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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. 'Small blocks of memory - located directly on and next to the central processing unit (CPU) chip - that act as holding places for recently or frequently used instructions or data that the CPU accesses the most. When these instructions or data are sto






2. 'A collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference; in database terminology - a file or table is a group of related records.'






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






4. 'Microsoft operating system that builds upon the security and user interface upgrades that the Windows Vista release provided - and gives users with touch-screen monitors the ability to use touch commands to scroll - resize windows - pan - and zoom.'






5. 'An open source operating system based on UNIX. Because of the stable nature of this operating system - it is often used on Web servers.'






6. 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.






7. A program or hardware mechanism that controls which computer is allowed to use the transmission media in a network at a certain time.






8. The process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigates to spot significant patterns or trends within the data that would otherwise not be obvious.






9. A Windows utility that shows programs currently running and permits you to exit nonresponsive programs when you click End Task.






10. One of the fastest ports available - moving data at 800Mbps.






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






12. 'In a file name - the three letters that follow the user-supplied file name after the dot (.); the extension identifies what kind of family of files the file belongs to - or which application should be used to read the file.'






13. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






14. A server that processes and delivers incoming and outgoing e-mail.






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






16. '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.'






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






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






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






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






21. A pen-shaped device used to tap or write on tough-sensitive screens.






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






23. 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.






24. '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.'






25. A type of audio processing that makes the listener experience sound as if it were coming from all directions.






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






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. A special data packet that allows Data to flows from device to device in one direction only.






29. How a user sets up his or her computer and other equipment to minimize risk of injury or discomfort.






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






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






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






33. Manipulating or organizing data into information.






34. Programs for incorporating and arranging graphics and text to produce creative documents.






35. A port to which a CRT monitor connects.






36. Numbers - words - pictures - or sounds that represent facts - figures - or ideas.






37. 'The exact location of a file - starting with the drive in which the file is located - and including all folders - subfolders (if any) - the file name - and the extension. (Example: C:Usersusername DocumentsIllustrationsEBronte.jpg)'






38. 'The first job the basic input/output system (BIOS) performs - ensuring that essential peripheral devices are attached and operational. This process consists of a test on the video card and video memory - a BIOS identification process (during which t






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






40. A large printer that uses a computer-controlled pen to produce oversize pictures that require precise continuous lines to be drawn - such as maps and architectural plans.






41. Software that turns an artificial environment into a realistic experience.






42. 'The portion of a company's intranet that is used to share business information with business partners such as vendors - suppliers - and customers.'






43. 'In Windows - a snapshot of your entire system's settings used for restoring your system to a prior point in time.'






44. A group of icons collected for easy access.






45. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances (approximately 30 feet for bluetooth 1 and 60 feet for bluetooth 2). Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets t






46. The process of installing all the files and programs from the distribution CD to the computer's hard drive.






47. '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.'






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






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






50. Portable - nonvolatile memory.