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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 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.






2. A group of icons collected for easy access.






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






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






5. A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area.






6. A tyoe of audio processing that makes the listner experiance sound as if it were coming in all directions.






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






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






9. Programs for editing photographs and other images.






10. See local bus.






11. 'The essential component of the operating system that is responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system. Because it stays in random access memory (RAM) the entire time the computer is powered on - the kernel is






12. Software that translates spoken words into typed text.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. A fast transfer port.






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






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






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






22. '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.'






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. A server that keeps track of who is logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each user.






29. A Windows feature that starts the computer by using the registry information that was saved during the last shutdown.






30. An interface through which external devices are connected to the computer.






31. 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.






32. 'A method of data collision detection in which a node connected to the network listens (that is - has carrier sense) to determine that no other nodes are currently transmitting data signals; short for Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Dete






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






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






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






36. 'The time it takes for the hard drive's read/write heads to move over the surface of the disk - between tracks - to the correct track.'






37. 'The top level of the filing structure in a computer system. In Windows computers - the root directory of the hard drive is represented as C:.'






38. A small - compact portable computer.






39. Eight binary digits(bits)






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






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






42. The clearness or sharpness of an image - whcih is controlled by the numberof pixels displayed on the screen.






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






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






45. Software that is developed for and customized to a specific industry's needs (such as a wood inventory system for a sawmill) as opposed to software that is useful across a range of industries (such as word processing software).






46. Documentation for a software product that is built directly into the software.






47. A small segment of data that is bundled for sending over transmission media. Each packet contains the address of the computer or peripheral device to which it is being sent.






48. A single point that creates the images on a computer monitor. Pixels are illuminated by an electron beam that passes rapidly back and forth across the back of the screen so that the pixels appear to glow continuously.






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






50. 'A complete processing section from a CPU - embedded into one physical chip.'