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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. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system






2. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions

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3. Ongoing public discussions on a particular subject consisting of notes written to a central Internet site and redistributed through a worldwide newsgroup called Usenet. You can check into and out of them whenever you want; all messages are posted on






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






5. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






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






7. 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






8. An error in programming






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






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






11. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.






12. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






13. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






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






15. 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.






16. 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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






21. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources






22. 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.






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






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






25. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






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






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






28. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)






29. 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.






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






31. Intersection of row and column






32. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






33. 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.






34. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)






35. Allows documents of all types to be stored - viewed - or modified on any Windows or Macintosh computer - making it possible for many organizations to reduce paper flow.






36. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






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






38. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title






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






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






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






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






44. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')