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IT Literacy
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it-skills
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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. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
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Input Devices
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
2. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
value
Image analysis
header
Responsibilities of System Admin
3. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
ebook (Electronic Book)
spell check
serif fonts
Compatibility
4. Horizontal
row
point size
Hyperlink
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
5. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Animation
Hacker
Access-Control Software
Video Editing Software
6. ~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
Push technology
Model + / ?
TB
PDF (Portable Document Format)
7. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Machine learning
Utility Program Features
Telecommuting
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
8. An error in programming
Bug
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Inference engine
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
9. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
macro
Morph
Backdoor
Factors of a good pw...
10. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.
Vector Graphics
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Shareware
Digital Signal
11. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
point size
replication
Information
Video teleconference
12. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
Factors that control image quality (2)
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Domains
Firewall
13. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Open-Source Software
Cracking
Logic Bomb
Ethernet
14. 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.
ASCII
Shareware
outliner
Advantages of DTP
15. 1) Robot must not injure a human or - by inaction - allow a human to come to harm; 2) must obey orders given by humans (except where the order conflicts w/ first law); 3) must protect its own existence (w/o conflicting w/ first & second law)
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Wizard
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
OMR
16. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.
thesaurus
Shareware
Ethernet
FTP (file transfer protocol)
17. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB
Packet-switching
Bandwidth
GB
ISP (Internet service provider)
18. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
Packet-switching
Leading
HTML (hypertext markup language)
User Interface
19. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
template
Upload
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Arpanet
20. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
formatting
outliner
OCR
Packet-switching
21. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
Model
header
Online help
'Read-me' file
22. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Firewall
Expert system
Browser
GB
23. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Morph
Hypermedia
Camera-Ready
Peripheral
24. 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.
Parallel processing
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Hyperlink
25. 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
'what if?' questions
Virtual Reality (VR)
Tutorial software
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
26. 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
Push technology
Parallel processing
GUI
Pixel
27. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Mailing list
Utility Program Features
Data
28. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Operating System Advantages
Inference engine
Arpanet
Pattern recognition
29. 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
Advantages of Robots (3)
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
ebook (Electronic Book)
GUI Advantages
30. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Information
Digital television
RAM
Ergonomics
31. 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
formatting
Training software
ASCII
Digital Signal
32. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
Resolution
Byte
Bluetooth
monospaced fonts
33. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
Peripheral
proportionally spaced fonts
Processor
Mailing list
34. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
absolute reference
range
Parallel processing
35. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Sensor
relative reference
Page-Layout Software
36. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)
Web crawlers
Advantages of Robots (3)
Information
spell check
37. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
Warning
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/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
38. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Command-Line Interface
Virus
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
39. 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
Natural language
Image Processing Software
Presentation-Graphics Software
Feedback Loop
40. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
ISP (Internet service provider)
Machine learning
Processor
TB
41. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
point size
Telecommuting
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Pull technology
42. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
LAN
Digital television
Bluetooth
Feedback Loop
43. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
Login Name
UPS
Bandwidth
replication
44. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Booting
Help file
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
45. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Wizard
Virus
Server
46. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Model
System Administrator
Operating System Advantages
Convergence
47. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')
Arpanet
column
Worm
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
48. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Backdoor
Natural language
Bar Code Reader
URL (uniform resource locator)
49. 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.
Gigahertz
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Biometrics
50. Vertical
Ergonomics
automatic hyphenation
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