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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
Common-sense knowledge
point size
word processing
Hyperlink
2. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Netiquette
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
point size
3. 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)
'Read-me' file
point size
Full-Color
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
4. Graphical User Interface; A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse - the user points to icons that represent files - folders - and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus
GUI
Color Depth
Sensor
function
5. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Upload
Compatibility
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
6. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Knowledge engineer
Hyperlink
Master Pages
spell check
7. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
point size
outliner
TB
Defragmenting
8. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
typeface
Digital Video
Booting
TB
9. 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.
Augmented Reality
Knowledge base
Site License
Rules of Thumb for DTP
10. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Leading
Online help
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Pixel
11. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
header
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Parallel processing
Data
12. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
TB
Global positioning system
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Vector Graphics
13. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Expert system
Operating System Advantages
Agent
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
14. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
replication
Public Domain Software
Networks: + / ?
Advantages of digital television (3)
15. Identifying recurring patterns in input data with the goal of understand or categorizing that input. (Easy for humans) (Ex: fingerprint identification - handwriting recognition - speech recognition - optional character recognition)
URL (uniform resource locator)
An example of presentation-graphics software
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Pattern recognition
16. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
value
System Administrator
Advantages of DTP
17. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
justification
Software Piracy
Biometrics
Page-Layout Software
18. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Responsibilities of System Admin
justification
Site License
Common-sense knowledge
19. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
absolute reference
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Utility Program Features
20. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
OMR
Digital Video
Gigahertz
footer
21. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
Firewall
Kerning
Painting Software
automatic hyphenation
22. The address of a Web site. (unique)
row
URL (uniform resource locator)
Factors that control image quality (2)
column
23. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Unicode
Digital Video
Hyperlink
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
24. ~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
Model + / ?
Digital television
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Teleconference
25. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Trojan Horse
automatic hyphenation
Hyperlink
Input Devices
26. 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.
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Mailing list
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Source Document
27. 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.
Pixel
Ergonomics
Training software
Humans > Computers (8)
28. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
spell check
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Public Domain Software
Web crawlers
29. 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.
Software License
Model
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Speech recognition
30. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
WYSIWYG
Turning Test
Tutorial software
RAM
31. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Knowledge base
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Digital television
Encryption
32. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
UPS
Web crawlers
word processing
Cracking
33. Horizontal
row
Commercial Software
Spot Color
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
34. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Rules of Netiquette (6)
TB
Resolution
formatting
35. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
Image analysis
grammar and style checker
Information
Common-sense knowledge
36. 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')
Bitmapped Graphics
Arpanet
Advantages of Robots (3)
header
37. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Digital Signal
Operating System
automatic hyphenation
38. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
Compatibility
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Newsgroups
replication
39. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
Browser
Expert system
Operating System
Advantages of DTP
40. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Bar Code Reader
TB
Pull technology
function
41. Anything that can be communicated
GUI Advantages
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Bluetooth
Information
42. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.
'Read-me' file
Disadvantages of ebooks
Teleconference
Shareware
43. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software
Software Piracy
Pull technology
Advantages of Robots (3)
GUI Advantages
44. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Public Domain Software
Digital Video
KB
serif fonts
45. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
Command-Line Interface
Parallel processing
Knowledge base
Image Processing Software
46. 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
Newsgroups
thesaurus
OMR
Multimedia
47. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Integrated Software
function
KB
Image analysis
48. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
Painting Software
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
WAN
ebook (Electronic Book)
49. 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 -
Rules of Thumb for DTP
OCR
Sensor
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
50. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Networks: + / ?
Bluetooth
Global positioning system
point size
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