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






2. Programs designed to provide users with entertainment. Computer games make up the vast majority of entertainment software.






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






4. The process of installing only those features of a software program that a user wants on the hard drive.






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






6. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'






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






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






9. A portion of the hard drive containing all the different configurations (settings) used by the Windows operating system (OS) as well as by other applications.






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






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






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






13. DVD format in which data can only be read and not written.






14. 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).






15. A small circuit board that holds a series of random access memory (RAM) chips.






16. Programs for editing photographs and other images.






17. A small segment of data that is bundled for sending over transmission media. Each packet contains the address of the computer or peripheral device to which it is being sent.






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






19. A port that enables the computer(or other device) to be connected to other devices or systems such as networks - modems - and the internet.






20. 'An operating system by Microsoft that incorporates a user-friendly - graphical interface.'






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






22. '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.'






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






24. See eSata.






25. The process of starting a computer from a powered-down or off state.






26. 'On the desktop - the bar that appears at the side or bottom of the window and controls which part of the information is displayed on the screen.'






27. A server that keeps track of who is logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each user.






28. The process of connecting to a wireless network without the permission of the owner of the network.






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






30. A printer that has tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon - thus making a mark on the paper. The most common impact printer is the dot-matrix printer.






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






32. Eight binary digits(bits)






33. 'In later versions of Windows operating systems - a feature that displays open and favorite applications for easy access.'






34. The set of programs that enables a computer's hardware devices and application software to work together; it includes the operating system and utility programs.






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






36. 'A form included in many productivity applications that provides the basic structure for a particular kind of document - spreadsheet - or presentation.'






37. The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do and enables it to perform different tasks.






38. One billion hertz






39. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






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






41. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances (approximately 30 feet for bluetooth 1 and 60 feet for bluetooth 2). Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets t






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






43. 'Small blocks of memory - located directly on and next to the central processing unit (CPU) chip - that act as holding places for recently or frequently used instructions or data that the CPU accesses the most. When these instructions or data are sto






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






45. 'A device connected to a network such as a computer - a peripheral (such as a printer) - or a communications device (such as a modem).'






46. 'As its name implies - the computer's desktop puts at your fingertips all of the elements necessary for a productive work session and that are typically found on or near the top of a traditional desk - such as files and folders.'






47. 'A program with a specific purpose that must guarantee certain response times for particular computing tasks - or else the machine's application is useless. Real-time operating systems are found in many types of robotic equipment.'






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






49. 'A mini-application that runs on the desktop - offering easy access to a frequently used tool such as weather or a calendar item.'






50. 'A Windows utility (found in the Control Panel) that allows the user to create a duplicate copy of all the data on a hard drive (or just the folders and files the user specifies) and copy it to another storage device - such as a DVD or external hard