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






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






3. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'






4. 'A 3D modeling program used to create automated designs - technical drawings - and model visualizations.'






5. 'Small blocks of memory - located directly on and next to the central processing unit (CPU) chip - that act as holding places for recently or frequently used instructions or data that the CPU accesses the most. When these instructions or data are sto






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






7. '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.'






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






9. 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.






10. A hardware device that uses lasers or light to read from - and maybe even write to - CDs - DVDs - or Blu-ray discs.






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.






15. A group of icons collected for easy access.






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






17. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately one thousand bytes.






18. 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.






19. A specially designed computer that can perform comples calculations extremely rapidly; used in situations in which complex models requiring intensive mathmatical calcualtions are needed (such as weather forecasting or atomic energy research).






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






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






22. A small camera that sits on top of a computer monitor (connected to the computer by a cable) or is built into a notebook computer and is usually used to transfer live video.






23. Manipulating or organizing data into information.






24. A special data packet that allows Data to flows from device to device in one direction only.






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






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






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






28. A program that is hosted on a Web site and does not require installation on the computer.






29. A group of icons collected for easy access.






30. A digit that corresponds to the on and off states of a computer's switches. A bit contains a value of either 0 or 1.






31. '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.'






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






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.'






34. '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.'






35. A hardware device used to enter typed data and commands into a computer.






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






37. An output device for sound.






38. About a billion bytes






39. A fast transfer port.






40. Video interface technology that newer LCD monitors - as well as other mutlimedia devices such as televisions - DVD players - and projectors - use to connect to a PC.






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






42. (1) A set of rules for exchanging data and communication. (2) The first part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) indicating the set of rules used to retrieve the specified document. The protocol is generally followed by a colon; two forward slashes






43. RAM that is included as part of a video card.






44. A program that manages the data between a computer's operating system and all the input and output devices attached to the computer; also responsible for loading the operating system (OS) from its permanent location on the hard drive to random access






45. 'Programs used to create and edit written documents such as papers - letters - and r






46. The measurement (in miliseconds) of the time it takes for a pixel to change color; the lower the response time - the smoother moving images will appear on the monitor.






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






48. A type of monitor ( or display in a notebook or PDA) that accepts input from a user touching the screen.






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. 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.