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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Sensor
Template
Global positioning system
Input Devices
2. 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
Newsgroups
Morph
TB
footer
3. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Upload
Server
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Bitmapped Graphics
4. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
Operating System
Mailing list
Software
MB
5. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
TB
formatting
formula
OMR
6. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Humans < Computers (3)
replication
Digital television
Firewall
7. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
typeface
label
OCR
Multimedia
8. 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
Peripheral
GUI Advantages
spell check
justification
9. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Software License
Simulation
Bitmapped Graphics
Model
10. A continuous wave
Web crawlers
Robot
Analog Signal
Pixel
11. 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.
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Agent
Hyperlink
Hacker
12. A system of programs that performs a variety of technical operations - providing an additional layer of insulation between the user and the bits-and-bytes world of computer hardware
Operating System
Logic Bomb
Digital Signal
Hacker
13. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Vector Graphics
Knowledge base
Utility Program
Image analysis
14. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Training software
formatting
Turning Test
Advantages of Robots (3)
15. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
Bug
ISP (Internet service provider)
Pull technology
Advantages of DTP
16. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Software License
Source Document
replication
17. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Hypermedia
UPS
Output Devices
Pattern recognition
18. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
Factors that control image quality (2)
serif fonts
Kerning
Vector Graphics
19. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Interactive Multimedia
URL (uniform resource locator)
Expert system
Image analysis
20. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
Page-Layout Software
Bandwidth
User Interface
KB
21. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
row
Spot Color
Hyperlink
Vector Graphics
22. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Open-Source Software
Simulation
Newsgroups
Agent
23. 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.
relative reference
ebook (Electronic Book)
WYSIWYG
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
24. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Image Processing Software
ROM
Simulation
PDF (Portable Document Format)
25. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
Virus
Image Processing Software
Bluetooth
Output Devices
26. 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.
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Telecommuting
header
OMR
27. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Virtual Reality (VR)
Download
Open-Source Software
Model
28. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
word processing
Parallel processing
Full-Color
Pattern recognition
29. '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
User Interface
Domains
WYSIWYG
Humans < Computers (3)
30. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Humans < Computers (3)
column
relative reference
WAN
31. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Virus
Newsgroups
ASCII
Memory
32. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Factors of a good pw...
Wizard
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Commercial Software
33. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Analog Signal
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
range
Hacker
34. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Unicode
Defragmenting
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
35. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
spell check
Color Depth
Networks: + / ?
Hyperlink
36. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
automatic hyphenation
Peripheral
Byte
font
37. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Video teleconference
Page-Layout Software
Natural language
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
38. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Page-Layout Software
Site License
MB
WWW (world wide web)
39. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Global positioning system
Ergonomics
Backup
Hyperlink
40. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
Integrated Software
replication
URL (uniform resource locator)
Cracking
41. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -
function
Responsibilities of System Admin
Parallel processing
Sensor
42. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
Presentation-Graphics Software
Animation
WWW (world wide web)
Netiquette
43. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Server
Peripheral
Wizard
Natural language
44. Language that people speak/write everyday.
Digital Video
Natural language
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Machine learning
45. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Feedback Loop
Video teleconference
ebook (Electronic Book)
Leading
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.
Interactive Multimedia
Pull technology
cell
Hypermedia
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)
ASCII
template
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Bar Code Reader
48. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
User Interface
Fuzzy logic
Domains
Ergonomics
49. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Download
Peripheral
Unicode
label
50. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
worksheet
Bandwidth
macro
Software Piracy
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