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IT 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. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.
Open-Source Software
Hypertext
Software License
thesaurus
2. A pocket-sized computer used to organize appointments - tasks - notes - contacts - and other personal information; sometimes called hand-held computer or palmtop computer. Many PDAs include additional software and hardware for wireless communication.
Common-sense knowledge
MB
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
3. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Responsibilities of System Admin
formula
Software Piracy
worksheet
4. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
justification
Software
Compatibility
Gigahertz
5. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Upload
Online help
Training software
Multimedia
6. The address of a Web site. (unique)
URL (uniform resource locator)
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Spot Color
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
7. 1) Say what is meant and with care (when using the Internet/email - there is no tone of voice); 2) keep it short (otherwise people may not read it all and miss stuff); 3) don't assume you're anonymous; 4) learn the non-verbal language of the net; 5)
Bit
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Global positioning system
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
8. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
URL (uniform resource locator)
Resolution
Multimedia
9. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
Compatibility
Full-Color
Machine learning
Software License
10. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.
Wizard
worksheet
Domain
word wrap
11. 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.
thesaurus
IP address
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
12. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Logic Bomb
Common-sense knowledge
IP address
Page-Layout Software
13. ~Advantages 1)Safety: easy to simulate without actual risk 2)Economy: Build/simulate/destroy without waste 3)Projection 4)Visualization 5)Replication: Redo/rerun/alter easily ~Disadvantages 1)Reliability 2)Depends on original info 3)Complete trust fa
Storage Devices
Model + / ?
proportionally spaced fonts
Unicode
14. Vertical
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
column
Worm
Backup
15. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Trojan Horse
Digital Signal
Intranet
16. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Processor
Download
Encryption
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
17. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Commercial Software
proportionally spaced fonts
range
Newsgroups
18. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Page-Layout Software
WWW (world wide web)
Netiquette
worksheet
19. An error in programming
Online help
Bug
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Software Piracy
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.
System Administrator
Arpanet
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
21. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
Bit
KB
OMR
LAN
22. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
template
ISP (Internet service provider)
Model + / ?
Digital Signal
23. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Video teleconference
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Bitmapped Graphics
Shareware
24. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Mailing list
Inference engine
Ergonomics
Operating System
25. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
Trojan Horse
'what if?' questions
Spot Color
Compatibility
26. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Pull technology
Agent
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Digital Video
27. 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
Augmented Reality
GUI Advantages
formatting
Worm
28. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
IP address
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Operating System Advantages
'what if?' questions
29. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Push technology
Hacker
Factors of a good pw...
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
30. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB
GB
Spot Color
Humans > Computers (8)
formula
31. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Sensor
Browser
thesaurus
32. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Software Piracy
Web crawlers
Rules of Thumb for DTP
function
33. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
Virtual Reality (VR)
absolute reference
Image analysis
Model + / ?
34. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Mailing list
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Commercial Software
Rules of Netiquette (6)
35. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Biometrics
Trojan Horse
WAN
36. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Input Devices
Bitmapped Graphics
Utility Program Features
Responsibilities of System Admin
37. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Advantages of DTP
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Bitmapped Graphics
'Read-me' file
38. The spacing between lines of text.
Storage Devices
Leading
word processing
Simulation
39. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Full-Color
Convergence
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Pull technology
40. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
RAM
Protocol
Site License
Camera-Ready
41. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
Help file
'Read-me' file
font
outliner
42. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page
WYSIWYG
Operating System
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
43. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
formula
Bitmapped Graphics
Bit
Knowledge base
44. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Humans < Computers (3)
Ergonomics
45. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Password
Push technology
monospaced fonts
HTML (hypertext markup language)
46. Synonym finder
Output Devices
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
label
thesaurus
47. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Memory
LAN
outliner
Turning Test
48. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Ethernet
Advantages of Robots (3)
serif fonts
49. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
cell format
Bit
ebook (Electronic Book)
Upload
50. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Upload
Operating System Advantages
Public Domain Software