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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. 'Portable storage devices - such as CDs - DVDs - and Blu-ray discs - that use a laser to read and write data.'






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






3. Impact of read/write head against magnetic platter of the hard drive; often results in data loss.






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






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






6. 'Someone who has training in computer and peripheral maintenance and repair - network design - and the installation of network software; installs new equipment - configures computers for users - repairs equipment - and assigns network access to users






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






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






9. The first commercially available operating system to incorporate a graphical user interface (GUI) with user-friendly point-and-click technology.






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






11. '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.'






12. 'The steady and constant pace at which a computer goes through machine cycles - measured in hertz (Hz).'






13. The space on the hard drive where the operating system stores data if there isn't enough random access memory (RAM) to hold all of the programs you're currently trying to run.






14. '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.'






15. A hardware device used to enter user responses and commands into a computer.






16. Documentation for a software product that is built directly into the software.






17. A home that has a computer and other digital devices that are all connected to a home network.






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






19. One of three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs.






20. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






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






22. '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.'






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






24. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.






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






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






27. A group of icons collected for easy access.






28. A measure of the greatest amount of light showing when a monitor is displaying pure white; measured as candelas per square meter (cd/m^2) or nits.






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






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






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






32. An expansion card that is installed inside a system unit to translate binary data (the 1s and 0s the computer uses) into the images viewed on the monitor.






33. A set of memory chips - located on the motherboard - which stores data and instructions that cannot be changed or erased; it holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up.






34. The technology used in flat-panel computer monitors.






35. 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.






36. A program or hardware mechanism that controls which computer is allowed to use the transmission media in a network at a certain time.






37. The process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigates to spot significant patterns or trends within the data that would otherwise not be obvious.






38. A mouse that uses an internal sensor or a laser to conrtol the mouse's movement. The sensor sends signals to the computer - telling it where to move the pointer on the screen.






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






40. A device similar to a switch in an Ethernet network. It takes the place of a wireless network adapter and helps relay data between network nodes.






41. A drive that uses the same kind if memory that flash drives use - but can reach data in only a tenth of the time a flash drive requires.






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






43. 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.






44. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.






45. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'






46. 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.






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






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






49. 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.






50. Programs for editing photographs and other images.