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






2. 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.






3. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program






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






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






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






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






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






12. Vertical






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






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






15. 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






16. Horizontal






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






18. 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.






19. Technology that creates the illusion that the user is immersed in a world that exists only inside the computer; this environment contains both scenes and the controls to change those scenes.






20. 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.






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






22. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections






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






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






25. Intersection of row and column






26. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.






27. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.






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






29. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






30. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






31. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).






32. 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.






33. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely






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






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






36. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger






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






38. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






39. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






40. 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)






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






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






43. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system






44. Language that people speak/write everyday.






45. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






50. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space