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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. The process of sending jobs formerly performed in the U.S. to other countries.






2. The design of a computer network; includes both physical and logical design.






3. 'An application program that helps business owners manage their finances more efficiently by providing tools for tracking accounting transactions such as sales - accounts receivable - inventory purchases - and accounts payable.'






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






5. A feature in the Windows operating system that lets individuals view and change the properties of all hardware devices attached to the computer.






6. A portion of the hard drive containing all the different configurations (settings) used by the Windows operating system (OS) as well as by other applications.






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






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






9. A network in which the nodes are located within a small geographic area.






10. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






11. '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.'






12. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).






13. 'In Windows - a snapshot of your entire system's settings used for restoring your system to a prior point in time.'






14. An operating system (OS) that enables more than one user to access the computer system at one time by efficiently juggling all the requests from multiple users.






15. 'An attack delivered by specialized hacking software that tries many combinations of letters - numbers - and pieces of a user ID in an attempt to discover a user password.'






16. '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.'






17. The process of users transferring files between computers.






18. A port that uses a traditional telephone signal to connect a computer to the internet.






19. Software that facilitates the communication between a device and the operating system.






20. A device that amplifies your wireless signal to get it out to parts of your home that are experiencing poor connectivity.






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. 'An open source operating system based on UNIX. Because of the stable nature of this operating system - it is often used on Web servers.'






23. 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.






24. A Windows utility that enables you to schedule tasks to run automatically at predetermined times with no interaction necessary on your part.






25. 'A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.'






26. 'A device connected to a network such as a computer - a peripheral (such as a printer) - or a communications device (such as a modem).'






27. An agreement between the user and the software developer that must be accepted before installing the software on a computer.






28. A server that acts as a repository for application software.






29. A hardware device used to enter - or input - data (text - images - and sounds) and instructions (user responses and commands) into a computer. Some input devices are keyboards and mice.






30. 'A complete processing section from a CPU - embedded into one physical chip.'






31. One of the fastest ports available - moving data at 800Mbps.






32. 'Software that handles requests for information - Internet access - and the use of peripherals for the rest of the network nodes.'






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






34. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






35. 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.






36. A device that uses some unique characteristic of human biology to identify authorized users.






37. '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.'






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






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






40. 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.






41. '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.'






42. 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.






43. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






44. 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.






45. Impact of read/write head against magnetic platter of the hard drive; often results in data loss.






46. Software that facilitates the communication between a device and the operating system.






47. 'An application program - such as Microsoft Project - that helps project managers generate charts and tables used to manage aspects of a project.'






48. '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.'






49. A nonimpact printer known for quick and quiet production and high quality printouts.






50. A technology that permits quicker processing of information by enabling a new set of instructions to start executing before the previous set has finished.