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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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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. 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.
Networks: + / ?
UPS
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Page-Layout Software
2. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Natural language
Open-Source Software
Humans > Computers (8)
3. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
Compatibility
Teleconference
Model + / ?
Cracking
4. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
proportionally spaced fonts
Factors of a good pw...
function
Operating System Advantages
5. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Integrated Software
Painting Software
Advantages of Robots (3)
6. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Telecommuting
TB
KB
User Interface
7. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Firewall
Processor
point size
Animation
8. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Parallel processing
Bluetooth
Virus
RAM
9. Ongoing public discussions on a particular subject consisting of notes written to a central Internet site and redistributed through a worldwide newsgroup called Usenet. You can check into and out of them whenever you want; all messages are posted on
automatic correction
OCR
Newsgroups
Bandwidth
10. 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
Shareware
Drawing Software
outliner
11. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.
Hyperlink
ASCII
Fuzzy logic
Template
12. ~Advantages 1)Share data - increase productivity 2)Share hardware - reduce costs 3)Allow people to work together/communicate ~Disadvantages 1)Easier spread of viruses 2)Privacy issues - especially access levels not set 3)Integrity of data - when shar
Networks: + / ?
Fuzzy logic
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Public Domain Software
13. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
Full-Color
Fuzzy logic
Information
Disadvantages of ebooks
14. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
formatting
Morph
Ethernet
UPS
15. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Speech recognition
'what if?' questions
Bar Code Reader
GUI Advantages
16. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
Advantages of Robots (3)
Animation
Pull technology
Server
17. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject
Tutorial software
Convergence
WYSIWYG
Software
18. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
Hypertext
ASCII
proportionally spaced fonts
Trojan Horse
19. 1) flexible schedule; 2) save time commuting and save $; 3) better for the environment (less gas consumption); 4) better ergonomics (working conditions); 5) save office space/expenses.
Packet-switching
Download
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Global positioning system
20. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
Image analysis
justification
point size
Information
21. 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
Kerning
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
IP address
Networks: + / ?
22. A pocket-sized computer used to organize appointments - tasks - notes - contacts - and other personal information; sometimes called hand-held computer or palmtop computer. Many PDAs include additional software and hardware for wireless communication.
Public Domain Software
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
RAM
value
23. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Hypermedia
Encryption
Presentation-Graphics Software
Newsgroups
24. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
WAN
Master Pages
Search engine
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
25. 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.
Public Domain Software
Global positioning system
Source Document
Telecommuting
26. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Login Name
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
27. Programs that use computer hosts to reproduce themselves. Worm programs travel independently over computer networks - seeking out uninfected workstations to occupy. A form of software sabotage
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Expert system
Worm
Digital television
28. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Page-Layout Software
Firewall
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Server
29. ~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
Template
WYSIWYG
Model + / ?
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
30. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
grammar and style checker
Augmented Reality
cell
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
31. 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 -
Sensor
Software Piracy
Model
GB
32. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
Open-Source Software
LAN
Hypertext
Operating System
33. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
An example of presentation-graphics software
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Telecommuting
Painting Software
34. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Site License
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Video teleconference
An example of presentation-graphics software
35. Technology in which information is delivered automatically to a client computer. The user subscribes to a service - and the server delivers that information periodically and unobtrusively. Contrast with pull technology.
Newsgroups
Intranet
Data
Push technology
36. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Public Domain Software
Turning Test
Virus
37. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Global positioning system
Online help
Pixel
typeface
38. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Fuzzy logic
Page-Layout Software
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Image Processing Software
39. A stream of bits
Digital Signal
justification
Drawing Software
Painting Software
40. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Software Piracy
Convergence
Access-Control Software
Utility Program
41. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Cracking
MB
UPS
Presentation-Graphics Software
42. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Hypermedia
value
Convergence
ebook (Electronic Book)
43. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Turning Test
Domain
Memory
Arpanet
44. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Model
worksheet
Digital Signal
'what if?' questions
45. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)
Web crawlers
Image analysis
Painting Software
outliner
46. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Multimedia
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
WWW (world wide web)
Shareware
47. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Inference engine
IP address
Commercial Software
48. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Logic Bomb
Browser
Common-sense knowledge
TB
49. Automates the creation of visual aids for lectures - training sessions and other presentations. Can include everything from spreadsheet charting programs to animation-editing software - but most commonly used for creating and displaying a series of o
Presentation-Graphics Software
cell format
Software
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
50. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
footer
Sensor
Bug
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)