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Technology In Action - 2
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it-skills
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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 picture on a computer display that represents an object such as a software application or a file or folder.
icon
thrashing
input device
service set identifier (SSID)
2. A port that enables the computer(or other device) to be connected to other devices or systems such as networks - modems - and the internet.
backward compatibility
Software as a Service (SaaS)
connectivity port
cold boot
3. 'A special signal sent to all network nodes - alerting them that a data collision has occurred.'
drawing software (illustration software)
jam signal
metropolitan area network (MAN)
contrast ratio
4. A server that acts as a repository for application software.
Web page authoring software
smartphone
microphone(mic)
application server
5. 'A specialized logic chip that is dedicated to quickly displaying and calculating visual data such as shadows - textures - and luminosity.'
graphics processing unit (GPU)
network
system software
kilobyte(KB)
6. 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).
memory module (memory card)
application programming interface (API)
fiber-optic cable
throughput
7. When the operating system processes the task assigned a higher priority before processing a task that has been assigned a lower priority.
personal area network (PAN)
hard drive
keyboard
preemptive multitasking
8. A network made up of local area networks (LANs) connected over long distances.
gadget
wide area network (WAN)
organic light-emitting diode(OLED) displays
spreadsheet software
9. The first part of the label applied to a file; it is generally the name a user assigns to the file when saving it.
shielded twisted pair (STP) cable
cursor control key
file name
utility program
10. A Windows utility that removes unnecessary files from the hard drive.
operating system (OS)
touch pad
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Disk Cleanup
11. 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.
external hard drive
client/server network
menu-driven interface
sound card
12. See local bus.
touch pad
front side bus (FSB)
proxy server
image editing software (photo editing software)
13. Part of the operating system that enables individuals to interact with the computer.
track
user interface
database software
home network server
14. About a billion bytes
optical media
CSMA/CD
word processing software
gigabyte(GB)
15. A wide area network (WAN) that links users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county).
server
toolbar
compact disc(CD)
metropolitan area network (MAN)
16. A type of network in which users are responsible for creating their own data backups and for providing security for their computers.
wide area network (WAN)
decentralized
protocol
power supply
17. A feature in the Windows operating system that lets individuals view and change the properties of all hardware devices attached to the computer.
expansion card (adapter card)
file compression utility
system requirements
Device Manager
18. 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.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
twisted pair cable
sleep mode
input device
19. 'A single-user - single-task operating system created by Microsoft. MS-DOS was the first widely installed operating system in personal computers.'
customer relationship management (CRM) software
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MSDOS)
DVD-R/RW
supercomputer
20. The process of sending jobs formerly performed in the U.S. to other countries.
firmware
offshoring
network architecture
sound card
21. 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.
shareware
registry
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MSDOS)
productivity software
22. Programs for creating or editing two-dimensional line-based drawings.
online mapping service
boot process
drawing software (illustration software)
speaker
23. One of three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs.
DVD-RAM
network interface card (NIC)
smartphone
gigahertz(GHz)
24. The amount of random access memory (RAM) that is installed in a computer.
physical memory
desktop
switch
copyleft
25. Communications media that do not use cables but instead rely on radio waves to communicate.
metropolitan area network (MAN)
coaxial cable
brightness
wireless media
26. A device that can project images from your computer onto a wall or viewing screen.
software suite
network administrator
Plug and Play (PnP)
projector
27. 'A program that provides traditional classroom tools - such as calendars and grade books - over the Internet - as well as areas for students to exchange ideas and information in chat rooms - discussion forums - and e-mail.'
sound card
network architecture
power-on self-test (POST)
course management software
28. A computer-controlled mannequin that simulates human body functions and reactions.Patient simulators are used in training doctors - nurses - and emergency services personnel by simulating dangerous situations that would put live patients at risk.
stylus
physical memory
contrast ratio
patient simulator
29. Impact of read/write head against magnetic platter of the hard drive; often results in data loss.
optical mouse
binary language
head crash
folder
30. The part of the system unit of a computer that is responsible for data processing ( the 'brains' of the computer); it is the largest and most important chip in the computer. The CPU controls all the functionsperformed by the computer's other componen
external hard drive
trackpoint device
central processing unit(CPU or processor)
spam
31. Eight binary digits(bits)
sleep mode
byte
Last Known Good Configuration
file
32. A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.
Web server
megahertz(MHz)
printer
track
33. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.
twisted pair cable
gigahertz(GHz)
data collision
network adapter
34. 'A type of hard drive that uses much thinner cables - and can transfer data more quickly - than IDE drives.'
software piracy
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA)
data mining
firewire 400
35. Any object that a user carries to identify him- or herself and that grants the user access to a computer system or computer facility.
server
desktop
local area network (LAN)
possessed object
36. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enable you to read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'
DVD-R/RW
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
access method
disk defragmenter
37. Cables made of copper wires that are twisted around each other and are surrounded by a plastic jacket (such as traditional home phone wire).
twisted pair cable
system file
bus (linear bus) topology
DVD-RAM
38. The radio waves or cable that transport data on a network.
system software
transmission media
device driver
blu-ray disc(BD)
39. The memory that the computer's operating system uses.
kernel memory
print queue
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Recycle Bin
40. An active topology (meaning that data is retransmitted) in which the nodes connect to a central communications device called a switch. The switch receives a signal from the sending node and retransmits it to the node that should receive it.
client/server network (server-based network)
peripheral device
communications server
star topology
41. 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.
DVD-ROM
S-video (super video)
audio editing software
modem card
42. A small program that groups a series of commands to run as a single command.
macro
viewing angle
keyboard
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
43. '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.'
mainframe
backward compatibility
system requirements
latency
44. 'The top level of the filing structure in a computer system. In Windows computers - the root directory of the hard drive is represented as C:.'
file management
network administrator
terminator
root directory
45. A small segment of data that is bundled for sending over transmission media. Each packet contains the address of the computer or peripheral device to which it is being sent.
device driver
packet (data packet)
application software
data collision
46. 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.
nonimpact printer
vertical market software
solid state drive(SSD)
simulation software
47. 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.
software suite
application software
laser printer
impact printer
48. 'Programs that include image - video - and audio editing software - animation software - and other specialty software required to produce computer games - animations - and movies.'
contrast ratio
packet (data packet)
folder
multimedia software
49. The process of installing all the files and programs from the distribution CD to the computer's hard drive.
full installation
digital video editing software
surround sound
local area network (LAN)
50. The width-to-height proportion of a monitor.
authentication
pixel
aspect radio
taskbar