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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject






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






3. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.






4. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






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






6. 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.






7. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1






8. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.






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






10. An undocumented way of gaining access to a program - online service - or entire computer system - written by a programmer who created the code; Can be a security hazard because it is vulnerable to hackers






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






12. 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






13. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






14. Synonym finder






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






16. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.






17. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






18. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.






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






20. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)






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






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






23. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






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






25. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive






26. 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






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






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






29. Rectangular block of selected cells






30. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions






31. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network






37. 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.






38. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files






39. 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')






40. 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.






41. 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 -






42. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






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






47. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents






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






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






50. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking