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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. A computing device that runs a full-featured operating system but weighs two punds or less.






2. Software that translates spoken words into typed text.






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






4. Programs for editing photographs and other images.






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






6. The system software the controls the way in which a computer system functions - including the management of hardware - peripherals - and software.






7. That status of software(or other created works) that are not protected by copyright.






8. A network device that is used to send data between two different local area networks (LANs) or two segments of the same LAN.






9. 'A device that combines the functionality of a cell phone - a PMP - and a PDA into one unit.'






10. A device that amplifies your wireless signal to get it out to parts of your home that are experiencing poor connectivity.






11. '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.'






12. A device such as a monitor - printer - or keyboard that connects to the system unit through ports.






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






14. An expansion card that attached to the motherboard inside the system unit and the enables the computer to produce sounds by providing a connection for the speakers and microphone.






15. A Windows utility that removes unnecessary files from the hard drive.






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






17. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).






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






19. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.






20. 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).






21. A specialized computing device designed to store and manage network data.






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






23. Software that facilitates the communication between a device and the operating system.






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






25. A list of commands that displays on the screen.






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






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






28. 'A device connected to a network such as a computer - a peripheral (such as a printer) - or a communications device (such as a modem).'






29. 'Permanent storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).'






30. 'A device designed to store media - share media across the network - and back up files on computers connected to a home network.'






31. A desktop system unit that houses the computer's processor -memory - and monitor in a single unit.






32. A device (such as a printer or external hard drive) that can be attached directly to a network instead of needing to attach to a computer on the network.






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






34. A device similar to a switch in an Ethernet network. It takes the place of a wireless network adapter and helps relay data between network nodes.






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






36. A measure of the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black colors that a monitor can produce. If the contrast ratio is too low - colors tend to fade when the brightness is adjusted to a high or low setting.






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






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






39. 'The computer's temporary storage space or short-term memory. It is located in a set of chips on the system unit's motherboard - and its capacity is measured in megabytes or gigabytes.'






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






41. See local bus.






42. A hardware device that uses lasers or light to read from - and maybe even write to - CDs - DVDs - or Blu-ray discs.






43. A special shelf inside a computer case that is designed to hold storage devices.






44. A type of monitor ( or display in a notebook or PDA) that accepts input from a user touching the screen.






45. Any part of the computer you can physically touch.






46. A drive that plugs into a universal serial bus(USB) port on a computer and stores data digitally. Also called USB drive - jump drive - or thumb drive.






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






48. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.






49. A single software program that incorporates the most commonly used tools of many productivity software programs.






50. 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.