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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. One of the fastest ports available - moving data at 800Mbps.






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






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






4. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances (approximately 30 feet for bluetooth 1 and 60 feet for bluetooth 2). Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets t






5. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.






6. When the operating system processes the task assigned a higher priority before processing a task that has been assigned a lower priority.






7. A digit that corresponds to the on and off states of a computer's switches. A bit contains a value of either 0 or 1.






8. Software that provides street maps and written directions to locations.






9. 'A form included in many productivity applications that provides the basic structure for a particular kind of document - spreadsheet - or presentation.'






10. 'A device on a network such as a router - hub - and switch that moves data signals around the network.'






11. '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.'






12. 'A device designed to store media - share media across the network - and back up files on computers connected to a home network.'






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






14. About a billion bytes






15. Software that turns an artificial environment into a realistic experience.






16. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).






17. 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.






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






19. A power-management mode that saves the current state of the current system to the computer's hard drive.






20. A unit of computer storage equal to approximately 1 million bytes.






21. A hardware device used to enter user responses and commands into a computer.






22. RAM that is included as part of a video card.






23. A simplified licensing scheme that enables copyright holders to grant certain rights to a work while retaining other rights.






24. 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.






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






26. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.






27. A hardware device used to enter typed data and commands into a computer.






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






29. The process by which humans or computer software provide organizational structure to a computer's contents.






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






31. A port that can connect a wide variety of peripherial devices to the computer - including keyboards - printers - mice - smartphones - PDAs - flash drives - and digital cameras.






32. The percentage of time a central processing unit (CPU) is working.






33. A device that absorbs a signal so that it is not reflected back onto parts of the network that have already received it.






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






35. A port that enables the computer(or other device) to be connected to other devices or systems such as networks - modems - and the internet.






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






37. 'Temporary storage - such as in random access memory (RAM). When the power is off - the data in volatile storage is cleared out.'






38. '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.'






39. 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.






40. A type of monitor ( or display in a notebook or PDA) that accepts input from a user touching the screen.






41. A type of monitor that is lighter and more energy-efficient than a CRT monitor; often used with portbale computers such as notebooks.






42. '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.'






43. 'A section of a hard drive platter - wedge-shaped from the center of the platter to the edge.'






44. Pernament storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).






45. 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.






46. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.






47. A collection of software programs that have been bundled together as a package.






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






49. A small - compact portable computer.






50. Documentation for a software product that is built directly into the software.