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IT Literacy
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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. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
Information
Bit
Kerning
Knowledge engineer
2. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
IP address
RAM
Wizard
3. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
KB
Ergonomics
Speech recognition
absolute reference
4. 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.
Rules of Netiquette (6)
automatic hyphenation
MB
Rules of Thumb for DTP
5. Grouping of 8 bits
automatic correction
Byte
Login Name
Biometrics
6. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
monospaced fonts
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Hacker
value
7. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Color Depth
Software License
Storage Devices
automatic hyphenation
8. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Animation
Morph
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Shareware
9. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Processor
Tutorial software
Netiquette
Humans < Computers (3)
10. 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
Hyperlink
RAM
Compatibility
FTP (file transfer protocol)
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.
footer
Agent
Software Piracy
Hyperlink
12. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
Trojan Horse
Booting
Digital Video
Browser
13. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Online help
Video teleconference
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
'Read-me' file
14. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
Digital Signal
Parallel processing
Augmented Reality
grammar and style checker
15. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Backdoor
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Knowledge engineer
16. 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.
Domain
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
cell format
automatic correction
17. 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
ASCII
User Interface
Bit
value
18. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
Password
Download
Site License
Access-Control Software
19. 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
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Telecommuting
Source Document
20. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
Knowledge base
Painting Software
Software
Hacker
21. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Teleconference
Command-Line Interface
Bitmapped Graphics
Pull technology
22. ~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
Utility Program
Networks: + / ?
Analog Signal
footer
23. 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
Painting Software
IP address
'Read-me' file
Pattern recognition
24. 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
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
word processing
Software License
Processor
25. Optical Mark Reader; A reading device that uses reflected light to determine the location of pencil marks on standardized test answer sheets and similar forms
Bit
OMR
ebook (Electronic Book)
Backup
26. 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.
'Read-me' file
Integrated Software
Packet-switching
Augmented Reality
27. '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
WYSIWYG
cell format
Password
Teleconference
28. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
System Administrator
Advantages of digital television (3)
Search engine
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
formatting
monospaced fonts
Digital Video
Advantages of Robots (3)
30. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Global positioning system
Netiquette
formatting
range
31. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
macro
thesaurus
Pull technology
Logic Bomb
32. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
outliner
Utility Program Features
Kerning
Push technology
33. 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
Simulation
automatic correction
Advantages of Robots (3)
Utility Program
34. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.
Encryption
Template
Disadvantages of ebooks
Virus
35. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Drawing Software
Cookies
Access-Control Software
automatic hyphenation
36. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
Networks: + / ?
URL (uniform resource locator)
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Humans > Computers (8)
37. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key
template
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Intranet
Encryption
38. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
Bandwidth
ISP (Internet service provider)
Domain
Model + / ?
39. 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
Backup
Domains
Factors that control image quality (2)
Operating System
40. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)
Hacker
OCR
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Shareware
41. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
Animation
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Digital Signal
header
42. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Commercial Software
User Interface
Training software
Rules of Thumb for DTP
43. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Image Processing Software
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Bar Code Reader
Shareware
44. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Processor
LAN
Kerning
justification
45. ~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
Teleconference
Model + / ?
monospaced fonts
spell check
46. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
ASCII
Kerning
Browser
Simulation
47. A continuous wave
Full-Color
An example of presentation-graphics software
thesaurus
Analog Signal
48. Rectangular block of selected cells
range
relative reference
Online help
header
49. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
typeface
An example of presentation-graphics software
Factors that control image quality (2)
column
50. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Software License
Web crawlers
Commercial Software
Advantages of telecommuting (5)