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Technology In Action - 2
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it-skills
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'
ExpressCard
computer
processing
impact printer
2. 'A device connected to a network such as a computer - a peripheral (such as a printer) - or a communications device (such as a modem).'
dedicated server
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
node
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
3. 'The technology that enables the operating system - once it is booted up - to recognize automatically any new peripherals and configure them to work with the system.'
optical mouse
utility program
scalability
Plug and Play (PnP)
4. 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).
software license
centralized
mainframe
vertical market software
5. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.
Cat 6 cable
microphone(mic)
kernel memory
registry
6. A port to which a CRT monitor connects.
video memory
video graphics array (VGA) port
Windows
menu-driven interface
7. Manipulating or organizing data into information.
network operating system (NOS)
digital video interface(DVI)
vertical market software
processing
8. 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.
microphone(mic)
proprietary software
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
solid state drive(SSD)
9. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'
mainframe
active topology
taskbar
terminator
10. An output device for sound.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
system software
digital video(or versatile) disc (DVD)
speaker
11. 'The result of an action - such as a keystroke - mouse click - or signal to the printer - in the respective device (keyboard - mouse - or printer) to which the operating system responds.'
event
network topology
binary digit(bit)
video card (video adapter)
12. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.
brightness
proprietary software
802.11 standard
nanoscience
13. A hardware device that uses lasers or light to read from - and maybe even write to - CDs - DVDs - or Blu-ray discs.
optical drive
application software
notebook computer
graphics processing unit (GPU)
14. Pernament storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).
software license
application programming interface (API)
nonvolatile storage
client/server network
15. A server that keeps track of who is logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each user.
authentication server
application software
BD-ROM disc
thermal printer
16. 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
scalability
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
client
17. A Windows utility that shows programs currently running and permits you to exit nonresponsive programs when you click End Task.
network
Task Manager utility
all-in-one printer
gigabyte(GB)
18. Data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
file management
information
system evaluation
mapping program
19. 'A special signal sent to all network nodes - alerting them that a data collision has occurred.'
offshoring
bluetooth technology
presentation software
jam signal
20. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.
macro
clock speed
computer forensics
track
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.
personal information manager (PIM) software
database software
front side bus (FSB)
virtual private network (VPN)
22. A special circuit board in the system unit that contains the central processeing unit (CPU) - the memory (RAM) chips - and the slots available for expansion cards; all of the other boards (video cards - sound cards - and so on) connect to it to recie
surrond-sound speaker
motherboard
stylus
Mac OS
23. A server that provides client computers with access to information stored in a database.
database server
router
paging
Backup and Restore utility
24. Measured in degrees - this tells how far you can move to the side of (or above or below) the monitor before the image quality degrades to unacceptable levels.
viewing angle
expansion card (adapter card)
registry
copyleft
25. The technology used in flat-panel computer monitors.
liquid crystal display(LCD)
fiber-optic cable
connectivity port
seek time
26. A fast transfer port.
swap file (page file)
hacker
sector
eSata
27. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately 1 million bytes.
Mac OS
network interface card (NIC)
megabyte(MB)
viewing angle
28. The access method that ring networks use to avoid data collisions.
compact disc(CD)
token method
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
print queue
29. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
volatile storage
word processing software
server
integrated software application
30. A hardware device used to enter user responses and commands into a computer.
mouse
digital video interface(DVI)
motherboard
firmware
31. 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.
optical mouse
warm boot
track
track
32. Unwanted or junk e-mail
coaxial cable
S-video (super video)
print queue
spam
33. '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.'
application software
Safe mode
access card reader
coaxial cable
34. Software that provides street maps and written directions to locations.
entertainment software
mapping program
data
all-in-one printer
35. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.
swap file (page file)
sleep mode
wireless range extender
Ethernet network
36. An expansion card that enables a computer to produce sounds that are omnidirectional or three dimensional.
3D sound card
device driver
Recycle Bin
external hard drive
37. Numbers - words - pictures - or sounds that represent facts - figures - or ideas.
data
solid state drive(SSD)
local area network (LAN)
CSMA/CD
38. 'In later versions of Windows operating systems - a feature that displays open and favorite applications for easy access.'
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
taskbar
jam signal
scalability
39. A drive that plugs into a universal serial bus(USB) port on a computer and stores data digitally. Also called USB drive - jump drive - or thumb drive.
home network server
packet (data packet)
twisted pair cable
flash drive(jump drive - USB drive - or thumb drive)
40. A power supply regulates the wall voltage to the voltages required by computer chips; it is housed inside the system unit.
802.11 standard
power supply
file management
information
41. Documentation for a software product that is built directly into the software.
switch
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
processing
integrated help
42. A small circuit board that holds a series of random access memory (RAM) chips.
access method
input device
brute force attack
memory module (memory card)
43. How a user sets up his or her computer and other equipment to minimize risk of injury or discomfort.
affective computing
beta version
ergonomics
file server
44. A nonimpact printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto a paper.
compact disc(CD)
input device
wireless media
inkjet printer
45. 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.
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
track
accounting software
interrupt
46. 'Permanent storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).'
server
course management software
brute force attack
nonvolatile storage
47. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'
Internet appliance
volatile storage
desktop
speaker
48. The study of molecules and nanostructures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
nanoscience
productivity software
laser printer
course management software
49. A nonimpact printer known for quick and quiet production and high quality printouts.
universal serial bus (USB) port
window
laser printer
motherboard
50. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
dedicated server
data mining
media access control (MAC) address
server