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Technology In Action - 2

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. The access method that ring networks use to avoid data collisions.






2. A program that helps coordinate all print jobs being sent to the printer at the same time.






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






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






5. 'An application program that helps business owners manage their finances more efficiently by providing tools for tracking accounting transactions such as sales - accounts receivable - inventory purchases - and accounts payable.'






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






7. '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.'






8. A server that provides client computers with access to information stored in a database.






9. A fast transfer port.






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






11. '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.'






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






13. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.






14. 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.






15. A server used to fulfill one specific function (such as handling e-mail).






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






17. The ability to easily add more users to a network without affecting the performance of the other network nodes (computers or peripherals).






18. An expansion card that enables a computer to produce sounds that are omnidirectional or three dimensional.






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).






25. The clearness or sharpness of an image - whcih is controlled by the numberof pixels displayed on the screen.






26. 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.






27. A common output device that displays text - graphics - and video as soft copies (copies that can be seen only on screen).






28. A device (such as a printer or external hard drive) that can be attached directly to a network instead of needing to attach to a computer on the network.






29. 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.






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






31. The part of the system unit of a computer that is responsible for data processing ( the 'brains' of the computer); it is the largest and most important chip in the computer. The CPU controls all the functionsperformed by the computer's other componen






32. Programs that perform basic editing tasks on audio files such as cutting dead air space from the beginning or end of a song or cutting a portion from the middle.






33. A type of computing that relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion.






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






35. '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.'






36. One of the fastest ports available - moving data at 800Mbps.






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






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






39. Manipulating or organizing data into information.






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






44. An interface through which external devices are connected to the computer.






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






46. The accommodation of current devices being able to use previously issued software standards in addition to the current standards.






47. Any part of the computer you can physically touch.






48. A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.






49. Portable - nonvolatile memory.






50. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.







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