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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. Twisted pair cable that contains a layer of foil shielding to reduce interference.






2. The first commercially available operating system to incorporate a graphical user interface (GUI) with user-friendly point-and-click technology.






3. 'An operating system by Microsoft that incorporates a user-friendly - graphical interface.'






4. A measure of the greatest amount of light showing when a monitor is displaying pure white; measured as candelas per square meter (cd/m^2) or nits.






5. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






6. Programs for incorporating and arranging graphics and text to produce creative documents.






7. 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.






8. 'The process of looking at a computer's subsystems - what they do - and how they perform to determine whether the computer system has the right hardware components to do what the user ultimately wants it to do.'






9. An expansion card that attached to the motherboard inside the system unit and the enables the computer to produce sounds by providing a connection for the speakers and microphone.






10. 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.






11. Unwanted or junk e-mail






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






13. '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.'






14. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances (approximately 30 feet for bluetooth 1 and 60 feet for bluetooth 2). Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets t






15. 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.






16. 'A mini-application that runs on the desktop - offering easy access to a frequently used tool such as weather or a calendar item.'






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






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






19. An expansion card that is installed inside a system unit to translate binary data ( the 1s and the 0s the computer uses) into the images viewed on the monitor.






20. A port that enables the computer(or other device) to be connected to other devices or systems such as networks - modems - and the internet.






21. A series of instructions to be followed by a computer to accomplish a task.






22. Connects the processor (CPU) in your computer to the system memory and allows data to your processor at a faster speed.






23. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enables you to both read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'






24. '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






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






26. A hard drive that is installed inside the system unit.






27. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'






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






29. A Windows utility that checks for lost files and fragments as well as physical errors on a hard drive.






30. A power-management mode that saves the current state of the current system to the computer's hard drive.






31. A topology comprised of several topologies and combined into one network.






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






33. '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.'






34. 'A device on a network such as a router - hub - and switch that moves data signals around the network.'






35. The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do and enables it to perform different tasks.






36. 'A wireless standard established in 1997 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; also known as WiFi (short for Wireless Fidelity) - it enables wireless network devices to work seamlessly with other networks and devices.'






37. The technology used in flat-panel computer monitors.






38. 'The process of identifying a computer user - based on a login or username and password. The computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network.'






39. 'In a file name - the three letters that follow the user-supplied file name after the dot (.); the extension identifies what kind of family of files the file belongs to - or which application should be used to read the file.'






40. A device (such as a printer or external hard drive) that can be attached directly to a network instead of needing to attach to a computer on the network.






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






42. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.






43. The actual speed of data transfer that is achieved. It is usually less than the data transfer rate and is measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






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






45. 'A collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference; in database terminology - a file or table is a group of related records.'






46. A simplified licensing scheme that enables copyright holders to grant certain rights to a work while retaining other rights.






47. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






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






49. A pen-shaped device used to tap or write on tough-sensitive screens.






50. A mini-application developed for the Macintosh platform.







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