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Technology In Action - 2

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






2. Any object that a user carries to identify him- or herself and that grants the user access to a computer system or computer facility.






3. A special diagnostic mode designed for troubleshooting errors that occur during the boot process.






4. A device that holds all permanently stored programs and data; can be located inside the system unit or attached to the system unit via a USB port.






5. A card installed in a system that connects with wireless access points on the network.






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






7. 'A prediction - named after Gordon Moore - the cofounder of Intel; states that the number of transistors on a CPU chip will double every two years.'

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8. A network used to connect wireless devices (such as Bluetooth-enabled devices) in close proximity to each other.






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






10. A port that can connect a wide variety of peripherial devices to the computer - including keyboards - printers - mice - smartphones - PDAs - flash drives - and digital cameras.






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






12. 'A group of two or more computers (or nodes) that are configured to share information and resources such as printers - files - and databases.'






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






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






15. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'






16. A nonimpact printer known for quick and quiet production and high quality printouts.






17. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.






18. 'A utility that regroups related pieces of files on the hard drive - enabling faster retrieval of the data.'






19. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.






20. A simplified licensing scheme that enables copyright holders to grant certain rights to a work while retaining other rights.






21. 'A thin - round - metallic storage plate stacked onto the hard drive spindle.'






22. See eSata.






23. A special data packet that allows Data to flows from device to device in one direction only.






24. A server that processes and delivers incoming and outgoing e-mail.






25. 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.






26. A device that sends processed data and information out of a computer in the form of text - pictures (graphics) - sounds (audio) - or video.






27. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






28. A method of optical storage for digital data that has greater storage capacity than compact discs.






29. A program that takes out redundancies in a file to reduce the file size.






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






31. A network device that is used to send data between two different local area networks (LANs) or two segments of the same LAN.






32. An application program for creating dynamic slide shows such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote.






33. A device such as a monitor - printer - or keyboard that connects to the system unit through ports.






34. A hardware device that uses lasers or light to read from - and maybe even write to - CDs - DVDs - or Blu-ray discs.






35. 'A small program that performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer - such as system maintenance and file compression.'






36. The combination of a computer's operating system and processor. The two most common platform types are the PC and the Apple Macintosh.






37. '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.'






38. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.






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






40. '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.'






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






42. 'A type of network design in which users are not responsible for creating their own data backups or providing security for their computers; instead - those tasks are handled by a centralized server - software - and a system administrator.'






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






44. A type of network in which users are responsible for creating their own data backups and for providing security for their computers.






45. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service.






46. The percentage of time a central processing unit (CPU) is working.






47. The process by which humans or computer software provide organizational structure to a computer's contents.






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






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






50. A topology comprised of several topologies and combined into one network.