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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. 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.






2. 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.






3. A device that absorbs a signal so that it is not reflected back onto parts of the network that have already received it.






4. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.






5. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.






6. 'A hierarchical structure that include files - folders - and drives used to create a more organized and efficient computer.'






7. The pre-installed software (often trial versions) on a new computer.






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






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






10. 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.






11. A specialized computing device designed to store and manage network data.






12. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.






13. 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).






14. A method of optical storage for digital data that has greater storage capacity than compact discs.






15. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.






16. A data-processing device that gathers - processes - outputs - and stores digital data and information.






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






18. A single point that creates the images on a computer monitor. Pixels are illuminated by an electron beam that passes rapidly back and forth across the back of the screen so that the pixels appear to glow continuously.






19. A method of optical storage for digital data; originally developed for storing digital audio.






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






21. A computing device that runs a full-featured operating system but weighs two punds or less.






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






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






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






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






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






27. A desktop system unit that houses the computer's processor -memory - and monitor in a single unit.






28. 'A method of data collision detection in which a node connected to the network listens (that is - has carrier sense) to determine that no other nodes are currently transmitting data signals; short for Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Dete






29. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'






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






31. '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.'






32. Pernament storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).






33. 'As its name implies - the computer's desktop puts at your fingertips all of the elements necessary for a productive work session and that are typically found on or near the top of a traditional desk - such as files and folders.'






34. About a billion bytes






35. 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.






36. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'






37. A Windows utility that shows programs currently running and permits you to exit nonresponsive programs when you click End Task.






38. A collection of files stored on a computer.






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






40. Any of the main files of an operating system.






41. 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






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






43. The first part of the label applied to a file; it is generally the name a user assigns to the file when saving it.






44. The ability of an operating system to perform more than one process at a time.






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. 'The computer's temporary storage space or short-term memory. It is located in a set of chips on the system unit's motherboard - and its capacity is measured in megabytes or gigabytes.'






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






49. '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.'






50. '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.'