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IT Literacy
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1. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.
WAN
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
FTP (file transfer protocol)
replication
2. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Natural language
Leading
WYSIWYG
Integrated Software
3. An error in programming
Advantages of DTP
Help file
Bug
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
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
proportionally spaced fonts
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
automatic hyphenation
User Interface
5. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
absolute reference
Peripheral
Feedback Loop
column
6. 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.
Utility Program Features
LAN
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Bluetooth
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
Software Piracy
Encryption
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Firewall
8. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Turning Test
Knowledge engineer
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Ergonomics
9. 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.
function
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Integrated Software
Tutorial software
10. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Defragmenting
Newsgroups
Operating System Advantages
column
11. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Web crawlers
Protocol
function
Wizard
12. 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
Operating System Advantages
Hyperlink
Operating System
Template
13. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
Utility Program
ASCII
Simulation
Virus
14. 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
Knowledge engineer
Login Name
Model
IP address
15. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Biometrics
Speech recognition
System Administrator
Resolution
16. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
label
Fuzzy logic
LAN
17. Anything that can be communicated
Information
Wizard
Speech recognition
Login Name
18. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Backdoor
Parallel processing
Cracking
19. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
Color Depth
formatting
monospaced fonts
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
20. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
User Interface
Output Devices
Model + / ?
Shareware
21. 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
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Factors of a good pw...
Download
22. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Encryption
Software
Commercial Software
Processor
23. Rectangular block of selected cells
range
Domains
Arpanet
Information
24. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Processor
Natural language
justification
Operating System
25. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Disadvantages of ebooks
Augmented Reality
Presentation-Graphics Software
Bar Code Reader
26. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
TB
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Netiquette
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
27. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
Protocol
Utility Program Features
typeface
Web crawlers
28. Horizontal
row
typeface
Backup
macro
29. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Kerning
Virus
Bit
MB
30. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
Public Domain Software
Parallel processing
ASCII
Logic Bomb
31. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
Disadvantages of ebooks
Interactive Multimedia
column
formula
32. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Utility Program Features
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Simulation
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
Image Processing Software
Global positioning system
'Read-me' file
34. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Advantages of digital television (3)
Interactive Multimedia
Simulation
Inference engine
35. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
Integrated Software
Wizard
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
header
36. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
function
Wizard
37. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Pull technology
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
value
Multimedia
38. Text-editing feature of a word-processing program which automatically moves any words that won't fit on the current line to the next line - along with the cursor
Cookies
word wrap
column
Tutorial software
39. 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)
MB
Advantages of digital television (3)
LAN
40. The spacing between lines of text.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
monospaced fonts
Data
Leading
41. 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)
LAN
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
42. Microsoft Powerpoint
Disadvantages of ebooks
Camera-Ready
Digital television
An example of presentation-graphics software
43. 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.
Push technology
Server
Telecommuting
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
44. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
Disadvantages of ebooks
Open-Source Software
template
Analog Signal
45. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
font
ebook (Electronic Book)
Expert system
WAN
46. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
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47. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
word processing
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Advantages of digital television (3)
Humans < Computers (3)
48. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Responsibilities of System Admin
Wizard
Software
Utility Program
49. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
typeface
Operating System
Protocol
50. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
word processing
automatic hyphenation
Simulation
Hyperlink
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