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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






2. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems






3. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






4. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.






5. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents






6. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






7. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office






8. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.






9. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network






10. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






11. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet






12. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other






13. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






14. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number






15. The address of a Web site. (unique)






16. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number






17. Software used mainly to produce print publications. Also - the process of using desktop-publishing software to produce publications (e.g. brochures - newsletters - forms - menus - event fliers - notices)






18. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






19. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.






20. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






21. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans






22. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it






23. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.






24. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided






25. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






26. Optical Mark Reader; A reading device that uses reflected light to determine the location of pencil marks on standardized test answer sheets and similar forms






27. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)






28. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory






29. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')






30. A picture element (dot) on a computer screen or printout. Groups of pixels compose the images on the monitor and the output of a printout.






31. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures






32. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






33. Anything that can be communicated






34. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied






35. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






36. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;






37. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






38. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






39. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






40. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.






41. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)






42. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)






43. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






44. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request






45. The spacing between lines of text.






46. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






47. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files






48. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry






49. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






50. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject







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