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






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






3. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.






4. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)






5. Technology that creates the illusion that the user is immersed in a world that exists only inside the computer; this environment contains both scenes and the controls to change those scenes.






6. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents






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






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






9. Language that people speak/write everyday.






10. Identifying recurring patterns in input data with the goal of understand or categorizing that input. (Easy for humans) (Ex: fingerprint identification - handwriting recognition - speech recognition - optional character recognition)






11. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.






12. Grouping of 8 bits






13. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely






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






15. Text-editing feature of a word-processing program which automatically moves any words that won't fit on the current line to the next line - along with the cursor






16. 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.






17. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.






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






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






20. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.






21. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






22. 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.






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






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






25. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents






26. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.






27. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






28. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






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






30. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.






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






32. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.






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






34. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans






35. ~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






36. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number






44. 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






45. ~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






46. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns






47. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)






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






49. 1) flexible schedule; 2) save time commuting and save $; 3) better for the environment (less gas consumption); 4) better ergonomics (working conditions); 5) save office space/expenses.






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