RAM) when the computer is turned on.
boot process
directory
personal area network (PAN)
system restore point
48. '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
optical media
Backup and Restore utility
Web-based application software
all-in-one computer
49. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed internet connection.
bus (linear bus) topology
network interface card(NIC)
local area network (LAN)
network operating system (NOS)
50. 'A private corporate network that is used exclusively by company employees to facilitate information sharing - database access - group scheduling - videoconferencing - and other employee and customer collaborations.'
root directory
intranet
graphical user interface (GUI)
hardware