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Technology In Action - 2
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it-skills
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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. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
Cat 6 cable
network
brute force attack
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
2. 'An attack delivered by specialized hacking software that tries many combinations of letters - numbers - and pieces of a user ID in an attempt to discover a user password.'
brute force attack
BD-ROM disc
terminator
server
3. 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).
stylus
vertical market software
virtual private network (VPN)
Mac OS
4. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.
extension (file type)
binary language
server
authentication server
5. A special shelf inside a computer case that is designed to hold storage devices.
file compression utility
drive bay
nonvolatile storage
active topology
6. 'A drive that uses the same kind of memory that flash drives use - but can reach data in only a tenth of the time a flash drive requires.'
stylus
information
solid state drive (SSD)
passive topology
7. 'The exact location of a file - starting with the drive in which the file is located - and including all folders - subfolders (if any) - the file name - and the extension. (Example: C:Usersusername DocumentsIllustrationsEBronte.jpg)'
optical mouse
file path
hyperthreading
flash memory card
8. One billion hertz
gigahertz(GHz)
icon
coaxial cable
core
9. A Windows utility that checks for lost files and fragments as well as physical errors on a hard drive.
external SATA
information technology(IT)
Error-Checking
mouse
10. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.
transmission media
kernel memory
router
Web server
11. Part of the operating system that enables individuals to interact with the computer.
operating system (OS)
window
taskbar
user interface
12. 'An alternative to more traditional mapping software programs; easily accessible with any Internet connection and updated more frequently than offline services. Examples include MapQuest - Yahoo! Maps - Google Maps - and Google Earth.'
mouse
server
random access memory (RAM)
online mapping service
13. 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.
registry
fiber-optic cable
server
folder
14. A special data packet that allows Data to flows from device to device in one direction only.
personal information manager (PIM) software
icon
frame
token
15. The time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data.
head crash
access time
modem port
interrupt handler
16. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
kernel memory
print server
active topology
17. Pernament storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).
custom installation
hard drive
word processing software
nonvolatile storage
18. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.
accounting software
track
home network server
file allocation table (FAT)
19. A hardware device used to enter - or input - data (text - images - and sounds) and instructions (user responses and commands) into a computer. Some input devices are keyboards and mice.
all-in-one printer
pixel
input device
motherboard
20. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.
firewall
presentation software
desktop
information technology(IT)
21. A program that takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.
file compression utility
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
flash memory card
Linux
22. A type of monitor that is lighter and more energy-efficient than a CRT monitor; often used with portbale computers such as notebooks.
cold boot
open source software
flat-panel monitor
word processing software
23. 'Programs used to create and edit written documents such as papers - letters - and r
e-mail server
word processing software
tax preparation software
packet (data packet)
24. 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.
ring (loop) topology
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
print server
solid state drive(SSD)
25. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'
Windows
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
file compression utility
software license
26. A container designed to hold multiple data packets.
frame
switch
modem card
wide area network (WAN)
27. Interface between user and computer in which the user enters commands to communicate with the computer system.
UNIX
database server
interrupt
command-driven interface
28. A network configuration in which the computers and peripherals are laid out in a configuration resembling a circle. Data flows around the circle from device to device in one direction only.
file
ring (loop) topology
cursor control key
folder
29. '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.'
accounting software
application software
offshoring
star topology
30. 'A thin - round - metallic storage plate stacked onto the hard drive spindle.'
database software
binary digit(bit)
platter
Disk Cleanup
31. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service.
boot process
operating system(OS)
coaxial cable
brute force attack
32. 'Permanent storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).'
passive topology
wireless range extender
server
nonvolatile storage
33. Software that is delivered on demand over the Internet.
solid state drive(SSD)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MSDOS)
graphical user interface (GUI)
34. The first part of the label applied to a file; it is generally the name a user assigns to the file when saving it.
ditgital home
radio frequency identification tags (RFID tags)
file name
interrupt handler
35. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.
custom installation
service set identifier (SSID)
menu-driven interface
wizard
36. A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.
megahertz(MHz)
access card reader
mainframe
extranet
37. Acts as a go-between for computers on the internal network and the external network (the Internet).
node
proxy server
binary language
hacker
38. '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.'
network
switch
local area network (LAN)
taskbar
39. A tyoe of audio processing that makes the listner experiance sound as if it were coming in all directions.
surrond-sound speaker
platter
source code
decentralized
40. 'An application program - such as Microsoft Project - that helps project managers generate charts and tables used to manage aspects of a project.'
modem port
project management software
system evaluation
print server
41. Is a device that combines the functions of a printer - scanner - copier - and fax into one machine
embedded computer
all-in-one printer
hard drive
interrupt handler
42. 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.
authentication
video card
blu-ray disc(BD)
software suite
43. 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.
S-video (super video)
software
output device
system software
44. 'Software that handles requests for information - Internet access - and the use of peripherals for the rest of the network nodes.'
hardware
Windows 7
communications server
network operating system (NOS)
45. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'
communications server
track
accounting software
ExpressCard
46. The instructions programmers write in a higher-level language.
netbook
pixel
source code
notebook computer
47. A power supply regulates the wall voltage to the voltages required by computer chips; it is housed inside the system unit.
registry
platform
frame
power supply
48. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.
resolution
DVD-RAM
client
data collision
49. A card installed in a system that connects with wireless access points on the network.
byte
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
drawing software (illustration software)
integrated help
50. A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area.
ring (loop) topology
inkjet printer
vertical market software
local area network (LAN)