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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 database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






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






3. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)






4. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






5. The online sharing of music or other computer files directly among individual computer users' hard drives - rather than through posting the files on central servers.






6. Language that people speak/write everyday.






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






8. 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.






9. 1) ability to create models with physical characteristics (weight and volume); 2) model can be rotated; 3) can evaluate structural performance by applying an imaginary force; 4) designs can be easily altered and edited






10. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






11. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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)






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






19. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






20. 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.






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






22. The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer






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






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






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






26. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)






27. 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






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






29. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.






30. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')






31. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied






32. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.






33. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






34. 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






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






36. A system of programs that performs a variety of technical operations - providing an additional layer of insulation between the user and the bits-and-bytes world of computer hardware






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






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






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






40. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;






41. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'






42. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.






43. 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.






44. Vertical






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. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






47. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






48. 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.






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






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