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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. The standard technique used to send information over the Internet. A message is broken into packets that travel independently from network to network toward their common destination - where they are reunited.






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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)






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






14. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.






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






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






17. 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






18. 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.






19. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers






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






21. A stream of bits






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Artificial intelligence techniques that make it possible for machine performance to improve based on feedback from past performance. (Used in games like chess/checkers; based on prior actions)






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






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






29. The online sharing of music or other computer files directly among individual computer users' hard drives - rather than through posting the files on central servers.






30. Built-in component of a word processor or a separate program that compares words in a documents with words in a disk-based dictionary - and flags words not found in the dictionary; may operate in batch mode - checking all the words at once - or inter






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






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






33. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1






34. Synonym finder






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).






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

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42. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






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






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






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






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






47. 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)






48. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






49. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)






50. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network