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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. '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.'






2. 'Software - often used for training purposes - which allows the user to experience or control an event as if it is reality.'






3. 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).






4. 'A small program that performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer - such as system maintenance and file compression.'






5. 'Someone who has training in computer and peripheral maintenance and repair - network design - and the installation of network software; installs new equipment - configures computers for users - repairs equipment - and assigns network access to users






6. 'The mechanism that retrieves (reads) and records (writes) the magnetic data to and from a data disk. They move from the outer edge of the spinning platters to the center - up to 50 times per second.'






7. The set of programs that enables a computer's hardware devices and application software to work together; it includes the operating system and utility programs.






8. A software program or hardware device designed to prevent unauthorized access to computers or networks.






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






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






11. The set of programs that enables a computer's hardware devices and application software to work together; it includes the operating system and utility programs.






12. Software that enables users to 'test' the software by running it for a limited time free of charge.






13. 'An attack delivered by specialized hacking software that tries many combinations of letters - numbers - and pieces of a user ID in an attempt to discover a user password.'






14. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






15. About a billion bytes






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






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






18. (1) A set of rules for exchanging data and communication. (2) The first part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) indicating the set of rules used to retrieve the specified document. The protocol is generally followed by a colon; two forward slashes






19. A network located in a home that is used to connect all of its digital devices.






20. A printer that works either by melting wax-based ink onto ordinary paper (in a process called thermal wax transfer printing) or by burning dots onto specially coated paper (in a process called direct thermal printing).






21. Eight binary digits(bits)






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






23. 'The portion of a company's intranet that is used to share business information with business partners such as vendors - suppliers - and customers.'






24. 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.






25. A type of network that uses servers to deliver services to computers that are requesting them (clients).






26. A display that uses organic compounds to produce light when exposed to an electric current. Unlike LCD's - OLEDs do not require a backlight to function and therefore draw less power and have a much thinner display - sometimes as thin as 3mm.






27. 'The technology that enables the operating system - once it is booted up - to recognize automatically any new peripherals and configure them to work with the system.'






28. A computing device that runs a full-featured operating system but weighs two punds or less.






29. A port that uses a traditional telephone signal to connect a computer to the internet.






30. 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.






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






32. A Windows feature that starts the computer by using the registry information that was saved during the last shutdown.






33. The process of sending jobs formerly performed in the U.S. to other countries.






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






35. A program or hardware mechanism that controls which computer is allowed to use the transmission media in a network at a certain time.






36. 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.






37. A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.






38. 'A prediction - named after Gordon Moore - the cofounder of Intel; states that the number of transistors on a CPU chip will double every two years.'

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39. 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).






40. The 802.11 standard for wireless data transmissions established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).






41. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'






42. Portable - nonvolatile memory.






43. See local bus.






44. 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.






45. Violating a software license agreement by copying an application onto more computers than the license agreement permits.






46. A utility in Windows that restores system settings to a specific previous date when everything was working properly.






47. The access method that ring networks use to avoid data collisions.






48. A step-by-step guide that walks you through the necessary steps to complete a complicated task.






49. 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.






50. 'The main function of an Internet appliance is easy access to the Internet - social networking sites - e-mail - video - news - and entertainment.'