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IT Literacy
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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. 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
Knowledge engineer
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Advantages of Robots (3)
Netiquette
2. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
Cracking
relative reference
absolute reference
Source Document
3. 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.
Drawing Software
Virus
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
'what if?' questions
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.
RAM
Wizard
Packet-switching
Speech recognition
5. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Video teleconference
Image Processing Software
Open-Source Software
Pull technology
6. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
User Interface
Netiquette
Multimedia
ROM
7. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
Wizard
MB
Training software
Bluetooth
8. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Cracking
Password
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Wizard
9. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Bluetooth
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Image analysis
Wizard
10. 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
Byte
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
word processing
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
11. 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
proportionally spaced fonts
Newsgroups
Gigahertz
Unicode
12. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Hypermedia
Simulation
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Pull technology
13. 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)
monospaced fonts
Data
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Video Editing Software
14. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo
Inference engine
Password
Protocol
Humans > Computers (8)
15. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)
Protocol
Responsibilities of System Admin
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Arpanet
16. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Gigahertz
Image analysis
Software Piracy
range
17. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
GUI
Data
Output Devices
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
18. 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')
GB
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Teleconference
Arpanet
19. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Telecommuting
Parallel processing
Shareware
Cookies
20. A text file that includes codes that describe the format - layout - and logical structure of a hypermedia document. Most Web pages are created with this code.
word wrap
Humans > Computers (8)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
21. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Packet-switching
Morph
Software Piracy
Knowledge base
22. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Bluetooth
Teleconference
Cracking
IP address
23. Intersection of row and column
cell
Animation
Machine learning
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
24. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Kerning
ebook (Electronic Book)
Compatibility
Biometrics
25. 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.
Speech recognition
formula
GUI Advantages
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
26. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
ROM
Hyperlink
Command-Line Interface
range
27. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
RAM
Processor
Spot Color
typeface
28. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Bug
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Firewall
value
29. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Domain
cell format
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
typeface
30. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Ergonomics
Software Piracy
Memory
ASCII
31. 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
Unicode
footer
Source Document
GUI
32. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Page-Layout Software
Gigahertz
Ethernet
Tutorial software
33. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
justification
relative reference
Model
spell check
34. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
relative reference
Simulation
justification
35. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
WAN
Parallel processing
Input Devices
Download
36. 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.
Knowledge base
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Disadvantages of ebooks
37. 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.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Knowledge engineer
Hyperlink
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
38. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Pull technology
Image Processing Software
ROM
Ergonomics
39. A stream of bits
Digital Signal
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Knowledge engineer
Robot
40. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
ASCII
Responsibilities of System Admin
Advantages of Robots (3)
relative reference
41. 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)
Machine learning
Interactive Multimedia
Advantages of Robots (3)
Backdoor
42. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
Bit
formatting
Advantages of DTP
cell format
43. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.
Image analysis
Advantages of Robots (3)
formatting
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
44. Anything that can be communicated
Interactive Multimedia
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Information
ROM
45. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Bit
Ethernet
Full-Color
Biometrics
46. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
Painting Software
Pattern recognition
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
function
47. Text-editing feature of a word-processing program which automatically moves any words that won't fit on the current line to the next line - along with the cursor
serif fonts
word wrap
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
48. 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.
Software License
ebook (Electronic Book)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
49. 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
Global positioning system
WAN
WYSIWYG
50. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Help file
Resolution
Common-sense knowledge
justification