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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 layout and structure of the network.






2. A group of icons collected for easy access.






3. '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.'






4. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






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 prediction - named after Gordon Moore - the cofounder of Intel; states that the number of transistors on a CPU chip will double every two years.'

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






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






9. An expansion card that provides the computer with a connection to the internet via conventional phone lines.






10. See local bus.






11. Communications media that do not use cables but instead rely on radio waves to communicate.






12. 'A wireless standard established in 1997 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; also known as WiFi (short for Wireless Fidelity) - it enables wireless network devices to work seamlessly with other networks and devices.'






13. 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.






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






15. A type of technology used to transmit video signals; used on newer LCD monitors - as well as other multimedia devices such as televisions - DVD players - and projectors.






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






17. 'A thin - round - metallic storage plate stacked onto the hard drive spindle.'






18. 'Program code made publicly available for free; it can be copied - distributed - or changed without the stringent copyright protections of proprietary software products.'






19. A folder on a Windows desktop in which deleted files from the hard drive are held until permanently purged from the system.






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






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






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






23. 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






24. A user interface in which the user chooses a command from menus displayed on the screen.






25. A cable that transmits data at close to the speed of light along glass or plastic fibers.






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






27. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'






28. Is a device that combines the functions of a printer - scanner - copier - and fax into one machine






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






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






31. A power supply regulates the wall voltage to the voltages required by computer chips; it is housed inside the system unit.






32. A small - tough-sensitive screen at the base of a notebook keyboard. To use the touchpad - you simply move your finger across the pad to direct the cursor.






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






34. Programs for creating or editing two-dimensional line-based drawings.






35. '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.'






36. 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.






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






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






39. 'A type of hard drive that uses much thinner cables - and can transfer data more quickly - than IDE drives.'






40. A small - compact portable computer.






41. '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.'






42. '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:.'






43. 'The process of looking at a computer's subsystems - what they do - and how they perform to determine whether the computer system has the right hardware components to do what the user ultimately wants it to do.'






44. 'In later versions of Windows operating systems - a feature that displays open and favorite applications for easy access.'






45. A server that acts as a repository for application software.






46. The combination of a computer's operating system and processor. The two most common platform types are the PC and the Apple Macintosh.






47. '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.'






48. 'Programs used to create and edit written documents such as papers - letters - and r






49. A block of code in the operating system that software applications need to interact with.






50. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.