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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. 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.






2. 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






3. 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






4. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






5. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry






6. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






7. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space






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)






9. 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)






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






11. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number






12. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site






13. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)






14. The spacing between lines of text.






15. Anything that can be communicated






16. 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






17. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting






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






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






20. 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.






21. An error in programming






22. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.






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






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






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






26. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)






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






28. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






29. 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.






30. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.






31. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.






32. Size and style of typeface






33. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






34. 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






35. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






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






37. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






38. A continuous wave






39. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






43. The use of computer displays that add virtual information to a person's sensory perceptions - supplementing rather than replacing (as in virtual reality) the world the user sees.






44. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive






45. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)






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






47. Vertical






48. 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






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






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