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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. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other






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






3. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject






4. Synonym finder






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






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






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






8. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






9. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






10. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






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






12. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






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






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






15. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






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






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






18. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.






19. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site






20. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






21. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






22. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






23. 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.






24. 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)






25. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/






26. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






27. 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






28. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents






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






30. 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)






31. Technology that creates the illusion that the user is immersed in a world that exists only inside the computer; this environment contains both scenes and the controls to change those scenes.






32. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net






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






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






35. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes






36. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.






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






38. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.






39. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system






40. 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.






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






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






43. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo






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






45. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






46. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






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






48. 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






49. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






50. Rectangular block of selected cells