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






2. The design of a computer network; includes both physical and logical design.






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






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






5. The most commonly used wired Ethernet standard deployed in devices designed for home networks which provides bandwidth of up to 1 Gbps.






6. An application program for creating dynamic slide shows such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote.






7. '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






8. (1) A set of rules for exchanging data and communication. (2) The first part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) indicating the set of rules used to retrieve the specified document. The protocol is generally followed by a colon; two forward slashes






9. '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.'






10. A port to which a CRT monitor connects.






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






12. The number of bits a video card uses to store data about each pixel on the monitor.






13. An output device for sound.






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






15. 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.






16. Part of the operating system that enables individuals to interact with the computer.






17. A computer that is intended for use at a single location. A desktop computer consists of a case that houses the main components of the computer - plus peripheral devices.






18. The process of connecting to a wireless network without the permission of the owner of the network.






19. About a billion bytes






20. 'An electronic filing system best used for larger and more complicated groups of data that require more than one table and the ability to group - sort - and retrieve data and generate reports.'






21. A container designed to hold multiple data packets.






22. The process by which humans or computer software provide organizational structure to a computer's contents.






23. A home that has a computer and other digital devices that are all connected to a home network.






24. RAM that is included as part of a video card.






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. The set of programs that run on a computer to help a user carry out tasks such as word processing - sending e-mail - balancing a budget - creating presentations - editing photos - taking an online course - and playing games.






27. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.






28. A portion of the hard drive containing all the different configurations (settings) used by the Windows operating system (OS) as well as by other applications.






29. A condition of excessive paging in which the operating system becomes sluggish.






30. 'A specialized logic chip that is dedicated to quickly displaying and calculating visual data such as shadows - textures - and luminosity.'






31. 'A hierarchical structure that include files - folders - and drives used to create a more organized and efficient computer.'






32. 'The set of programs on a computer that helps a user carry out tasks such as word processing - sending e-mail - balancing a budget - creating presentations - editing photos - taking an online course - and playing games.'






33. 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.






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






35. An expansion card that is installed inside a system unit to translate binary data ( the 1s and the 0s the computer uses) into the images viewed on the monitor.






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






37. A display that uses organic compounds to produce light when exposed to an electric current. Unlike LCD's - OLEDs do not require a backlight to function and therefore draw less power and have a much thinner display - sometimes as thin as 3mm.






38. 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.






39. A hardware device used to enter typed data and commands into a computer.






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






41. Impact of read/write head against magnetic platter of the hard drive; often results in data loss.






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






43. A compact audio-video interface standard that carries both high-definition video and uncompressed digital audio.






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. The process of starting a computer from a powered-down or off state.






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






50. The actual speed of data transfer that is achieved. It is usually less than the data transfer rate and is measured in megabits per second (Mbps).