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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






2. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking






3. Built-in component of a word processor or a separate program that compares words in a documents with words in a disk-based dictionary - and flags words not found in the dictionary; may operate in batch mode - checking all the words at once - or inter






4. 1) Saves printing costs after initial software purchase. 2) Saves time traveling back to commercial printer b/c you can use a personal printer. 3) Reduces # of publication errors. 4) Allows more people to publish.






5. Allows documents of all types to be stored - viewed - or modified on any Windows or Macintosh computer - making it possible for many organizations to reduce paper flow.






6. 1) Robot must not injure a human or - by inaction - allow a human to come to harm; 2) must obey orders given by humans (except where the order conflicts w/ first law); 3) must protect its own existence (w/o conflicting w/ first & second law)






7. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.






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






9. Synonym finder






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






11. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






12. The use of computer displays that add virtual information to a person's sensory perceptions - supplementing rather than replacing (as in virtual reality) the world the user sees.






13. Rectangular block of selected cells






14. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






15. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.






16. 1) Plan before you publish! 2) Use appropriate fonts. 3) Don't go 'style-crazy.' 4) Look at the document through the reader's eyes. 5) Learn from the masters. 6) Know your limitations. 7) Remember your message/objective.






17. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)






18. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column






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






20. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)






21. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations






22. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






23. Vertical






24. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system






25. 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






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






27. The spacing between lines of text.






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






29. Horizontal






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






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






32. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






33. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






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






35. Function which enables users to change the appearance of a document by specifying the font - point size - and style of any character in the document - as well as the overall layout of text and graphical elements in the document






36. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.






37. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines






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






39. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title






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






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






42. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.






43. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.






44. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions






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






46. Optical Character Recognition; Locating and identifying printed characters embedded in an image - allowing the text to be stored as an editable document. Can be performed by wand readers - pen scanners - and OCR software






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






48. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation

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49. Software that only allows user access according to the user's needs. Some users can open only files that are related to their work. Some users are allowed read-only access to files; they can see but not change them.






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







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