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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
automatic hyphenation
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Hacker
Knowledge engineer
2. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
Networks: + / ?
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
ROM
3. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
font
Booting
Protocol
Cracking
4. 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.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Storage Devices
Booting
Ergonomics
5. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
value
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
'what if?' questions
Operating System Advantages
6. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
Robot
Software Piracy
Full-Color
Processor
7. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Presentation-Graphics Software
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
thesaurus
URL (uniform resource locator)
8. Horizontal
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Cracking
row
9. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Page-Layout Software
word processing
Kerning
Browser
10. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
word wrap
Netiquette
Online help
Kerning
11. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
Newsgroups
URL (uniform resource locator)
Data
Hypermedia
12. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Wizard
Model + / ?
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Hyperlink
13. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Augmented Reality
grammar and style checker
Video Editing Software
RAM
14. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Fuzzy logic
Firewall
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
15. 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)
Resolution
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Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Video Editing Software
16. 1) Say what is meant and with care (when using the Internet/email - there is no tone of voice); 2) keep it short (otherwise people may not read it all and miss stuff); 3) don't assume you're anonymous; 4) learn the non-verbal language of the net; 5)
Bit
GB
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Hyperlink
17. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Fuzzy logic
WYSIWYG
Logic Bomb
Model + / ?
18. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Video teleconference
TB
Inference engine
Spot Color
19. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
worksheet
Convergence
TB
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
20. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
WYSIWYG
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Mailing list
21. 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.
Pattern recognition
Painting Software
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Packet-switching
22. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
URL (uniform resource locator)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
value
Site License
23. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Wizard
PDF (Portable Document Format)
GB
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
24. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
range
Agent
Knowledge engineer
Search engine
25. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
Utility Program Features
Web crawlers
Animation
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
26. 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)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Inference engine
Output Devices
Software License
27. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
proportionally spaced fonts
Sensor
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
28. 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
GUI
Spot Color
Web crawlers
Digital television
29. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Bar Code Reader
Feedback Loop
spell check
Tutorial software
30. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.
Domain
formula
Browser
Disadvantages of ebooks
31. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
Bitmapped Graphics
range
Wizard
outliner
32. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Newsgroups
Interactive Multimedia
An example of presentation-graphics software
33. A stream of bits
WWW (world wide web)
Booting
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Digital Signal
34. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
relative reference
WYSIWYG
Master Pages
Wizard
35. 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.
Hypertext
'Read-me' file
Cookies
Web crawlers
36. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Master Pages
header
Storage Devices
Bar Code Reader
37. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Color Depth
Pixel
automatic correction
Cracking
38. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.
Netiquette
Responsibilities of System Admin
User Interface
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
39. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Operating System
Responsibilities of System Admin
footer
Logic Bomb
40. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Master Pages
row
absolute reference
41. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
grammar and style checker
Knowledge engineer
Cookies
WWW (world wide web)
42. ~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
GB
Data
Networks: + / ?
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
43. 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
Help file
GUI Advantages
Common-sense knowledge
Software Piracy
44. 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
Template
formula
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
45. 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.
Responsibilities of System Admin
Gigahertz
Push technology
Common-sense knowledge
46. 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
Netiquette
Model
Kerning
formatting
47. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Biometrics
Domains
Humans < Computers (3)
relative reference
48. 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.
Painting Software
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Humans < Computers (3)
Pixel
49. ~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
Operating System Advantages
Advantages of DTP
Parallel processing
Model + / ?
50. Rectangular block of selected cells
Hypertext
range
Training software
Factors that control image quality (2)