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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. 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






2. Graphical User Interface; A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse - the user points to icons that represent files - folders - and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus






3. The standard technique used to send information over the Internet. A message is broken into packets that travel independently from network to network toward their common destination - where they are reunited.






4. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.






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






6. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines






7. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)






8. Intersection of row and column






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






10. Software that only allows user access according to the user's needs. Some users can open only files that are related to their work. Some users are allowed read-only access to files; they can see but not change them.






11. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. Synonym finder






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






17. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)






18. Grouping of 8 bits






19. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections






20. The address of a Web site. (unique)






21. To copy software from an online source to a local computer






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






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






24. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources






25. 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.






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






27. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






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






29. 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






30. 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)






31. 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.






32. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






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






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






41. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)






42. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






43. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)






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






45. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






46. Ongoing public discussions on a particular subject consisting of notes written to a central Internet site and redistributed through a worldwide newsgroup called Usenet. You can check into and out of them whenever you want; all messages are posted on






47. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.






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






49. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






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