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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. 'System that is used to control many 'back office' operations and processing functions such as billing - production - inventory management - and human resources management.'
frame
application server
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
network administrator
2. A collection of software programs that have been bundled together as a package.
software suite
system evaluation
nonvolatile storage
hard drive
3. '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.'
expansion card (adapter card)
read/write head
interrupt
wireless range extender
4. 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.
benchmark
paging
nonimpact printer
sound card
5. The pre-installed software (often trial versions) on a new computer.
Device Manager
device driver
bloatware
router
6. A fast transfer port.
eSata
track
intranet
cold boot
7. BD-ROM is defined as BluRay Disc Read Only Memory. BD-ROM is an optical disc storage media format for high-definition video and data storage.
peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
BD-ROM disc
widget
server
8. 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.
system software
bluetooth
fiber-optic cable
mainframe
9. A type of computing that relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion.
affective computing
megahertz(MHz)
system unit
possessed object
10. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.
Recycle Bin
CPU usage
server
service set identifier (SSID)
11. '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.'
ergonomics
file compression utility
seek time
dedicated server
12. A drive that plugs into a universal serial bus(USB) port on a computer and stores data digitally. Also called USB drive - jump drive - or thumb drive.
touch screen
server
flash drive(jump drive - USB drive - or thumb drive)
access time
13. '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.'
Internet appliance
radio frequency identification tags (RFID tags)
extension (file type)
shielded twisted pair (STP) cable
14. A device (such as a printer or external hard drive) that can be attached directly to a network instead of needing to attach to a computer on the network.
response time
audio editing software
binary language
network-ready device
15. The process of installing all the files and programs from the distribution CD to the computer's hard drive.
router
digital divide
Ethernet network
full installation
16. A hardware device that uses lasers or light to read from - and maybe even write to - CDs - DVDs - or Blu-ray discs.
switch
eSata
service set identifier (SSID)
optical drive
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
system unit
brute force attack
network interface card (NIC)
18. A type of monitor ( or display in a notebook or PDA) that accepts input from a user touching the screen.
database software
touch screen
mainframe
swap file (page file)
19. A device that routes packets of data between two or more networks.
router
cursor control key
ring (loop) topology
intranet
20. 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.
mouse
bandwidth (data transfer rate)
multimedia software
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
21. One of the fastest ports available - moving data at 800Mbps.
Web page authoring software
patient simulator
power supply
firewire 800
22. A device such as a monitor - printer - or keyboard that connects to the system unit through ports.
peripheral device
twisted pair cable
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
wide area network (WAN)
23. An application that is still under development.
client
network interface card(NIC)
operating system(OS)
beta version
24. A type of wireless technology that uses radio waves to transmit data over short distances. Often used to connect peripherals such as printers and keyboards to computers or headsets to cell phones.
bluetooth technology
system software
token
inkjet printer
25. Programs for editing photographs and other images.
image editing software (photo editing software)
binary language
kernel memory
smartphone
26. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).
peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
metropolitan area network (MAN)
external hard drive
application software
27. The language computers use to process data into information - consisting of only the values 0 and 1.
binary language
legacy technology
external SATA
coaxial cable
28. The first part of the label applied to a file; it is generally the name a user assigns to the file when saving it.
transceiver
latency
file name
byte
29. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
client
Software as a Service (SaaS)
inkjet printer
firewall
30. A list of commands that displays on the screen.
metropolitan area network (MAN)
menu
network operating system (NOS)
network-attached storage (NAS) device
31. A tyoe of audio processing that makes the listner experiance sound as if it were coming in all directions.
DVD-R/RW
computer literate
surrond-sound speaker
wireless access point (WAP)
32. 'Programs that enable a user to perform various tasks generally required in home - school - and business. Examples include word processing - spreadsheet - presentation - personal information management (PIM) - and database programs.'
home area network (HAN)
productivity software
3D sound card
smartphone
33. 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.
bloatware
binary language
audio editing software
file
34. A program or hardware mechanism that controls which computer is allowed to use the transmission media in a network at a certain time.
access method
sound card
system restore point
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
35. '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.'
track
network administrator
Plug and Play (PnP)
transceiver
36. The process of restarting the system while it's powered on.
connectivity port
warm boot
application software
trackpoint device
37. 'In Windows 7 - a folder that is used to display files from different locations as if they were all saved in a single folder - regardless of where they are actually stored in the file hierarchy.'
jam signal
surround sound
video card (video adapter)
library
38. 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.
word processing software
custom installation
pixel
QWERTY keyboard
39. 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).
window
track
ditgital home
throughput
40. A small program that groups a series of commands to run as a single command.
laser printer
data
macro
contrast ratio
41. 'Program code made publicly available for free; it can be copied - distributed - or changed without the stringent copyright protections of proprietary software products.'
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
local bus
open source software
interrupt
42. A card installed in a system that connects with wireless access points on the network.
software piracy
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
full installation
file management
43. 'The process of identifying a computer user - based on a login or username and password. The computer system determines whether the computer user is authorized and what level of access is to be granted on the network.'
authentication
gigabyte(GB)
command-driven interface
hibernate
44. A signal that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention.
hacker
virtual reality program
directory
interrupt
45. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.
network navigation device
project management software
transmission media
flash drive(jump drive - USB drive - or thumb drive)
46. Custom software application that is owned and controlled by the company that created it.
modem card
proprietary software
local area network (LAN)
ribbon
47. The process of installing only those features of a software program that a user wants on the hard drive.
swap file (page file)
output device
software suite
custom installation
48. Measured in degrees - this tells how far you can move to the side of (or above or below) the monitor before the image quality degrades to unacceptable levels.
device driver
viewing angle
platform
front side bus (FSB)
49. 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).
inkjet printer
peripheral device
file server
supercomputer
50. The most commonly used wired Ethernet standard deployed in devices designed for home networks which provides bandwidth of up to 1 Gbps.
gigabit Ethernet
stylus
Safe mode
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)