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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. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others






2. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.






9. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network






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






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






12. 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






13. A text file that includes codes that describe the format - layout - and logical structure of a hypermedia document. Most Web pages are created with this code.






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






15. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site






16. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view






17. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title






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






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






20. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






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






22. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet






23. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/






24. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






25. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions

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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. 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')






28. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office






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






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






31. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.






32. 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.






33. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.






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






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






40. Anything that can be communicated






41. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory






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






43. 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






44. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






45. Built-in component of a word processor or a separate program that compares words in a documents with words in a disk-based dictionary - and flags words not found in the dictionary; may operate in batch mode - checking all the words at once - or inter






46. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger






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






48. 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)






49. '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






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