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Technology In Action - 2
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1. Programs you can use to design interactive Web pages without knowing any HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code.
802.11 standard
Web page authoring software
digital divide
access card reader
2. 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.
application software
sound card
software piracy
graphics processing unit (GPU)
3. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.
printer
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
frame
video card (video adapter)
4. 'A specialized logic chip that is dedicated to quickly displaying and calculating visual data such as shadows - textures - and luminosity.'
firmware
viewing angle
software suite
graphics processing unit (GPU)
5. An expansion card that enables a computer to produce sounds that are omnidirectional or three dimensional.
3D sound card
personal information manager (PIM) software
system file
firmware
6. 'Programs that enable a user to perform various tasks generally required in home - school - and business. Examples include word processing - spreadsheet - presentation - personal information management (PIM) - and database programs.'
multitask
window
productivity software
client/server network
7. 'A single-user - single-task operating system created by Microsoft. MS-DOS was the first widely installed operating system in personal computers.'
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MSDOS)
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
volatile storage
backward compatibility
8. 'A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.'
source code
Internet appliance
sector
mainframe
9. '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.'
front side bus (FSB)
CSMA/CD
tax preparation software
transmission media
10. 'In a graphical user interface - a rectangular box that contains programs displayed on the screen.'
Plug and Play (PnP)
window
router
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
11. A folder on a Windows desktop in which deleted files from the hard drive are held until permanently purged from the system.
Recycle Bin
processing
802.11 standard
nanotechnology
12. A printer that works either by melting wax-based ink onto ordinary paper (in a process called thermal wax transfer printing) or by burning dots onto specially coated paper (in a process called direct thermal printing).
thermal printer
byte
device driver
packet (data packet)
13. 'A program with a specific purpose that must guarantee certain response times for particular computing tasks - or else the machine's application is useless. Real-time operating systems are found in many types of robotic equipment.'
aspect radio
real-time operating system (RTOS)
power-on self-test (POST)
Windows 7
14. An expansion card that is installed inside a system unit to translate binary data (the 1s and 0s the computer uses) into the images viewed on the monitor.
network navigation device
video card (video adapter)
productivity software
Recycle Bin
15. 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.
system software
application server
ergonomics
Mac OS
16. The 802.11 standard for wireless data transmissions established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
thrashing
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
touch screen
peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
17. The number of bits a video card uses to store data about each pixel on the monitor.
Internet appliance
bit depth
System Restore
interrupt
18. A nonimpact printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto a paper.
inkjet printer
Web-based application software
wireless range extender
e-mail server
19. 'An alternative to more traditional mapping software programs; easily accessible with any Internet connection and updated more frequently than offline services. Examples include MapQuest - Yahoo! Maps - Google Maps - and Google Earth.'
intranet
BD-ROM disc
random access memory (RAM)
online mapping service
20. '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.'
external hard drive
bandwidth (data transfer rate)
read/write head
head crash
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.'
network operating system (NOS)
database software
application server
wide area network (WAN)
22. '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.'
client/server network
transceiver
notebook computer
switch
23. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).
tablet PC
device driver
hacker
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
24. A card installed in a system that connects with wireless access points on the network.
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
keyboard
real-time operating system (RTOS)
system file
25. See eSata.
network
Backup and Restore utility
external SATA
financial planning software
26. An output device for sound.
connectivity port
twisted pair cable
operating system(OS)
speaker
27. About a billion bytes
information
piggybacking
gigabyte(GB)
power-on self-test (POST)
28. A measurement used in comparing software and hardware performance. Benchmarks are created using software applications that are specifically designed to push the limits of computer performance.
benchmark
track
ditgital home
port
29. A computer that is intended for use at a single location. A desktop computer consists of a case that houses the main components of the computer - plus peripheral devices.
CSMA/CD
desktop computer
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
30. A hardware device used to enter user responses and commands into a computer.
software
mouse
kernel memory
desktop
31. '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.'
supercomputer
application software
seek time
paging
32. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.
gigabyte(GB)
DVD-R/RW
data collision
transmission media
33. A network used to connect wireless devices (such as Bluetooth-enabled devices) in close proximity to each other.
network-attached storage (NAS) device
all-in-one computer
token
personal area network (PAN)
34. 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.
virtual memory
copyleft
file server
network administrator
35. A device that allows you to capture sound waves - such as those created by your voice - and transfer them to digital format on your computer.
microphone(mic)
switch
authentication
plotter
36. A type of computing that relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion.
file
database server
affective computing
sound card
37. A utility in Windows that restores system settings to a specific previous date when everything was working properly.
star topology
presentation software
System Restore
interrupt handler
38. Cables made of copper wires that are twisted around each other and are surrounded by a plastic jacket (such as traditional home phone wire).
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
radio frequency identification tags (RFID tags)
twisted pair cable
personal information manager (PIM) software
39. Software that enables users to 'test' the software by running it for a limited time free of charge.
power-on self-test (POST)
shareware
aspect radio
all-in-one printer
40. 'A small program that performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer - such as system maintenance and file compression.'
utility program
application software
centralized
fiber-optic cable
41. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service.
accounting software
coaxial cable
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
personal information manager (PIM) software
42. '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.'
decentralized
application software
local area network (LAN)
output device
43. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'
database server
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
virtual private network (VPN)
netbook
44. A computer deployed to provide remote storage space or to act as a repository for files that users can access.
vertical market software
protocol
file server
bus (linear bus) topology
45. 'A thin - round - metallic storage plate stacked onto the hard drive spindle.'
platter
mainframe
firmware
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
46. Acts as a go-between for computers on the internal network and the external network (the Internet).
solid state drive(SSD)
media access control (MAC) address
file name
proxy server
47. That status of software(or other created works) that are not protected by copyright.
eSata
entertainment software
public domain
word processing software
48. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).
printer
output device
terabyte (TB)
response time
49. 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.
platform
interrupt handler
blu-ray disc(BD)
productivity software
50. A set of controls on standard keyboards that moves the cursor(the flashing symbol on the monitor that indicates where the next character will be inserted); also known as an arrow key.
cursor control key
window
flash drive(jump drive - USB drive - or thumb drive)
platter
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