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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. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.






2. 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






3. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title






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






5. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation

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






7. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting






8. Grouping of 8 bits






9. Part of the Internet - a collection of multimedia documents created by organizations and users worldwide. Documents are linked in a hypertext Web site that allows users to explore them with simpler mouse clicks.






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






11. 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.






12. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU






13. 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






14. 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






15. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






16. 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






17. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






18. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






19. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied






20. 1) Poor at planning strategies (less creativity than humans) and can't make decisions (after diagnosis - can't say how to treat patient); 2) powerless outside narrow (but deep) domain of knowledge






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






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






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






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






25. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






26. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office






27. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)






28. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine






29. 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






30. The spacing between lines of text.






31. Language that people speak/write everyday.






32. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.






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






34. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






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






36. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page






37. 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.






38. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






39. 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.






40. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network






41. 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






42. 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.






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






44. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)






45. 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.






46. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.






47. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.






48. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






49. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






50. An error in programming