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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






2. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns






3. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.






4. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put






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






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






7. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other






8. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject






9. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






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






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






12. 1) Poor at planning strategies (less creativity than humans) and can't make decisions (after diagnosis - can't say how to treat patient); 2) powerless outside narrow (but deep) domain of knowledge






13. 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.






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






15. 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






16. Software programs that can ask questions - respond to commands - pay attention to users' work patters - serve as a guide and a coach - take on owner's goals - and use reasoning to fabricate their own goals.






17. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office






18. 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.






19. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting






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






21. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory






22. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page






23. A stream of bits






24. 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






25. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)






26. 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






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






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






29. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.






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






31. 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)






32. Synonym finder






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






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






35. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Microsoft Powerpoint






42. 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






43. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems






44. Function which enables users to change the appearance of a document by specifying the font - point size - and style of any character in the document - as well as the overall layout of text and graphical elements in the document






45. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it






46. The spacing between lines of text.






47. Rectangular block of selected cells






48. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)






49. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






50. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions

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