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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. 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.






2. ~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






3. '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






4. 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.






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






6. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space






7. 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.






8. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system






9. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






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






11. ~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






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






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






14. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. The spacing between lines of text.






20. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied






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






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






23. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






24. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions






25. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)






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






27. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking






28. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






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






30. 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






31. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






32. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection






33. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site






34. 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.






35. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it






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






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






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






39. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)






40. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'






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






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






43. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






48. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request






49. A system of programs that performs a variety of technical operations - providing an additional layer of insulation between the user and the bits-and-bytes world of computer hardware






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