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IT Literacy
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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. 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')
Image Processing Software
OMR
Arpanet
Software License
2. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
GUI
Factors of a good pw...
Integrated Software
Humans > Computers (8)
3. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Biometrics
Model + / ?
Spot Color
Advantages of digital television (3)
4. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Knowledge engineer
Advantages of digital television (3)
TB
Firewall
5. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
ROM
Color Depth
Cracking
Protocol
6. 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
Analog Signal
Augmented Reality
Simulation
Operating System
7. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
Video Editing Software
UPS
Unicode
Hyperlink
8. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Shareware
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Inference engine
Bar Code Reader
9. 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.
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Hacker
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
10. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Virus
Login Name
template
Multimedia
11. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Ergonomics
Disadvantages of ebooks
Feedback Loop
Unicode
12. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Master Pages
Information
GUI Advantages
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
13. 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
Machine learning
point size
Natural language
Newsgroups
14. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Video Editing Software
Ethernet
OCR
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
15. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
UPS
serif fonts
Humans > Computers (8)
An example of presentation-graphics software
16. Software that only allows user access according to the user's needs. Some users can open only files that are related to their work. Some users are allowed read-only access to files; they can see but not change them.
Access-Control Software
Web crawlers
Ergonomics
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
17. 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
Humans > Computers (8)
footer
macro
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
18. 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 -
Netiquette
Fuzzy logic
Ergonomics
Sensor
19. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
template
Common-sense knowledge
Painting Software
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
20. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
Trojan Horse
Operating System Advantages
Commercial Software
Advantages of digital television (3)
21. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
Access-Control Software
Defragmenting
proportionally spaced fonts
justification
22. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
TB
Software Piracy
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Wizard
23. 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
Backdoor
label
spell check
'what if?' questions
24. 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
Encryption
Agent
Upload
Knowledge engineer
25. 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.
Packet-switching
Pixel
Teleconference
Animation
26. A stream of bits
spell check
Digital Signal
WYSIWYG
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
27. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
'what if?' questions
OCR
Output Devices
Common-sense knowledge
28. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Ergonomics
Input Devices
Spot Color
FTP (file transfer protocol)
29. Part of the Internet - a collection of multimedia documents created by organizations and users worldwide. Documents are linked in a hypertext Web site that allows users to explore them with simpler mouse clicks.
WWW (world wide web)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
row
30. 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
Cookies
Byte
Master Pages
OMR
31. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
Peripheral
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
formula
Trojan Horse
32. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.
Hypertext
Rules of Thumb for DTP
cell
Parallel processing
33. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Cookies
Processor
Compatibility
34. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
Domains
WAN
Presentation-Graphics Software
relative reference
35. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.
Fuzzy logic
Netiquette
Disadvantages of ebooks
Server
36. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)
Humans > Computers (8)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Bit
Morph
37. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Help file
Utility Program
Responsibilities of System Admin
justification
38. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Encryption
absolute reference
Memory
Command-Line Interface
39. 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.
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Newsgroups
Image analysis
Painting Software
40. 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
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Logic Bomb
Pattern recognition
Color Depth
41. 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
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Humans < Computers (3)
justification
42. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Online help
Bar Code Reader
justification
Utility Program Features
43. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Processor
Advantages of DTP
Color Depth
Feedback Loop
44. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Protocol
automatic correction
Input Devices
45. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
Bandwidth
Access-Control Software
Commercial Software
Utility Program
46. Anything that can be communicated
Bandwidth
Information
Animation
worksheet
47. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
Humans < Computers (3)
automatic hyphenation
grammar and style checker
Download
48. Language that people speak/write everyday.
Kerning
Speech recognition
Natural language
GB
49. Programs that use computer hosts to reproduce themselves. Worm programs travel independently over computer networks - seeking out uninfected workstations to occupy. A form of software sabotage
Worm
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Morph
Web crawlers
50. 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
Mailing list
Turning Test
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Painting Software