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






2. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service. Key Terms






3. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'






4. The measurement (in miliseconds) of the time it takes for a pixel to change color; the lower the response time - the smoother moving images will appear on the monitor.






5. 'A device designed to store media - share media across the network - and back up files on computers connected to a home network.'






6. 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.






7. Software that is delivered on demand over the Internet.






8. A collection of files stored on a computer.






9. The discrepancy between those who have access to the oppertunities and knowledge computers and the internet offer and those who do not.






10. 'An electronic filing system best used for larger and more complicated groups of data that require more than one table and the ability to group - sort - and retrieve data and generate reports.'






11. Unwanted or junk e-mail






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






13. 'A special signal sent to all network nodes - alerting them that a data collision has occurred.'






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






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






16. '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.'






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






18. 'Programs for managing finances - such as Intuit's Quicken and Microsoft Money - which include electronic checkbook registers and automatic bill payment tools.'






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






20. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.






21. That status of software(or other created works) that are not protected by copyright.






22. A measurement used in comparing software and hardware performance. Benchmarks are created using software applications that are specifically designed to push the limits of computer performance.






23. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






24. Programs for editing photographs and other images.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. A hardware device that uses lasers or light to read from - and maybe even write to - CDs - DVDs - or Blu-ray discs.






28. See eSata.






29. A device that sends processed data and information out of a computer in the form of text - pictures (graphics) - sounds (audio) - or video.






30. 'A private corporate network that is used exclusively by company employees to facilitate information sharing - database access - group scheduling - videoconferencing - and other employee and customer collaborations.'






31. '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






32. 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.






33. A program for editing digital video.






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






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






36. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.






37. The instructions programmers write in a higher-level language.






38. 'In a graphical user interface - a rectangular box that contains programs displayed on the screen.'






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






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






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






42. System software that controls hardware devices.






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






44. Cables made of copper wires that are twisted around each other and are surrounded by a plastic jacket (such as traditional home phone wire).






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






46. 'A device that reads information from a magnetic strip on the back of a credit card-like access card (such as a student ID card); card readers are easily programmed by adding authorized ID card numbers - Social Security numbers - and so on.'






47. 'A process that involves examining incoming data packets to ensure they originated from - or are authorized by - valid users on the internal network.'






48. The computer's temporary storage space or short-term memory. It is located in a set of chips on the system's motherboard - and its capacity is measured in megabytes or gigabytes.






49. A specially designed computer that can perform comples calculations extremely rapidly; used in situations in which complex models requiring intensive mathmatical calcualtions are needed (such as weather forecasting or atomic energy research).






50. '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.'