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Technology In Action - 2
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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. 'An operating system by Microsoft that incorporates a user-friendly - graphical interface.'
computer forensics
hard drive
Windows
Web-based application software
2. 'Programs that enable a user to perform various tasks generally required in home - school - and business. Examples include word processing - spreadsheet - presentation - personal information management (PIM) - and database programs.'
power-on self-test (POST)
productivity software
nanoscience
file path
3. The set of programs that run on a computer to help 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.
utility program
flash drive(jump drive - USB drive - or thumb drive)
notebook computer
application software
4. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.
computer forensics
accounting software
sound card
binary language
5. 'A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.'
mainframe
Device Manager
real-time operating system (RTOS)
access time
6. 'Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM). When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.'
computer
Internet appliance
sector
volatile storage
7. Software that translates spoken words into typed text.
registry
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
latency
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
8. 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.
platform
input device
paging
data
9. 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.
firmware
blu-ray disc(BD)
frame
bluetooth
10. 'The main tool for finding - viewing - and managing the contents of your computer by showing the location and contents of every drive - folder - and file.'
toolbar
Windows Explorer
Last Known Good Configuration
firmware
11. 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)
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
Windows 7
surrond-sound speaker
12. A computing device that runs a full-featured operating system but weighs two punds or less.
clock speed
nonvolatile storage
netbook
software license
13. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.
window
service set identifier (SSID)
financial planning software
server
14. 'The portion of a company's intranet that is used to share business information with business partners such as vendors - suppliers - and customers.'
packet (data packet)
e-mail server
extranet
access time
15. 'A server that handles all communications between the network and other networks - including managing Internet connectivity.'
communications server
shareware
application software
integrated software application
16. A software holding area for printing jobs.
volatile storage
core
print queue
Blu-ray disc
17. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.
pixel
track
graphics processing unit (GPU)
nanotechnology
18. 'The essential component of the operating system that is responsible for managing the processor and all other components of the computer system. Because it stays in random access memory (RAM) the entire time the computer is powered on - the kernel is
kernel (supervisor program)
system unit
macro
vertical market software
19. A program or hardware mechanism that controls which computer is allowed to use the transmission media in a network at a certain time.
Recycle Bin
read/write head
access method
menu-driven interface
20. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).
Windows 7
metropolitan area network (MAN)
ExpressCard
network administrator
21. A Windows utility that checks for lost files and fragments as well as physical errors on a hard drive.
simulation software
Moore's Law
Error-Checking
directory
22. A server used to fulfill one specific function (such as handling e-mail).
tax preparation software
read-only memory (ROM)
dedicated server
presentation software
23. '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.'
switch
system requirements
accounting software
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
24. A picture on a computer display that represents an object such as a software application or a file or folder.
icon
interrupt
computer forensics
customer relationship management (CRM) software
25. 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.
3D sound card
mainframe
database server
touch pad
26. 'A special signal sent to all network nodes - alerting them that a data collision has occurred.'
system unit
jam signal
custom installation
ergonomics
27. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances. Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets to cell phones.
desktop publishing (DTP) software
bluetooth technology
copyleft
sound card
28. '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.'
packet screening
bridge
access card reader
software piracy
29. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'
proxy server
software
ExpressCard
internal hard drive
30. 'A type of network design in which users are not responsible for creating their own data backups or providing security for their computers; instead - those tasks are handled by a centralized server - software - and a system administrator.'
centralized
network
microphone(mic)
token
31. Portable - nonvolatile memory.
computer
flash memory card
tablet PC
authentication server
32. 'Programs such as Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Organizer that strive to replace the various management tools found on a traditional desk such as a calendar - address book - notepad - and to-do lists.'
personal information manager (PIM) software
Linux
network
byte
33. Programs that perform basic editing tasks on audio files such as cutting dead air space from the beginning or end of a song or cutting a portion from the middle.
audio editing software
transceiver
productivity software
wide area network (WAN)
34. 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.
virtual memory
system evaluation
metropolitan area network (MAN)
personal information manager (PIM) software
35. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
data collision
desktop publishing (DTP) software
wide area network (WAN)
36. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed internet connection.
network interface card(NIC)
impact printer
wide area network (WAN)
customer relationship management (CRM) software
37. The study of molecules and nanostructures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
file name
software
front side bus (FSB)
nanoscience
38. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.
network adapter
freeware
desktop
bastion host
39. A type of network in which users are responsible for creating their own data backups and for providing security for their computers.
Cat 6 cable
decentralized
spooler
vertical market software
40. Software that facilitates the communication between a device and the operating system.
802.11 standard
device driver
communications server
Task Scheduler utility
41. Programs designed to provide users with entertainment. Computer games make up the vast majority of entertainment software.
UNIX
backward compatibility
entertainment software
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
42. '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.'
hard drive
universal serial bus (USB) port
router
read/write head
43. BD-ROM is defined as BluRay Disc Read Only Memory. BD-ROM is an optical disc storage media format for high-definition video and data storage.
integrated software application
BD-ROM disc
folder
file name
44. 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
network
multimedia software
sleep mode
client
45. A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area.
seek time
network interface card(NIC)
firmware
local area network (LAN)
46. 'A thin - round - metallic storage plate stacked onto the hard drive spindle.'
bus (linear bus) topology
platter
external SATA
hibernate
47. Part of the operating system that enables individuals to interact with the computer.
user interface
file server
firewire 400
intranet
48. A series of instructions to be followed by a computer to accomplish a task.
universal serial bus (USB) port
course management software
program
ring (loop) topology
49. The most popular transmission media option for Ethernet networks. UTP cable is composed of four pairs of wires that are twisted around each other to reduce electrical interference.
full installation
accounting software
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
fiber-optic cable
50. 'A utility that regroups related pieces of files on the hard drive - enabling faster retrieval of the data.'
DVD-RAM
Error-Checking
image editing software (photo editing software)
disk defragmenter