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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed






2. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)






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






4. 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






5. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request






6. 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')






7. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key






8. 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.






9. An error in programming






10. The address of a Web site. (unique)






11. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other






12. Microsoft Powerpoint






13. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






14. 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.






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






16. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures






17. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






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






19. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






20. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






26. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






27. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






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






29. ~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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Horizontal






37. Synonym finder






38. 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.






39. Software used mainly to produce print publications. Also - the process of using desktop-publishing software to produce publications (e.g. brochures - newsletters - forms - menus - event fliers - notices)






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






41. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






42. 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






43. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number






44. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU






45. '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






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






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






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






49. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).






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







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