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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






2. 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.






3. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site






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






5. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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 -






13. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security






14. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines






15. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)






16. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






17. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars






18. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






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






20. Horizontal






21. 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






22. 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.






23. 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






24. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1






25. 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.






26. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo






27. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






28. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






29. 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






30. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






31. 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.






32. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






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






34. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)






35. Intersection of row and column






36. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






37. 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.






38. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






39. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)






40. 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.






41. ~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






42. 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






43. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.






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






45. 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






46. 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.






47. The spacing between lines of text.






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






49. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.






50. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive







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