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Technology In Action - 2
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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 type of hard drive that uses much thinner cables - and can transfer data more quickly - than IDE drives.'
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
video card
sector
authentication server
2. Numbers - words - pictures - or sounds that represent facts - figures - or ideas.
desktop computer
extension (file type)
trackpoint device
data
3. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'
sector
wireless access point (WAP)
Mac OS
multitask
4. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'
Internet appliance
all-in-one computer
application programming interface (API)
internal hard drive
5. 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
basic input/output system (BIOS)
video card (video adapter)
DVD-ROM
database software
6. 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.
notebook computer
video card (video adapter)
course management software
Disk Cleanup
7. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
accounting software
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
dedicated server
bastion host
8. The process by which humans or computer software provide organizational structure to a computer's contents.
nonvolatile storage
keyboard
file management
computer literate
9. A notebook computer designed specifically to work with handwriting recognition technology.
speaker
tablet PC
Task Manager utility
wireless range extender
10. '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
random access memory (RAM)
cache memory
database server
server
11. 'A wireless standard established in 1997 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; also known as WiFi (short for Wireless Fidelity) - it enables wireless network devices to work seamlessly with other networks and devices.'
print queue
terabyte (TB)
switch
802.11 standard
12. A drive that uses the same kind if memory that flash drives use - but can reach data in only a tenth of the time a flash drive requires.
macro
liquid crystal display(LCD)
solid state drive(SSD)
sound card
13. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
Recycle Bin
library
virtual reality program
14. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.
network administrator
binary language
virtual memory
server
15. '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.'
application software
platform
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
network-ready device
16. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.
Ethernet network
directory
sleep mode
file compression utility
17. '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
Backup and Restore utility
network adapter
surrond-sound speaker
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
18. An interface port that transfers data at 400 Mbps.
sector
video memory
firewire 400
switch
19. A device that holds all permanently stored programs and data; can be located inside the system unit or attached to the system unit via a USB port.
hard drive
proxy server
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
simulation software
20. A power-management mode that saves the current state of the current system to the computer's hard drive.
custom installation
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
hibernate
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
21. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.
gigabyte(GB)
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
video card
computer forensics
22. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.
bastion host
backward compatibility
system restore point
local area network (LAN)
23. Programs designed to provide users with entertainment. Computer games make up the vast majority of entertainment software.
real-time operating system (RTOS)
ethernet port
network administrator
entertainment software
24. A measure of processing speed equal to 1 million hertz.
megahertz(MHz)
backward compatibility
solid state drive (SSD)
Mac OS
25. '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.'
resolution
intranet
gadget
boot process
26. The actual speed of data transfer that is achieved. It is usually less than the data transfer rate and is measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
access card reader
byte
throughput
all-in-one computer
27. 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.
router
projector
print queue
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
28. '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.'
Windows 7
gadget
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
authentication
29. A condition of excessive paging in which the operating system becomes sluggish.
stylus
directory
all-in-one computer
thrashing
30. 'The process that occurs after the read/write head of the hard drive locates the correct track - and then waits for the correct sector to spin to the read/write head.'
communications server
operating system (OS)
local area network (LAN)
latency
31. A method of optical storage for digital data that has greater storage capacity than compact discs.
digital video(or versatile) disc (DVD)
viewing angle
Last Known Good Configuration
bloatware
32. '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.'
power-on self-test (POST)
3D sound card
brightness
system evaluation
33. 'Unlike the command- and menu-driven interfaces used in earlier software - GUIs display graphics and use the point-and-click technology of the mouse and cursor - making them much more user-friendly.'
authentication server
bit depth
local area network (LAN)
graphical user interface (GUI)
34. The layout and structure of the network.
ditgital home
simulation software
network topology
notebook computer
35. The width-to-height proportion of a monitor.
e-mail server
router
digital video interface(DVI)
aspect radio
36. 'Programs that include image - video - and audio editing software - animation software - and other specialty software required to produce computer games - animations - and movies.'
multimedia software
packet (data packet)
backward compatibility
cold boot
37. The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do and enables it to perform different tasks.
benchmark
home network server
operating system (OS)
software
38. A port that uses a traditional telephone signal to connect a computer to the internet.
ribbon
ring (loop) topology
system unit
modem port
39. The first part of the label applied to a file; it is generally the name a user assigns to the file when saving it.
file name
integrated software application
transmission media
real-time operating system (RTOS)
40. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.
interrupt
system requirements
BD-ROM disc
Backup and Restore utility
41. A port to which a CRT monitor connects.
video graphics array (VGA) port
network operating system (NOS)
personal information manager (PIM) software
projector
42. 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).
head crash
supercomputer
3D sound card
virtual private network (VPN)
43. 'In Windows - a snapshot of your entire system's settings used for restoring your system to a prior point in time.'
multiuser operating system (network operating system)
client/server network (server-based network)
system restore point
file allocation table (FAT)
44. '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.'
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
application programming interface (API)
database software
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
45. A folder on a Windows desktop in which deleted files from the hard drive are held until permanently purged from the system.
bandwidth (data transfer rate)
bastion host
Recycle Bin
metropolitan area network (MAN)
46. A large printer that uses a computer-controlled pen to produce oversize pictures that require precise continuous lines to be drawn - such as maps and architectural plans.
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
plotter
paging
CSMA/CD
47. 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.
productivity software
network administrator
bridge
virtual private network (VPN)
48. A special shelf inside a computer case that is designed to hold storage devices.
command-driven interface
drive bay
wireless access point (WAP)
Cat 6 cable
49. A type of network in which users are responsible for creating their own data backups and for providing security for their computers.
software
nanoscience
platter
decentralized
50. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).
jam signal
intranet
hacker
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)