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IT Literacy
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it-skills
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literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
template
proportionally spaced fonts
Packet-switching
WAN
2. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Ethernet
Browser
Source Document
3. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Video Editing Software
OMR
Video teleconference
Trojan Horse
4. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Morph
Telecommuting
Site License
Common-sense knowledge
5. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
Server
Data
word wrap
Machine learning
6. The spacing between lines of text.
Leading
template
KB
Login Name
7. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Search engine
Wizard
Advantages of DTP
Digital Signal
8. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Hyperlink
Responsibilities of System Admin
Software
Machine learning
9. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Protocol
column
Bar Code Reader
Disadvantages of ebooks
10. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
RAM
OCR
Search engine
Augmented Reality
11. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Site License
Leading
word processing
Mailing list
12. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Hypertext
Global positioning system
Access-Control Software
Unicode
13. A stream of bits
Hyperlink
Interactive Multimedia
Digital Signal
Factors of a good pw...
14. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
Booting
automatic hyphenation
automatic correction
'Read-me' file
15. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
RAM
Knowledge engineer
Robot
Download
16. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Hypermedia
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Upload
Virtual Reality (VR)
17. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
Digital television
label
Push technology
range
18. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
Hypertext
Digital Video
function
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
19. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Gigahertz
Video Editing Software
Arpanet
column
20. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
MB
Software
Newsgroups
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
21. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
value
Open-Source Software
Sensor
Source Document
22. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Search engine
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Booting
Model
23. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Cookies
formatting
Speech recognition
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
24. Anything that can be communicated
Ergonomics
Information
Backup
Image analysis
25. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Spot Color
column
Resolution
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
26. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
Knowledge base
Push technology
cell
Domains
27. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Image analysis
Digital Video
footer
28. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
System Administrator
Domain
Worm
Fuzzy logic
29. 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.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Web crawlers
absolute reference
30. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
ISP (Internet service provider)
Digital television
value
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
31. 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.
Advantages of DTP
Data
Master Pages
KB
32. 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
Resolution
Digital television
Analog Signal
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
33. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
Operating System Advantages
Factors of a good pw...
Robot
Operating System
34. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Encryption
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Full-Color
PDF (Portable Document Format)
35. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Compatibility
Backup
Firewall
System Administrator
36. 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)
Hacker
Server
Machine learning
Multimedia
37. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
Backup
Turning Test
Backdoor
Humans > Computers (8)
38. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Ergonomics
IP address
Bug
word wrap
39. Rectangular block of selected cells
Ergonomics
Humans > Computers (8)
range
worksheet
40. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet
IP address
Image analysis
Image Processing Software
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
41. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Hacker
Intranet
Server
Knowledge engineer
42. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.
word wrap
'Read-me' file
System Administrator
Template
43. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
label
Compatibility
Public Domain Software
Intranet
44. 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
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
WAN
Backdoor
Template
45. 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.
proportionally spaced fonts
Speech recognition
Pixel
Hyperlink
46. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software
GUI Advantages
Video teleconference
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Trojan Horse
47. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Processor
automatic correction
function
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
48. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Domain
Global positioning system
Software License
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
49. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
Analog Signal
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Mailing list
Convergence
50. 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
Backup
Worm
spell check
HTML (hypertext markup language)
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