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Technology In Action - 2

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An output device for sound.






2. The discrepancy between those who have access to the oppertunities and knowledge computers and the internet offer and those who do not.






3. Data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.






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






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






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






7. Any copyrighted software that can be used for free.






8. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'






9. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.






10. When data merely travels the entire length of the communications medium and is received by all network devices.






11. A data-processing device that gathers - processes - outputs - and stores digital data and information.






12. 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.






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






14. Twisted pair cable that contains a layer of foil shielding to reduce interference.






15. '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)'






16. 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.






17. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






18. The process of installing all the files and programs from the distribution CD to the computer's hard drive.






19. 'An application program - such as Microsoft Project - that helps project managers generate charts and tables used to manage aspects of a project.'






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






21. '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.'






22. 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).






23. That status of software(or other created works) that are not protected by copyright.






24. A type of network that uses servers to deliver services to computers that are requesting them (clients).






25. Software that facilitates the communication between a device and the operating system.






26. 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).






27. A block of code in the operating system that software applications need to interact with.






28. A specially designed computer chip that resides inside another device - such as a car. These self-contained computer devices have their own programming and typically neither recieve input from users nor interact with other systems.






29. '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.'






30. 'A device on a network such as a router - hub - and switch that moves data signals around the network.'






31. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'






32. Pernament storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).






33. 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.






34. The set of techniques used in processing and retrieving information.






35. A type of technology used to transmit video signals; used on newer LCD monitors - as well as other multimedia devices such as televisions - DVD players - and projectors.






36. A small - compact portable computer.






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






38. 'The computer's temporary storage space or short-term memory. It is located in a set of chips on the system unit's motherboard - and its capacity is measured in megabytes or gigabytes.'






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






40. The 802.11 standard for wireless data transmissions established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).






41. A series of instructions to be followed by a computer to accomplish a task.






42. '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.'






43. An index of all sector numbers that the hard drive stores in a table to keep track of which sectors hold which files.






44. See eSata.






45. '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.'






46. Being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations and know how to use them.






47. BD-ROM is defined as BluRay Disc Read Only Memory. BD-ROM is an optical disc storage media format for high-definition video and data storage.






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






49. 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.






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







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