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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)






2. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






3. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.






4. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)






5. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






9. Software used mainly to produce print publications. Also - the process of using desktop-publishing software to produce publications (e.g. brochures - newsletters - forms - menus - event fliers - notices)






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






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






12. Built-in component of a word processor or a separate program that compares words in a documents with words in a disk-based dictionary - and flags words not found in the dictionary; may operate in batch mode - checking all the words at once - or inter






13. The use of computer displays that add virtual information to a person's sensory perceptions - supplementing rather than replacing (as in virtual reality) the world the user sees.






14. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view






22. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






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






24. Vertical






25. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.






26. 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






27. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.






28. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






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






30. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column






31. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






32. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






33. Horizontal






34. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.






35. 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.






36. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)






37. The spacing between lines of text.






38. 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)






39. ~Advantages 1)Share data - increase productivity 2)Share hardware - reduce costs 3)Allow people to work together/communicate ~Disadvantages 1)Easier spread of viruses 2)Privacy issues - especially access levels not set 3)Integrity of data - when shar






40. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






41. 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.






42. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others






43. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)






44. ~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






45. 1) Plan before you publish! 2) Use appropriate fonts. 3) Don't go 'style-crazy.' 4) Look at the document through the reader's eyes. 5) Learn from the masters. 6) Know your limitations. 7) Remember your message/objective.






46. 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






47. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans






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






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






50. 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