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IT Literacy
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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.
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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. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
serif fonts
LAN
Byte
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
2. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
WAN
An example of presentation-graphics software
Knowledge engineer
Teleconference
3. 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.
Access-Control Software
cell format
Memory
Rules of Thumb for DTP
4. ~Advantages 1)Safety: easy to simulate without actual risk 2)Economy: Build/simulate/destroy without waste 3)Projection 4)Visualization 5)Replication: Redo/rerun/alter easily ~Disadvantages 1)Reliability 2)Depends on original info 3)Complete trust fa
Pixel
Model + / ?
Multimedia
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
5. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
Simulation
Help file
Data
Robot
6. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
formatting
proportionally spaced fonts
Kerning
Convergence
7. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
WYSIWYG
Wizard
function
absolute reference
8. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Animation
MB
Gigahertz
Upload
9. 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
Password
Networks: + / ?
Advantages of Robots (3)
Turning Test
10. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Inference engine
Protocol
Firewall
Commercial Software
11. 1) Plan before you publish! 2) Use appropriate fonts. 3) Don't go 'style-crazy.' 4) Look at the document through the reader's eyes. 5) Learn from the masters. 6) Know your limitations. 7) Remember your message/objective.
Image analysis
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Inference engine
Wizard
12. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
Tutorial software
outliner
proportionally spaced fonts
cell format
13. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
Networks: + / ?
Natural language
label
ROM
14. Rectangular block of selected cells
range
Bar Code Reader
URL (uniform resource locator)
Virus
15. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Cookies
proportionally spaced fonts
Inference engine
Defragmenting
16. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Factors of a good pw...
template
Operating System
Ergonomics
17. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Humans < Computers (3)
Turning Test
Ergonomics
Software
18. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Wizard
Protocol
Parallel processing
Biometrics
19. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Utility Program Features
Advantages of Robots (3)
'Read-me' file
Kerning
20. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Digital Video
Utility Program Features
Kerning
GUI
21. 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)
Operating System
Machine learning
replication
UPS
22. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
23. 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
Firewall
LAN
Hyperlink
24. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
serif fonts
Password
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Information
25. 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)
Sensor
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
font
Fuzzy logic
26. 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
worksheet
Biometrics
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
27. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Booting
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
template
28. 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
ASCII
Processor
Shareware
spell check
29. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Feedback Loop
Telecommuting
Factors of a good pw...
30. Anything that can be communicated
Information
UPS
label
macro
31. 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.
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Software License
Processor
32. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
column
Color Depth
Page-Layout Software
serif fonts
33. 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
34. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
worksheet
Leading
'Read-me' file
Netiquette
35. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Disadvantages of ebooks
label
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
36. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
Bit
Painting Software
Vector Graphics
Packet-switching
37. Horizontal
'Read-me' file
GUI
automatic correction
row
38. 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
Trojan Horse
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Command-Line Interface
39. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Site License
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Input Devices
Video teleconference
40. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Model
ebook (Electronic Book)
Animation
41. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
System Administrator
Bit
Full-Color
cell format
42. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Presentation-Graphics Software
Pixel
Storage Devices
ROM
43. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine
Bit
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Software License
Domain
44. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Kerning
Morph
Multimedia
font
45. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Public Domain Software
Operating System
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Morph
46. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Browser
Master Pages
Source Document
automatic hyphenation
47. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
point size
Full-Color
Encryption
Peripheral
48. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
Newsgroups
PDF (Portable Document Format)
value
Feedback Loop
49. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
Commercial Software
UPS
OCR
Browser
50. A picture element (dot) on a computer screen or printout. Groups of pixels compose the images on the monitor and the output of a printout.
Processor
serif fonts
Pixel
monospaced fonts