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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 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.'






2. Software that provides street maps and written directions to locations.






3. A group of icons collected for easy access.






4. The instructions programmers write in a higher-level language.






5. 'The process that occurs after the read/write head of the hard drive locates the correct track - and then waits for the correct sector to spin to the read/write head.'






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






7. 'The technology that enables the operating system - once it is booted up - to recognize automatically any new peripherals and configure them to work with the system.'






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






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






10. The accommodation of current devices being able to use previously issued software standards in addition to the current standards.






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






12. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'






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






15. '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.'






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






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






18. 'Programs such as Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Organizer that strive to replace the various management tools found on a traditional desk such as a calendar - address book - notepad - and to-do lists.'






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






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






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






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






23. A port that enables the computer(or other device) to be connected to other devices or systems such as networks - modems - and the internet.






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






25. '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.'






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






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






28. The most popular transmission media option for Ethernet networks. UTP cable is composed of four pairs of wires that are twisted around each other to reduce electrical interference.






29. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.






30. A technology that permits quicker processing of information by enabling a new set of instructions to start executing before the previous set has finished.






31. 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






32. When the operating system processes the task assigned a higher priority before processing a task that has been assigned a lower priority.






33. A design in newer routers that provides for faster wireless data transmission by utilizing more than one antenna to transmit and receive data.






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






35. The measurement (in miliseconds) of the time it takes for a pixel to change color; the lower the response time - the smoother moving images will appear on the monitor.






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






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






38. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.






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






40. Comprises computing devices - softeare - or peripherals that use techniques - parts - and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular.






41. One of three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs.






42. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.






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






44. '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.'






45. '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.'






46. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






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






48. 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.






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






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