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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space






2. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed






3. Vertical






4. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.






5. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')






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






7. 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.






8. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'






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






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






11. Grouping of 8 bits






12. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems






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






14. 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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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.






18. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






19. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






20. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.






21. ~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






22. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






23. Size and style of typeface






24. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer






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






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






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






28. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.






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






30. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.






31. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






32. ~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






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






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






35. Intersection of row and column






36. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






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






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






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






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






41. Software used mainly to produce print publications. Also - the process of using desktop-publishing software to produce publications (e.g. brochures - newsletters - forms - menus - event fliers - notices)






42. 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.






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






44. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system






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






46. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures






47. 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






48. 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.






49. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






50. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.







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