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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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1. 'An application program that helps business owners manage their finances more efficiently by providing tools for tracking accounting transactions such as sales - accounts receivable - inventory purchases - and accounts payable.'






2. A program that helps coordinate all print jobs being sent to the printer at the same time.






3. A device that uses some unique characteristic of human biology to identify authorized users.






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






5. A temporary storage area on the hard drive where the operating system 'swaps out' or moves the data or instructions from random access memory (RAM) that have not recently been used. This process takes place when more RAM space is needed.






6. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






7. Software that is delivered on demand over the Internet.






8. 'Programs for managing finances - such as Intuit's Quicken and Microsoft Money - which include electronic checkbook registers and automatic bill payment tools.'






9. 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.






10. 'A program with a specific purpose that must guarantee certain response times for particular computing tasks - or else the machine's application is useless. Real-time operating systems are found in many types of robotic equipment.'






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






12. 'A method of optical storage for digital data - developed for storing high-definition media. It has the largest storage capacity of all optical storage options.'






13. Cables made of copper wires that are twisted around each other and are surrounded by a plastic jacket (such as traditional home phone wire).






14. 'In a wireless network - a device that translates the electronic data that needs to be sent along the network into radio waves and then broadcasts these radio waves to other network nodes.'






15. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).






16. Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM) - When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 'A device that enables the computer (or peripheral) to communicate with the network using a common data communication language - or protocol.'






25. Programs designed to provide users with entertainment. Computer games make up the vast majority of entertainment software.






26. An application that is still under development.






27. System software that controls hardware devices.






28. '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.'






29. 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.






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






31. A set of memory chips - located on the motherboard - which stores data and instructions that cannot be changed or erased; it holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up.






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






33. A server used to fulfill one specific function (such as handling e-mail).






34. 'A device on a network such as a router - hub - and switch that moves data signals around the network.'






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






36. '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.'






37. A digit that corresponds to the on and off states of a computer's switches. A bit contains a value of either 0 or 1.






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






39. A series of instructions to be followed by a computer to accomplish a task.






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






41. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'






42. A port that can connect a wide variety of peripherial devices to the computer - including keyboards - printers - mice - smartphones - PDAs - flash drives - and digital cameras.






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






44. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service.






45. A low-power mode for electronic devices such as computers that saves electric poer consumption and sace your computer settings where you left off. When the computer is 'woken up -' you can resume working more quickly that when cold booting the comput






46. A network that uses public communication pathways (usually the Internet) to provide branch offices or employees who are not at the office with secure access to the company network. VPNs maintain privacy by using secure data communication protocols.






47. '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.'






48. An active topology (meaning that data is retransmitted) in which the nodes connect to a central communications device called a switch. The switch receives a signal from the sending node and retransmits it to the node that should receive it.






49. A data-processing device that gathers - processes - outputs - and stores digital data and information.






50. A measurement used in comparing software and hardware performance. Benchmarks are created using software applications that are specifically designed to push the limits of computer performance.







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