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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. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed internet connection.






2. '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.'






3. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.






4. 'A device for transmitting data on a network. A switch makes decisions - based on the media access control (MAC) address of the data - as to where the data is to be sent.'






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






6. A heavily secured server located on a special perimeter network between a company's secure internal network and its firewall.






7. 'A device that reads information from a magnetic strip on the back of a credit card-like access card (such as a student ID card); card readers are easily programmed by adding authorized ID card numbers - Social Security numbers - and so on.'






8. The process of starting a computer from a powered-down or off state.






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. A type of technology used to transmit video signals; used on newer LCD monitors - as well as other multimedia devices such as televisions - DVD players - and projectors.






16. 'A physical address - similar to a serial number on an appliance - that is assigned to each network adapter; it is made up of six 2-digit characters such as 01:40:87:44:79:A5.'






17. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.






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






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






20. Connects the processor (CPU) in your computer to the system memory and allows data to your processor at a faster speed.






21. A picture on a computer display that represents an object such as a software application or a file or folder.






22. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty used to fight high-tech crime.






23. Part of the operating system that enables individuals to interact with the computer.






24. 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.






25. Any copyrighted software that can be used for free.






26. A nonimpact printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto a paper.






27. 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.






28. A special data packet that allows Data to flows from device to device in one direction only.






29. A measure of the greatest amount of light showing when a monitor is displaying pure white; measured as candelas per square meter (cd/m^2) or nits.






30. 'A mini-application that runs on the desktop - offering easy access to a frequently used tool such as weather or a calendar item.'






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






32. A set of memory chips - located on the motherboard - which stores data and instructions that cannot be changed or erased; it holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up.






33. 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.






34. Programs for creating or editing two-dimensional line-based drawings.






35. That status of software(or other created works) that are not protected by copyright.






36. '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.'






37. A mini-application developed for the Macintosh platform.






38. A port that is slightly larger than a standard phone jack and transfers data at speeds of up to 10 -000Mbps; used to connect a computer to a DSL or cable modem or a network.






39. 1 -099 -511 -627 -776 bytes or 2^40 bytes( approximately 1 trillion bytes).






40. A feature in the Windows operating system that lets individuals view and change the properties of all hardware devices attached to the computer.






41. Manipulating or organizing data into information.






42. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'






43. An expansion card that attached to the motherboard inside the system unit and the enables the computer to produce sounds by providing a connection for the speakers and microphone.






44. A hard drive that is installed inside the system unit.






45. A topology comprised of several topologies and combined into one network.






46. A server that provides client computers with access to information stored in a database.






47. 'A type of network design in which users are not responsible for creating their own data backups or providing security for their computers; instead - those tasks are handled by a centralized server - software - and a system administrator.'






48. A condition of excessive paging in which the operating system becomes sluggish.






49. A small circuit board that holds a series of random access memory (RAM) chips.






50. Eight binary digits(bits)