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Technology In Action - 2
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it-skills
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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.
paging
video card
service set identifier (SSID)
notebook computer
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.
microphone(mic)
folder
impact printer
stylus
3. A device that absorbs a signal so that it is not reflected back onto parts of the network that have already received it.
speaker
nonvolatile storage
terminator
accounting software
4. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.
megahertz(MHz)
network
hybrid topology
network navigation device
5. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.
path separator
application programming interface (API)
binary language
Disk Cleanup
6. 'A hierarchical structure that include files - folders - and drives used to create a more organized and efficient computer.'
entertainment software
speaker
directory
utility program
7. The pre-installed software (often trial versions) on a new computer.
data
bloatware
output device
sector
8. 'An application program - such as Microsoft Project - that helps project managers generate charts and tables used to manage aspects of a project.'
personal information manager (PIM) software
Cat 6 cable
file allocation table (FAT)
project management software
9. 'A special signal sent to all network nodes - alerting them that a data collision has occurred.'
productivity software
jam signal
port
blu-ray disc(BD)
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.
client/server network
touch pad
System Restore
head crash
11. A specialized computing device designed to store and manage network data.
mainframe
network-attached storage (NAS) device
seek time
file management
12. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.
firewall
optical drive
client/server network (server-based network)
extension (file type)
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).
ditgital home
S-video (super video)
system software
vertical market software
14. A method of optical storage for digital data that has greater storage capacity than compact discs.
widget
external hard drive
digital video(or versatile) disc (DVD)
database server
15. A UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.
Cat 6 cable
active topology
application programming interface (API)
external hard drive
16. A data-processing device that gathers - processes - outputs - and stores digital data and information.
computer
internal hard drive
shielded twisted pair (STP) cable
digital video(or versatile) disc (DVD)
17. The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do and enables it to perform different tasks.
response time
software
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
virtual memory
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.
network topology
network-attached storage (NAS) device
server
pixel
19. A method of optical storage for digital data; originally developed for storing digital audio.
DVD-R/RW
bluetooth
local area network (LAN)
compact disc(CD)
20. The first commercially available operating system to incorporate a graphical user interface (GUI) with user-friendly point-and-click technology.
output device
client
Mac OS
wide area network (WAN)
21. A computing device that runs a full-featured operating system but weighs two punds or less.
audio editing software
all-in-one printer
netbook
Web-based application software
22. 'An operating system by Microsoft that incorporates a user-friendly - graphical interface.'
clock speed
Task Manager utility
Internet appliance
Windows
23. A power-management mode that saves the current state of the current system to the computer's hard drive.
platter
system software
hibernate
financial planning software
24. A device that amplifies your wireless signal to get it out to parts of your home that are experiencing poor connectivity.
router
wireless range extender
program
information technology(IT)
25. The 802.11 standard for wireless data transmissions established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
network interface card (NIC)
network
connectivity port
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.
computer literate
hyperthreading
platter
brute force attack
27. A desktop system unit that houses the computer's processor -memory - and monitor in a single unit.
digital video editing software
real-time operating system (RTOS)
Windows 7
all-in-one computer
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
centralized
data collision
CSMA/CD
thrashing
29. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'
trackpoint device
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
simulation software
packet screening
30. A port that uses a traditional telephone signal to connect a computer to the internet.
blu-ray disc(BD)
universal serial bus (USB) port
sector
modem port
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.'
software suite
application software
disk defragmenter
nonimpact printer
32. Pernament storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).
database software
media access control (MAC) address
Windows
nonvolatile storage
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.'
solid state drive (SSD)
desktop
network topology
twisted pair cable
34. About a billion bytes
software license
surround sound
Web server
gigabyte(GB)
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.
kernel memory
registry
hard drive
Backup and Restore utility
36. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'
video card
DVD+R/RW
mainframe
active topology
37. A Windows utility that shows programs currently running and permits you to exit nonresponsive programs when you click End Task.
Task Manager utility
server
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
system software
38. A collection of files stored on a computer.
desktop
folder
computer forensics
power-on self-test (POST)
39. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enable you to read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'
embedded computer
DVD-R/RW
authentication
event
40. Any of the main files of an operating system.
multimedia software
system file
gigahertz(GHz)
menu-driven interface
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
touch screen
wireless access point (WAP)
tablet PC
sleep mode
42. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).
expansion card (adapter card)
firewire 400
peripheral device
metropolitan area network (MAN)
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.
Windows
memory module (memory card)
file name
CPU usage
44. The ability of an operating system to perform more than one process at a time.
projector
multitask
metropolitan area network (MAN)
Web page authoring software
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.
audio editing software
impact printer
packet (data packet)
operating system(OS)
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.
DVD-R/RW
input device
Safe mode
full installation
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.'
S-video (super video)
connectivity port
switch
random access memory (RAM)
48. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.
router
backward compatibility
eSata
hyperthreading
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.'
modem port
network architecture
transceiver
laser printer
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.'
extension (file type)
kilobyte(KB)
firewall
network adapter