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Technology In Action - 2
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it-skills
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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 UTP cable type that provides more than 1 GB of throughput.
surrond-sound speaker
Cat 6 cable
packet (data packet)
client
2. '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.'
bluetooth
seek time
output device
registry
3. A special circuit board in the system unit that contains the central processeing unit (CPU) - the memory (RAM) chips - and the slots available for expansion cards; all of the other boards (video cards - sound cards - and so on) connect to it to recie
motherboard
warm boot
packet (data packet)
desktop computer
4. Anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system (whether an individual computer or a network).
operating system(OS)
software suite
interrupt handler
hacker
5. A compact audio-video interface standard that carries both high-definition video and uncompressed digital audio.
application software
high-definition multimedia interface(HDMI)
local area network (LAN)
system unit
6. A network name that wireless routers use to identify themselves.
spam
print server
embedded computer
service set identifier (SSID)
7. Comprises computing devices - softeare - or peripherals that use techniques - parts - and methods from an earlier time that are no longer popular.
legacy technology
file
file path
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
8. A notebook computer designed specifically to work with handwriting recognition technology.
data collision
copyleft
tablet PC
frame
9. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enable you to read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'
home area network (HAN)
print server
application software
DVD-R/RW
10. 'One of two recognized DVD formats that enables you to both read - record (R) - and rewrite (RW) data on the disc.'
terabyte (TB)
random access memory (RAM)
DVD+R/RW
switch
11. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
liquid crystal display(LCD)
client
system file
macro
12. Any object that a user carries to identify him- or herself and that grants the user access to a computer system or computer facility.
nonvolatile storage
menu
wide area network (WAN)
possessed object
13. A measure of the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black colors that a monitor can produce. If the contrast ratio is too low - colors tend to fade when the brightness is adjusted to a high or low setting.
backward compatibility
possessed object
projector
contrast ratio
14. A computer deployed to provide remote storage space or to act as a repository for files that users can access.
platform
file server
bus (linear bus) topology
firmware
15. Documentation for a software product that is built directly into the software.
802.11 standard
extension (file type)
integrated help
fiber-optic cable
16. A special data packet that allows Data to flows from device to device in one direction only.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
token
multitask
stylus
17. System software that controls hardware devices.
QWERTY keyboard
hybrid topology
firmware
mapping program
18. '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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19. '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.'
network
radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag)
read/write head
platter
20. '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
authentication
Web server
spreadsheet software
network administrator
21. A type of network in which users are responsible for creating their own data backups and for providing security for their computers.
decentralized
toolbar
system software
embedded computer
22. The 802.11 standard for wireless data transmissions established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
network topology
sector
software piracy
23. A server that keeps track of who is logging on to the network and which services on the network are available to each user.
registry
authentication server
webcam
organic light-emitting diode(OLED) displays
24. 'Permanent storage - as in read-only memory (ROM).'
physical memory
network
video card
nonvolatile storage
25. 'An operating system originally conceived in 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie of AT&T's Bell Labs. In 1974 - the UNIX code was rewritten in the standard programming language C. Today there are various commercial versions of UNIX.'
UNIX
virtual memory
shareware
wizard
26. A device that uses some unique characteristic of human biology to identify authorized users.
Last Known Good Configuration
multimedia software
biometric authentication device
desktop computer
27. 'A group of two or more computers (or nodes) that are configured to share information and resources such as printers - files - and databases.'
processing
network
access time
possessed object
28. 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.
binary language
video card
power supply
entertainment software
29. 'Software that handles requests for information - Internet access - and the use of peripherals for the rest of the network nodes.'
network operating system (NOS)
platform
utility program
eSata
30. A common output device that creates tangible or hard copies of text and graphics.
wide area network (WAN)
printer
QWERTY keyboard
volatile storage
31. A program that helps coordinate all print jobs being sent to the printer at the same time.
sector
spooler
file compression utility
microphone(mic)
32. 'Allows you to read flash memory cards such as CompactFlash - Memory Sticks - and Secure Digital.'
laser printer
ExpressCard
source code
desktop publishing (DTP) software
33. A picture on a computer display that represents an object such as a software application or a file or folder.
multitask
Web server
read/write head
icon
34. The process of connecting to a wireless network without the permission of the owner of the network.
wireless network interface card (wireless NIC)
bluetooth technology
DVD+R/RW
piggybacking
35. A step-by-step guide that walks you through the necessary steps to complete a complicated task.
network architecture
wizard
node
benchmark
36. 'A single-user - single-task operating system created by Microsoft. MS-DOS was the first widely installed operating system in personal computers.'
front side bus (FSB)
Plug and Play (PnP)
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MSDOS)
gadget
37. 'In a graphical user interface - a rectangular box that contains programs displayed on the screen.'
data collision
volatile storage
extension (file type)
window
38. 'A complete processing section from a CPU - embedded into one physical chip.'
core
print queue
radio frequency identification tags (RFID tags)
platter
39. 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.
peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing
read-only memory (ROM)
power-on self-test (POST)
spreadsheet software
40. 'A network topology in which each node on the network is responsible for retransmitting the token - or the data - to other nodes.'
virtual memory
active topology
system requirements
thermal printer
41. When two computers send data at the same time and the sets of data collide somewhere in the media.
data collision
file compression utility
database software
ribbon
42. A group of icons collected for easy access.
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
cache memory
toolbar
application programming interface (API)
43. '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
speaker
file server
Backup and Restore utility
notebook computer
44. A network configuration in which the computers and peripherals are laid out in a configuration resembling a circle. Data flows around the circle from device to device in one direction only.
wireless media
ring (loop) topology
widget
microphone(mic)
45. 'Programs for managing finances - such as Intuit's Quicken and Microsoft Money - which include electronic checkbook registers and automatic bill payment tools.'
service set identifier (SSID)
organic light-emitting diode(OLED) displays
financial planning software
packet (data packet)
46. A block of code in the operating system that software applications need to interact with.
application programming interface (API)
system evaluation
network navigation device
public domain
47. A type of network that uses servers to deliver services to computers that are requesting them (clients).
nonvolatile storage
coaxial cable
access time
client/server network (server-based network)
48. 'The process of looking at a computer's subsystems - what they do - and how they perform to determine whether the computer system has the right hardware components to do what the user ultimately wants it to do.'
system evaluation
volatile storage
server
digital video(or versatile) disc (DVD)
49. A collection of files stored on a computer.
personal area network (PAN)
hyperthreading
desktop publishing (DTP) software
folder
50. The process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigates to spot significant patterns or trends within the data that would otherwise not be obvious.
switch
speech-recognition software (voice-recognition software)
data mining
trackpoint device