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IT Literacy
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1. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Expert system
Bandwidth
Agent
template
2. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
Agent
WAN
Fuzzy logic
cell format
3. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
Source Document
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
relative reference
Bluetooth
4. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Netiquette
Hyperlink
formatting
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
5. 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.
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Mailing list
Access-Control Software
Browser
6. 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.
Biometrics
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Robot
7. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Training software
Help file
Compatibility
8. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
macro
Login Name
OMR
worksheet
9. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Image Processing Software
Disadvantages of ebooks
word processing
Image analysis
10. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Responsibilities of System Admin
Password
GUI
Speech recognition
11. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Telecommuting
Bitmapped Graphics
URL (uniform resource locator)
Vector Graphics
12. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
Download
Upload
Bar Code Reader
typeface
13. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Input Devices
Virus
header
Operating System
14. 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)
MB
Parallel processing
Source Document
15. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
URL (uniform resource locator)
Ergonomics
Factors of a good pw...
Knowledge base
16. 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
Site License
Bluetooth
OMR
Factors of a good pw...
17. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Upload
Password
Biometrics
18. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Hacker
Source Document
KB
ISP (Internet service provider)
19. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Biometrics
header
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Byte
20. Microsoft Powerpoint
An example of presentation-graphics software
Data
Master Pages
MB
21. 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
Hypertext
Logic Bomb
Page-Layout Software
22. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
Information
User Interface
Parallel processing
Software
23. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Image Processing Software
WYSIWYG
Defragmenting
Digital Video
24. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Bar Code Reader
Shareware
Domains
Feedback Loop
25. 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)
Responsibilities of System Admin
Worm
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Telecommuting
26. 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.
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Virtual Reality (VR)
automatic hyphenation
macro
27. Horizontal
row
Browser
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
replication
28. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
Interactive Multimedia
point size
Telecommuting
Advantages of digital television (3)
29. 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.
relative reference
Disadvantages of ebooks
OCR
LAN
30. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
Command-Line Interface
typeface
Digital Signal
Software Piracy
31. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
Domains
word processing
Hypertext
GUI
32. ~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
User Interface
Networks: + / ?
Teleconference
footer
33. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.
Source Document
Pattern recognition
typeface
Advantages of DTP
34. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
automatic correction
Web crawlers
Domains
Operating System Advantages
35. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Factors that control image quality (2)
relative reference
replication
Disadvantages of ebooks
36. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
System Administrator
Pull technology
Parallel processing
Gigahertz
37. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
Humans > Computers (8)
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
serif fonts
MB
38. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Hyperlink
Camera-Ready
Painting Software
Feedback Loop
39. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
TB
Search engine
System Administrator
Wizard
40. Automates the creation of visual aids for lectures - training sessions and other presentations. Can include everything from spreadsheet charting programs to animation-editing software - but most commonly used for creating and displaying a series of o
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Natural language
Vector Graphics
Presentation-Graphics Software
41. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
User Interface
ISP (Internet service provider)
Factors of a good pw...
Simulation
42. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
Image analysis
Defragmenting
spell check
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
43. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Logic Bomb
Hyperlink
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
value
44. 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.
Full-Color
Bandwidth
IP address
Packet-switching
45. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
formula
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Pull technology
label
46. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
Hypertext
Disadvantages of ebooks
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
OMR
47. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
Browser
'what if?' questions
Data
Web crawlers
48. 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
Ergonomics
Animation
Hacker
Advantages of Robots (3)
49. 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
formatting
spell check
function
Analog Signal
50. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
An example of presentation-graphics software
Software Piracy
point size
Rules of Thumb for DTP
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