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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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1. Programs you can use to design interactive Web pages without knowing any HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code.






2. 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.






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






4. 'A specialized logic chip that is dedicated to quickly displaying and calculating visual data such as shadows - textures - and luminosity.'






5. An expansion card that enables a computer to produce sounds that are omnidirectional or three dimensional.






6. '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.'






7. 'A single-user - single-task operating system created by Microsoft. MS-DOS was the first widely installed operating system in personal computers.'






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






9. 'An application program - such as Intuit's TurboTax or H&R Block's TaxCut - for preparing state and federal taxes. Each program offers a complete set of tax forms and instructions as well as expert advice on how to complete each form.'






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






11. A folder on a Windows desktop in which deleted files from the hard drive are held until permanently purged from the system.






12. A printer that works either by melting wax-based ink onto ordinary paper (in a process called thermal wax transfer printing) or by burning dots onto specially coated paper (in a process called direct thermal printing).






13. 'A program with a specific purpose that must guarantee certain response times for particular computing tasks - or else the machine's application is useless. Real-time operating systems are found in many types of robotic equipment.'






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






17. The number of bits a video card uses to store data about each pixel on the monitor.






18. A nonimpact printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto a paper.






19. 'An alternative to more traditional mapping software programs; easily accessible with any Internet connection and updated more frequently than offline services. Examples include MapQuest - Yahoo! Maps - Google Maps - and Google Earth.'






20. '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.'






21. '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.'






22. 'In a wireless network - a device that translates the electronic data that needs to be sent along the network into radio waves and then broadcasts these radio waves to other network nodes.'






23. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).






24. A card installed in a system that connects with wireless access points on the network.






25. See eSata.






26. An output device for sound.






27. About a billion bytes






28. 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.






29. A computer that is intended for use at a single location. A desktop computer consists of a case that houses the main components of the computer - plus peripheral devices.






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






31. 'The time it takes for the hard drive's read/write heads to move over the surface of the disk - between tracks - to the correct track.'






32. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.






33. A network used to connect wireless devices (such as Bluetooth-enabled devices) in close proximity to each other.






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.






35. 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.






36. A type of computing that relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion.






37. A utility in Windows that restores system settings to a specific previous date when everything was working properly.






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






39. Software that enables users to 'test' the software by running it for a limited time free of charge.






40. 'A small program that performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer - such as system maintenance and file compression.'






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






42. '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.'






43. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'






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






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






46. Acts as a go-between for computers on the internal network and the external network (the Internet).






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






48. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






49. 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.






50. A set of controls on standard keyboards that moves the cursor(the flashing symbol on the monitor that indicates where the next character will be inserted); also known as an arrow key.







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