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IT Literacy
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Study First
Subjects
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it-skills
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software
monospaced fonts
Parallel processing
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
GUI Advantages
2. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Hypertext
Feedback Loop
Hypermedia
Compatibility
3. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Hyperlink
Virus
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Vector Graphics
4. The spacing between lines of text.
Commercial Software
Utility Program
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Leading
5. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
Bar Code Reader
Search engine
Model + / ?
justification
6. 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
ebook (Electronic Book)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Backdoor
Feedback Loop
7. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
monospaced fonts
row
Help file
absolute reference
8. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Digital television
Expert system
WAN
serif fonts
9. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine
Help file
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Command-Line Interface
Software License
10. 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
Worm
spell check
Speech recognition
Kerning
11. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Page-Layout Software
Simulation
Convergence
macro
12. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Online help
WAN
Wizard
Compatibility
13. 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
Ergonomics
cell format
Turning Test
Worm
14. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
TB
Full-Color
Humans < Computers (3)
Animation
15. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
formula
Bitmapped Graphics
Kerning
proportionally spaced fonts
16. 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
Integrated Software
IP address
Telecommuting
Software Piracy
17. A continuous wave
Memory
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Bandwidth
Analog Signal
18. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Feedback Loop
LAN
Pixel
Common-sense knowledge
19. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Public Domain Software
Advantages of digital television (3)
formula
Digital Video
20. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Download
Defragmenting
outliner
Commercial Software
21. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Disadvantages of ebooks
Wizard
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Animation
22. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Netiquette
Operating System Advantages
Trojan Horse
23. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
FTP (file transfer protocol)
UPS
Biometrics
Turning Test
24. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Digital television
Peripheral
Protocol
Knowledge base
25. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
OCR
Domain
Responsibilities of System Admin
Download
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.
Ethernet
Animation
Virtual Reality (VR)
value
27. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Public Domain Software
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
label
28. 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
WAN
URL (uniform resource locator)
outliner
word wrap
29. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Compatibility
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
ebook (Electronic Book)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
30. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
header
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
typeface
worksheet
31. The address of a Web site. (unique)
URL (uniform resource locator)
Image Processing Software
Shareware
Resolution
32. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Telecommuting
Virus
Hypermedia
'what if?' questions
33. A stream of bits
Site License
Digital Signal
ISP (Internet service provider)
Push technology
34. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Bitmapped Graphics
Bar Code Reader
Feedback Loop
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
35. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
header
font
Robot
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
36. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Networks: + / ?
System Administrator
Master Pages
ASCII
37. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
System Administrator
Bug
Cookies
Camera-Ready
38. 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.
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Parallel processing
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
39. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
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40. 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
GUI
Hacker
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
41. Artificial intelligence techniques that make it possible for machine performance to improve based on feedback from past performance. (Used in games like chess/checkers; based on prior actions)
label
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Machine learning
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
42. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
Training software
Simulation
word processing
ebook (Electronic Book)
43. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
Responsibilities of System Admin
Data
Pattern recognition
grammar and style checker
44. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Utility Program Features
Access-Control Software
Color Depth
Teleconference
45. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Trojan Horse
Analog Signal
Site License
TB
46. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
replication
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Firewall
Camera-Ready
47. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Training software
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Domains
48. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Bit
Integrated Software
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Parallel processing
49. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Biometrics
column
Browser
50. 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)
URL (uniform resource locator)
MB
replication
DTP (Desktop Publishing)