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Technology In Action - 2
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1. A device that allows you to capture sound waves - such as those created by your voice - and transfer them to digital format on your computer.
microphone(mic)
device driver
interrupt
menu
2. '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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3. A business program used for storing sales and client contact information in one central database.
network interface card(NIC)
template
customer relationship management (CRM) software
communications server
4. 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.
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MSDOS)
read-only memory (ROM)
integrated software application
backward compatibility
5. 'In Windows 7 - a folder that is used to display files from different locations as if they were all saved in a single folder - regardless of where they are actually stored in the file hierarchy.'
flash drive(jump drive - USB drive - or thumb drive)
platter
library
mainframe
6. A mouse with a rollerball on top instead of on the bottom. Because you move the trackball with your fingers - it doesn't require much wrist motion - so it is considered healthier for your wrist than a traditional mouse.
DVD-R/RW
Plug and Play (PnP)
affective computing
trackball mouse
7. 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.
file allocation table (FAT)
application software
course management software
input device
8. One of the fastest ports available - moving data at 800Mbps.
Windows
firewire 800
tax preparation software
scalability
9. 'The system software that controls the way in which a computer system functions - including the management of hardware - peripherals - and software.'
protocol
integrated help
operating system (OS)
multimedia software
10. 'The portion of a company's intranet that is used to share business information with business partners such as vendors - suppliers - and customers.'
extranet
server
system unit
home network server
11. A hardware device used to enter typed data and commands into a computer.
decentralized
token method
home area network (HAN)
keyboard
12. A compact audio-video interface standard that carries both high-definition video and uncompressed digital audio.
high-definition multimedia interface(HDMI)
random access memory (RAM)
sound card
media access control (MAC) address
13. 'A form included in many productivity applications that provides the basic structure for a particular kind of document - spreadsheet - or presentation.'
client/server network (server-based network)
template
fiber-optic cable
optical media
14. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
Web server
information
client
tax preparation software
15. 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.
media access control (MAC) address
scalability
hard drive
menu
16. Unwanted or junk e-mail
DVD-R/RW
media access control (MAC) address
spam
Web page authoring software
17. A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.
mainframe
trackball mouse
software piracy
video card (video adapter)
18. 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
ergonomics
user interface
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
integrated software application
19. 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.
vertical market software
patient simulator
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
video card (video adapter)
20. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'
firewall
gigahertz(GHz)
communications server
wireless range extender
21. A network that uses public communication pathways (usually the Internet) to provide branch offices or employees who are not at the office with secure access to the company network. VPNs maintain privacy by using secure data communication protocols.
virtual private network (VPN)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
response time
passive topology
22. 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.
firmware
paging
projector
cursor control key
23. A specialized computing device designed to store and manage network data.
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
network-attached storage (NAS) device
metropolitan area network (MAN)
access method
24. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.
firewire 800
protocol
router
Recycle Bin
25. 'The set of programs on a computer that helps a user carry out tasks such as word processing - sending e-mail - balancing a budget - creating presentations - editing photos - taking an online course - and playing games.'
warm boot
print queue
application software
utility program
26. A small - compact portable computer.
offshoring
data mining
digital video interface(DVI)
notebook computer
27. A program or hardware mechanism that controls which computer is allowed to use the transmission media in a network at a certain time.
transmission media
peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
access method
software
28. A special diagnostic mode designed for troubleshooting errors that occur during the boot process.
terminator
Safe mode
legacy technology
router
29. 'The first job the basic input/output system (BIOS) performs - ensuring that essential peripheral devices are attached and operational. This process consists of a test on the video card and video memory - a BIOS identification process (during which t
system unit
word processing software
power-on self-test (POST)
digital video(or versatile) disc (DVD)
30. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).
bloatware
network navigation device
hacker
spooler
31. Software that is developed for and customized to a specific industry's needs (such as a wood inventory system for a sawmill) as opposed to software that is useful across a range of industries (such as word processing software).
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
vertical market software
Windows 7
read/write head
32. 'The mechanism that retrieves (reads) and records (writes) the magnetic data to and from a data disk. They move from the outer edge of the spinning platters to the center - up to 50 times per second.'
path separator
paging
read/write head
access time
33. A single point that creates the images on a computer monitor. Pixels are illuminated by an electron beam that passes rapidly back and forth across the back of the screen so that the pixels appear to glow continuously.
computer forensics
accounting software
pixel
shareware
34. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'
network
beta version
simulation software
system unit
35. Programs you can use to design interactive Web pages without knowing any HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code.
tax preparation software
sound card
Web page authoring software
custom installation
36. The ability of an operating system to perform more than one process at a time.
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
multitask
basic input/output system (BIOS)
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
37. 'Portable storage devices - such as CDs - DVDs - and Blu-ray discs - that use a laser to read and write data.'
optical media
physical memory
library
system restore point
38. The clearness or sharpness of an image - whcih is controlled by the numberof pixels displayed on the screen.
resolution
application software
desktop publishing (DTP) software
platter
39. The technology used in flat-panel computer monitors.
liquid crystal display(LCD)
physical memory
thrashing
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
40. A mini-application developed for the Macintosh platform.
inkjet printer
widget
operating system(OS)
macro
41. A program that helps coordinate all print jobs being sent to the printer at the same time.
dedicated server
connectivity port
front side bus (FSB)
spooler
42. '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.'
UNIX
cursor control key
data
Linux
43. A small camera that sits on top of a computer monitor (connected to the computer by a cable) or is built into a notebook computer and is usually used to transfer live video.
webcam
open source software
network adapter
firewire 800
44. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'
Internet appliance
touch screen
Disk Cleanup
project management software
45. The accommodation of current devices being able to use previously issued software standards in addition to the current standards.
touch screen
printer
platform
backward compatibility
46. 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.
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
netbook
device driver
blu-ray disc(BD)
47. 'Program code made publicly available for free; it can be copied - distributed - or changed without the stringent copyright protections of proprietary software products.'
open source software
response time
integrated help
thrashing
48. A port that is slightly larger than a standard phone jack and transfers data at speeds of up to 10 -000Mbps; used to connect a computer to a DSL or cable modem or a network.
DVD+R/RW
packet screening
toolbar
ethernet port
49. A notebook computer designed specifically to work with handwriting recognition technology.
firewall
network adapter
network interface card(NIC)
tablet PC
50. Any part of the computer you can physically touch.
biometric authentication device
interrupt
hardware
application server
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