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






2. A low-power mode for electronic devices such as computers that saves electric poer consumption and sace your computer settings where you left off. When the computer is 'woken up -' you can resume working more quickly that when cold booting the comput






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






4. 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.






5. A Windows utility that checks for lost files and fragments as well as physical errors on a hard drive.






6. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps). See also data transfer rate.






7. The study of molecules and nanostructures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.






8. A Windows utility that shows programs currently running and permits you to exit nonresponsive programs when you click End Task.






9. 'The technology that enables the operating system - once it is booted up - to recognize automatically any new peripherals and configure them to work with the system.'






10. A small - tough-sensitive screen at the base of a notebook keyboard. To use the touchpad - you simply move your finger across the pad to direct the cursor.






11. 'An operating system originally conceived in 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie of AT&T's Bell Labs. In 1974 - the UNIX code was rewritten in the standard programming language C. Today there are various commercial versions of UNIX.'






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. A port that uses a traditional telephone signal to connect a computer to the internet.






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






18. 'Programs that include image - video - and audio editing software - animation software - and other specialty software required to produce computer games - animations - and movies.'






19. '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.'






20. System software that controls hardware devices.






21. The access method that ring networks use to avoid data collisions.






22. An active topology (meaning that data is retransmitted) in which the nodes connect to a central communications device called a switch. The switch receives a signal from the sending node and retransmits it to the node that should receive it.






23. 'A device that combines the functionality of a cell phone - a PMP - and a PDA into one unit.'






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






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






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






27. Violating a software license agreement by copying an application onto more computers than the license agreement permits.






28. A cable that transmits data at close to the speed of light along glass or plastic fibers.






29. 'Microsoft operating system that builds upon the security and user interface upgrades that the Windows Vista release provided - and gives users with touch-screen monitors the ability to use touch commands to scroll - resize windows - pan - and zoom.'






30. '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.'






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






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






33. A method of optical storage for digital data - developed for storing high-definition media. It has the largest storage capacity of all optical storage options.






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






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






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






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






38. Software that provides street maps and written directions to locations.






39. '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.'






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






41. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.






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






43. A design in newer routers that provides for faster wireless data transmission by utilizing more than one antenna to transmit and receive data.






44. A hardware device used to enter - or input - data (text - images - and sounds) and instructions (user responses and commands) into a computer. Some input devices are keyboards and mice.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. A small - joystick-like nub that enables you to move the cursor with the tip of your finger.






50. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.