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IT Literacy
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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. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Cracking
Training software
Telecommuting
Teleconference
2. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Digital Signal
Virus
Browser
Global positioning system
3. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Training software
Search engine
Video Editing Software
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
4. 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
Defragmenting
Model
relative reference
Encryption
5. Software programs that can ask questions - respond to commands - pay attention to users' work patters - serve as a guide and a coach - take on owner's goals - and use reasoning to fabricate their own goals.
IP address
Newsgroups
Agent
proportionally spaced fonts
6. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Protocol
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Morph
Training software
7. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
header
Interactive Multimedia
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
KB
8. 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)
Model + / ?
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Netiquette
Hypermedia
9. An undocumented way of gaining access to a program - online service - or entire computer system - written by a programmer who created the code; Can be a security hazard because it is vulnerable to hackers
Backdoor
Push technology
font
point size
10. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Vector Graphics
grammar and style checker
Sensor
Pixel
11. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Login Name
Hyperlink
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
12. 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
Processor
Advantages of Robots (3)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Model + / ?
13. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Bitmapped Graphics
relative reference
Color Depth
column
14. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
outliner
Master Pages
Site License
word processing
15. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
Hacker
TB
Video teleconference
Factors of a good pw...
16. 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)
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Browser
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Logic Bomb
17. 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
GB
Robot
UPS
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
18. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Template
RAM
Speech recognition
Public Domain Software
19. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
Teleconference
Help file
Processor
Web crawlers
20. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Gigahertz
header
Access-Control Software
Operating System Advantages
21. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
Resolution
UPS
WAN
Processor
22. The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer
Compatibility
worksheet
template
Domains
23. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Global positioning system
User Interface
Memory
24. 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.
Help file
Digital Signal
Factors that control image quality (2)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
25. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
UPS
formatting
Feedback Loop
Page-Layout Software
26. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Hyperlink
template
Mailing list
grammar and style checker
27. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Software
WWW (world wide web)
Common-sense knowledge
Output Devices
28. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
justification
Processor
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
29. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Hypertext
Disadvantages of ebooks
Factors that control image quality (2)
30. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
range
Video teleconference
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
absolute reference
31. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
Image analysis
Robot
Access-Control Software
Backdoor
32. An error in programming
Bug
Output Devices
Augmented Reality
Search engine
33. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
Advantages of digital television (3)
Bluetooth
Integrated Software
word processing
34. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Netiquette
absolute reference
Bitmapped Graphics
35. 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
Factors of a good pw...
Template
GUI
Commercial Software
36. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
RAM
Image Processing Software
Gigahertz
Video Editing Software
37. Optical Mark Reader; A reading device that uses reflected light to determine the location of pencil marks on standardized test answer sheets and similar forms
OMR
Parallel processing
ISP (Internet service provider)
Byte
38. 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
Expert system
IP address
justification
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
39. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
Bit
Interactive Multimedia
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Shareware
40. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
automatic hyphenation
Command-Line Interface
UPS
Ethernet
41. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
Global positioning system
Robot
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Software License
42. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Presentation-Graphics Software
Output Devices
Pull technology
Global positioning system
43. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
Utility Program Features
Humans < Computers (3)
point size
An example of presentation-graphics software
44. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Teleconference
Advantages of DTP
Mailing list
Bluetooth
45. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
Byte
Leading
justification
HTML (hypertext markup language)
46. ~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
Networks: + / ?
Access-Control Software
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Sensor
47. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
RAM
Model
proportionally spaced fonts
Turning Test
48. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Hacker
Feedback Loop
Convergence
URL (uniform resource locator)
49. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
System Administrator
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Netiquette
Encryption
50. 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.
Networks: + / ?
Digital Video
Template
'Read-me' file