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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. 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.






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






3. 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






4. A picture element (dot) on a computer screen or printout. Groups of pixels compose the images on the monitor and the output of a printout.






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






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






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






8. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






9. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations






10. Language that people speak/write everyday.






11. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.






12. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






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






14. Rectangular block of selected cells






15. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided






21. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry






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






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






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






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






26. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






27. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns






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






29. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Horizontal






37. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security






38. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column






39. 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)






40. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






41. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.






47. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).






48. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes






49. 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.






50. 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