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Technology In Action - 2

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.






2. A type of network in which users are responsible for creating their own data backups and for providing security for their computers.






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






4. A single copper wire surrounded by layers of plastic insulation and sheathing; used mainly in cable television and cable Internet service. Key Terms






5. The science of using nanostructures to build devices on an extremely small scale.






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






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






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






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






10. A self-regulatory body established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association that rates computer and video games according to the age appropriateness of content.






11. '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.'






12. A card installed in a system that connects with wireless access points on the network.






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






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






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






16. The memory that the computer's operating system uses.






17. Cables made of copper wires that are twisted around each other and are surrounded by a plastic jacket (such as traditional home phone wire).






18. Software that is delivered on demand over the Internet.






19. A container designed to hold multiple data packets.






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






21. '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.'






22. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.






23. Any part of the computer you can physically touch.






24. A large - expensive computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time.






25. A server that manages all client-requested printing jobs for all printers on the network.






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






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






28. A server that keeps track of who is logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each user.






29. A network that uses public communication pathways (usually the Internet) to provide branch offices or employees who are not at the office with secure access to the company network. VPNs maintain privacy by using secure data communication protocols.






30. A network configuration in which the computers and peripherals are laid out in a configuration resembling a circle. Data flows around the circle from device to device in one direction only.






31. 'A group of two or more computers (or nodes) that are configured to share information and resources such as printers - files - and databases.'






32. An index of all sector numbers that the hard drive stores in a table to keep track of which sectors hold which files.






33. 'The set of minimum storage - memory capacity - and processing standards recommended by the software manufacturer to ensure proper operation of a software application.'






34. A group of icons collected for easy access.






35. 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).






36. One billion hertz






37. A server used to fulfill one specific function (such as handling e-mail).






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






39. 'Permanent storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).'






40. Manipulating or organizing data into information.






41. A type of computing that relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion.






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






43. The time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data.






44. '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.'






45. Programs designed to provide users with entertainment. Computer games make up the vast majority of entertainment software.






46. A system of networking connections in which all devices are connected to a central cable called the bus (or backbone).






47. A drive that plugs into a universal serial bus(USB) port on a computer and stores data digitally. Also called USB drive - jump drive - or thumb drive.






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






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






50. An expansion card that enables a computer to produce sounds that are omnidirectional or three dimensional.







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