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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 accommodation of current devices being able to use previously issued software standards in addition to the current standards.






2. An internal hard drive that is enclosed in a protective case to make it portable - the drive is connected to the computer with a data transfer cable and is often used to back up data.






3. 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.






4. 'A private corporate network that is used exclusively by company employees to facilitate information sharing - database access - group scheduling - videoconferencing - and other employee and customer collaborations.'






5. An interface through which external devices are connected to the computer.






6. '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.'






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






8. 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.






9. A notebook computer designed specifically to work with handwriting recognition technology.






10. '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.'






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. A measure of the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black colors that a monitor can produce. If the contrast ratio is too low - colors tend to fade when the brightness is adjusted to a high or low setting.






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






17. 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






18. An application that is still under development.






19. A small segment of data that is bundled for sending over transmission media. Each packet contains the address of the computer or peripheral device to which it is being sent.






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






21. 'A Windows utility (found in the Control Panel) that allows the user to create a duplicate copy of all the data on a hard drive (or just the folders and files the user specifies) and copy it to another storage device - such as a DVD or external hard






22. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.






23. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.






24. 'An operating system originally conceived in 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie of AT&T's Bell Labs. In 1974 - the UNIX code was rewritten in the standard programming language C. Today there are various commercial versions of UNIX.'






25. A cable that transmits data at close to the speed of light along glass or plastic fibers.






26. How a user sets up his or her computer and other equipment to minimize risk of injury or discomfort.






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






28. A small - compact portable computer.






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






30. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.






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






32. 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.






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






34. A folder on a Windows desktop in which deleted files from the hard drive are held until permanently purged from the system.






35. Numbers - words - pictures - or sounds that represent facts - figures - or ideas.






36. '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.'






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






38. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.






39. 'Microsoft operating system that builds upon the security and user interface upgrades that the Windows Vista release provided - and gives users with touch-screen monitors the ability to use touch commands to scroll - resize windows - pan - and zoom.'






40. An active topology (meaning that data is retransmitted) in which the nodes connect to a central communications device called a switch. The switch receives a signal from the sending node and retransmits it to the node that should receive it.






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






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






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






44. A collection of software programs that have been bundled together as a package.






45. 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






46. 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.






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






48. A Windows utility that removes unnecessary files from the hard drive.






49. A program that helps coordinate all print jobs being sent to the printer at the same time.






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






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