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






2. The part of the system unit of a computer that is responsible for data processing ( the 'brains' of the computer); it is the largest and most important chip in the computer. The CPU controls all the functionsperformed by the computer's other componen






3. The width-to-height proportion of a monitor.






4. The set of programs that enables a computer's hardware devices and application software to work together; it includes the operating system and utility programs.






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






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






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






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






9. '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.'






10. 'Portable storage devices - such as CDs - DVDs - and Blu-ray discs - that use a laser to read and write data.'






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






12. The amount of random access memory (RAM) that is installed in a computer.






13. A server that provides client computers with access to information stored in a database.






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






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






16. A network made up of local area networks (LANs) connected over long distances.






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






18. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.






19. A business program used for storing sales and client contact information in one central database.






20. A computer deployed to provide remote storage space or to act as a repository for files that users can access.






21. 'The main tool for finding - viewing - and managing the contents of your computer by showing the location and contents of every drive - folder - and file.'






22. 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.






23. A collection of software programs that have been bundled together as a package.






24. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






25. 'Programs used to create and edit written documents such as papers - letters - and r






26. 'Unlike the command- and menu-driven interfaces used in earlier software - GUIs display graphics and use the point-and-click technology of the mouse and cursor - making them much more user-friendly.'






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






28. A group of icons collected for easy access.






29. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'






30. Video interface technology that newer LCD monitors - as well as other mutlimedia devices such as televisions - DVD players - and projectors - use to connect to a PC.






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






32. 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).






33. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.






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






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






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






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






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






39. A power-management mode that saves the current state of the current system to the computer's hard drive.






40. '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






41. An expansion card that enables a computer to produce sounds that are omnidirectional or three dimensional.






42. The first part of the label applied to a file; it is generally the name a user assigns to the file when saving it.






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






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






45. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.






46. The technology used in flat-panel computer monitors.






47. 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.






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






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






50. Programs for editing photographs and other images.