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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 drive that plugs into a universal serial bus(USB) port on a computer and stores data digitally. Also called USB drive - jump drive - or thumb drive.






2. Interface between user and computer in which the user enters commands to communicate with the computer system.






3. A single software program that incorporates the most commonly used tools of many productivity software programs.






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






5. Comprises computing devices - softeare - or peripherals that use techniques - parts - and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular.






6. 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.






7. '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.'






8. System software that controls hardware devices.






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






10. A user interface in which the user chooses a command from menus displayed on the screen.






11. The pre-installed software (often trial versions) on a new computer.






12. A group of icons collected for easy access.






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






14. 'A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.'






15. An agreement between the user and the software developer that must be accepted before installing the software on a computer.






16. A mini-application developed for the Macintosh platform.






17. The process of users transferring files between computers.






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






19. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enables you to both read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'






20. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.






21. A keyboard that is distinguished by the first six letters on the top-left row of alphabetic keys on the keyboard.






22. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.






23. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).






24. 'Programs for managing finances - such as Intuit's Quicken and Microsoft Money - which include electronic checkbook registers and automatic bill payment tools.'






25. An expansion card that provides the computer with a connection to the internet via conventional phone lines.






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






27. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.






28. 'The process of identifying a computer user - based on a login or username and password. The computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network.'






29. 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.






30. '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.'






31. The most commonly used wired Ethernet standard deployed in devices designed for home networks which provides bandwidth of up to 1 Gbps.






32. 'An open source operating system based on UNIX. Because of the stable nature of this operating system - it is often used on Web servers.'






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






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






35. A digit that corresponds to the on and off states of a computer's switches. A bit contains a value of either 0 or 1.






36. A tag that looks like a sticker or label - is attached to a batch of merchandise - and contains a microchip that holds a unique sequence of numbers used to identify the product to which it is attached.






37. The process of swapping data or instructions that have been placed in the swap file for later use back into active random access memory (RAM). The contents of the hard drive's swap file then become less active data or instructions.






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






39. An application that is still under development.






40. 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.






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






42. A collection of files stored on a computer.






43. A server that manages all client-requested printing jobs for all printers on the network.






44. Measured in degrees - this tells how far you can move to the side of (or above or below) the monitor before the image quality degrades to unacceptable levels.






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






46. An internal hard drive that is enclosed in a protective case to make it portable - the drive is connected to the computer with a data transfer cable and is often used to back up data.






47. 'A device designed to store media - share media across the network - and back up files on computers connected to a home network.'






48. 'In a wireless network - a device that translates the electronic data that needs to be sent along the network into radio waves and then broadcasts these radio waves to other network nodes.'






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






50. 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.