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Technology In Action - 2
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1. A condition of excessive paging in which the operating system becomes sluggish.
switch
toolbar
thrashing
digital divide
2. A set of controls on standard keyboards that moves the cursor(the flashing symbol on the monitor that indicates where the next character will be inserted); also known as an arrow key.
desktop
clock speed
possessed object
cursor control key
3. Acts as a go-between for computers on the internal network and the external network (the Internet).
smartphone
Recycle Bin
proxy server
organic light-emitting diode(OLED) displays
4. The memory that the computer's operating system uses.
beta version
kernel memory
connectivity port
spam
5. A small - joystick-like nub that enables you to move the cursor with the tip of your finger.
trackpoint device
network topology
netbook
liquid crystal display(LCD)
6. The process for loading the operating system (OS) into random access memory (RAM) when the computer is turned on.
boot process
directory
gigabyte(GB)
ethernet port
7. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately 1 million bytes.
information technology(IT)
megabyte(MB)
file management
hybrid topology
8. An operating system (OS) that enables more than one user to access the computer system at one time by efficiently juggling all the requests from multiple users.
megabyte(MB)
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
icon
wide area network (WAN)
9. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.
network administrator
track
authentication server
megabyte(MB)
10. '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.'
multitask
hibernate
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
Plug and Play (PnP)
11. A server that provides client computers with access to information stored in a database.
contrast ratio
database server
cursor control key
connectivity port
12. A notebook computer designed specifically to work with handwriting recognition technology.
tablet PC
course management software
network administrator
network adapter
13. The 802.11 standard for wireless data transmissions established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
sound card
wireless media
peripheral device
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
14. An index of all sector numbers that the hard drive stores in a table to keep track of which sectors hold which files.
file allocation table (FAT)
netbook
toolbar
plotter
15. A picture on a computer display that represents an object such as a software application or a file or folder.
bloatware
proxy server
extension (file type)
icon
16. A topology comprised of several topologies and combined into one network.
client/server network (server-based network)
connectivity port
hybrid topology
ribbon
17. A program that is hosted on a Web site and does not require installation on the computer.
authentication
Web-based application software
utility program
network
18. See eSata.
external SATA
platter
home area network (HAN)
ethernet port
19. A server that manages all client-requested printing jobs for all printers on the network.
authentication
print server
toolbar
CSMA/CD
20. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.
bastion host
extranet
course management software
file management
21. The instructions programmers write in a higher-level language.
source code
copyleft
UNIX
data mining
22. A self-regulatory body established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association that rates computer and video games according to the age appropriateness of content.
legacy technology
ribbon
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
bit depth
23. 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.
project management software
template
brightness
track
24. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.
Ethernet network
source code
course management software
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
25. Software that enables users to 'test' the software by running it for a limited time free of charge.
thrashing
Plug and Play (PnP)
shareware
transceiver
26. 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.
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
application software
Web page authoring software
Plug and Play (PnP)
27. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'
Internet appliance
application server
affective computing
network administrator
28. A mini-application developed for the Macintosh platform.
spam
file compression utility
client
widget
29. The percentage of time a central processing unit (CPU) is working.
speaker
hacker
desktop publishing (DTP) software
CPU usage
30. 'Programs that include image - video - and audio editing software - animation software - and other specialty software required to produce computer games - animations - and movies.'
platform
terabyte (TB)
swap file (page file)
multimedia software
31. A hardware device used to enter user responses and commands into a computer.
mouse
packet (data packet)
System Restore
thermal printer
32. A port that uses a traditional telephone signal to connect a computer to the internet.
desktop
node
modem port
network adapter
33. A small camera that sits on top of a computer monitor (connected to the computer by a cable) or is built into a notebook computer and is usually used to transfer live video.
webcam
embedded computer
print server
template
34. System software that controls hardware devices.
firmware
device driver
peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
Plug and Play (PnP)
35. Twisted pair cable that contains a layer of foil shielding to reduce interference.
shielded twisted pair (STP) cable
star topology
software
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
36. A port to which a CRT monitor connects.
projector
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
video graphics array (VGA) port
personal information manager (PIM) software
37. A small - compact portable computer.
taskbar
system evaluation
Web server
notebook computer
38. A method of optical storage for digital data; originally developed for storing digital audio.
system requirements
projector
word processing software
compact disc(CD)
39. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.
Cat 6 cable
legacy technology
packet (data packet)
home area network (HAN)
40. 'A process that involves examining incoming data packets to ensure they originated from - or are authorized by - valid users on the internal network.'
packet (data packet)
node
packet screening
application software
41. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
software
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
word processing software
network interface card (NIC)
42. '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.'
switch
latency
jam signal
video card (video adapter)
43. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.
bloatware
radio frequency identification tags (RFID tags)
firewire 400
public domain
44. 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.
blu-ray disc(BD)
shareware
metropolitan area network (MAN)
file name
45. A program that takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
internal hard drive
file compression utility
byte
46. Manipulating or organizing data into information.
microphone(mic)
Windows
processing
flat-panel monitor
47. A computer-controlled mannequin that simulates human body functions and reactions.Patient simulators are used in training doctors - nurses - and emergency services personnel by simulating dangerous situations that would put live patients at risk.
customer relationship management (CRM) software
patient simulator
multitask
audio editing software
48. 'The steady and constant pace at which a computer goes through machine cycles - measured in hertz (Hz).'
protocol
clock speed
wide area network (WAN)
BD-ROM disc
49. 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
directory
Moore's Law
sleep mode
universal serial bus (USB) port
50. A Windows feature that starts the computer by using the registry information that was saved during the last shutdown.
word processing software
input device
Last Known Good Configuration
monitor (display screen)
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