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IT Literacy

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. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page






2. 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.






3. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






4. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])






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






6. ~Advantages 1)Safety: easy to simulate without actual risk 2)Economy: Build/simulate/destroy without waste 3)Projection 4)Visualization 5)Replication: Redo/rerun/alter easily ~Disadvantages 1)Reliability 2)Depends on original info 3)Complete trust fa






7. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting






8. 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






9. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system






10. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network






11. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.






12. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents






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






14. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -






15. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)






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






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






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






19. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.






20. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; A code that represents characters as 8-bit codes. Allows the binary computer to work with letters - digits and special characters






21. 1) ability to create models with physical characteristics (weight and volume); 2) model can be rotated; 3) can evaluate structural performance by applying an imaginary force; 4) designs can be easily altered and edited






22. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others






23. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers






24. The standard technique used to send information over the Internet. A message is broken into packets that travel independently from network to network toward their common destination - where they are reunited.






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






26. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.






27. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






28. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net






29. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars






30. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo






31. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






32. The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer






33. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.






34. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.






35. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.






36. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






37. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)






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






39. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.






40. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)






41. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)






42. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes






43. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)






44. An error in programming






45. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)






46. 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')






47. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






48. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.






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






50. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put