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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. A continuous wave






2. 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.






3. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans






4. Part of the Internet - a collection of multimedia documents created by organizations and users worldwide. Documents are linked in a hypertext Web site that allows users to explore them with simpler mouse clicks.






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






6. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






7. Size and style of typeface






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.






11. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided






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






18. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key






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






20. 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






21. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






22. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






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






24. Synonym finder






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






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






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






28. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network






29. 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






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






31. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






32. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. 1) documents can be disorienting and leave the reader wondering; 2) documents don't always have the links readers want - leaving them frustrated because they can't easily get from here to there; 3) documents may contain 'lost' links - especially on t






40. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






41. 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)






42. 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






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






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






45. Horizontal






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






47. 1) Provide expertise when experts are unavailable; 2) preserve knowledge of experts after they leave an organization; 3) combine knowledge of several experts; 4) take care of routine task so workers can do more challenging jobs






48. Anything that can be communicated






49. Artificial intelligence techniques that make it possible for machine performance to improve based on feedback from past performance. (Used in games like chess/checkers; based on prior actions)






50. '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