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IT Literacy
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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.
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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. A continuous wave
Login Name
Bitmapped Graphics
Analog Signal
Storage Devices
2. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Expert system
Backdoor
Netiquette
Cracking
3. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Bandwidth
Humans < Computers (3)
Peripheral
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
4. 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.
Fuzzy logic
Camera-Ready
Augmented Reality
Online help
5. 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
word wrap
Hyperlink
Pull technology
Animation
6. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
Hypertext
OCR
Factors that control image quality (2)
Data
7. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Responsibilities of System Admin
proportionally spaced fonts
point size
Firewall
8. 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
Ethernet
Inference engine
Compatibility
User Interface
9. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Augmented Reality
Open-Source Software
Inference engine
Help file
10. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Vector Graphics
Kerning
WAN
Global positioning system
11. An error in programming
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Full-Color
Bug
Interactive Multimedia
12. 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.
Search engine
proportionally spaced fonts
Full-Color
Packet-switching
13. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Browser
Memory
Hyperlink
Interactive Multimedia
14. 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.
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Humans > Computers (8)
Vector Graphics
WAN
15. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Site License
Bitmapped Graphics
Machine learning
Trojan Horse
16. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Pattern recognition
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Server
Tutorial software
17. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
Natural language
Trojan Horse
proportionally spaced fonts
MB
18. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
MB
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Factors that control image quality (2)
19. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
Online help
Digital Signal
function
cell format
20. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Login Name
cell
Bar Code Reader
21. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
grammar and style checker
ebook (Electronic Book)
relative reference
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
22. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Bit
KB
Natural language
Firewall
23. 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.
justification
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Compatibility
IP address
24. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
25. Rectangular block of selected cells
range
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Master Pages
Robot
26. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
Browser
Intranet
URL (uniform resource locator)
Expert system
27. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Digital Video
Simulation
range
Software
28. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.
Source Document
Domain
point size
Robot
29. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
worksheet
Model + / ?
Spot Color
30. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
formula
automatic correction
Bandwidth
Software License
31. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
Netiquette
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Search engine
Cookies
32. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
serif fonts
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Download
Unicode
33. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Bitmapped Graphics
Cookies
Model + / ?
Online help
34. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
Public Domain Software
Knowledge base
Convergence
point size
35. 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')
Arpanet
LAN
'Read-me' file
Pull technology
36. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Newsgroups
Utility Program
Operating System Advantages
template
37. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Global positioning system
Teleconference
Presentation-Graphics Software
Storage Devices
38. 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.
Ergonomics
Teleconference
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Peripheral
39. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Wizard
Video Editing Software
Hypermedia
40. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Feedback Loop
Convergence
41. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
Bit
macro
relative reference
Image Processing Software
42. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Feedback Loop
Page-Layout Software
Output Devices
PDF (Portable Document Format)
43. 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
Booting
Global positioning system
spell check
Tutorial software
44. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
IP address
Image Processing Software
template
Kerning
45. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Analog Signal
Model
Common-sense knowledge
'Read-me' file
46. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Netiquette
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
KB
Logic Bomb
47. 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)
Backup
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Download
System Administrator
48. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
ebook (Electronic Book)
Feedback Loop
Networks: + / ?
Download
49. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
OCR
Download
Common-sense knowledge
Factors of a good pw...
50. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Gigahertz
Data
Sensor
Advantages of digital television (3)