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IT Literacy
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1. Ongoing public discussions on a particular subject consisting of notes written to a central Internet site and redistributed through a worldwide newsgroup called Usenet. You can check into and out of them whenever you want; all messages are posted on
Domain
Newsgroups
Model
Processor
2. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
grammar and style checker
Wizard
Worm
Backdoor
3. Language that people speak/write everyday.
Pixel
Natural language
Output Devices
Camera-Ready
4. 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
An example of presentation-graphics software
Intranet
Arpanet
5. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
justification
Factors that control image quality (2)
Advantages of digital television (3)
6. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Global positioning system
Pull technology
Password
Factors of a good pw...
7. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Bar Code Reader
Expert system
formula
8. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Public Domain Software
'Read-me' file
Painting Software
Parallel processing
9. 1) Provide expertise when experts are unavailable; 2) preserve knowledge of experts after they leave an organization; 3) combine knowledge of several experts; 4) take care of routine task so workers can do more challenging jobs
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
UPS
Unicode
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
10. 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
Presentation-Graphics Software
GB
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Interactive Multimedia
11. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
label
Vector Graphics
Master Pages
Responsibilities of System Admin
12. 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
Disadvantages of ebooks
Backdoor
Advantages of digital television (3)
typeface
13. 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
Intranet
Advantages of Robots (3)
footer
14. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Training software
Integrated Software
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
formula
15. ~Advantages 1)Share data - increase productivity 2)Share hardware - reduce costs 3)Allow people to work together/communicate ~Disadvantages 1)Easier spread of viruses 2)Privacy issues - especially access levels not set 3)Integrity of data - when shar
Networks: + / ?
cell format
Software Piracy
Logic Bomb
16. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
Unicode
column
template
Ethernet
17. 1) Robot must not injure a human or - by inaction - allow a human to come to harm; 2) must obey orders given by humans (except where the order conflicts w/ first law); 3) must protect its own existence (w/o conflicting w/ first & second law)
Analog Signal
replication
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Color Depth
18. Intersection of row and column
Ergonomics
Newsgroups
cell
word wrap
19. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Memory
Open-Source Software
ebook (Electronic Book)
Bandwidth
20. 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.
Resolution
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Input Devices
ASCII
21. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Networks: + / ?
Camera-Ready
Expert system
Telecommuting
22. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Ergonomics
Video teleconference
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Turning Test
23. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
KB
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Teleconference
automatic hyphenation
24. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
'what if?' questions
Site License
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Unicode
25. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
row
Full-Color
Wizard
thesaurus
26. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
HTML (hypertext markup language)
WAN
Turning Test
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
27. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
Command-Line Interface
font
typeface
formula
28. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Networks: + / ?
Utility Program Features
worksheet
Disadvantages of ebooks
29. Optical Mark Reader; A reading device that uses reflected light to determine the location of pencil marks on standardized test answer sheets and similar forms
'what if?' questions
Virtual Reality (VR)
Hyperlink
OMR
30. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Unicode
monospaced fonts
Master Pages
formula
31. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Bit
Mailing list
Packet-switching
Wizard
32. ~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
grammar and style checker
Model + / ?
Kerning
ISP (Internet service provider)
33. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Processor
Defragmenting
Commercial Software
Arpanet
34. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Wizard
Hacker
Software Piracy
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
35. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Bandwidth
Trojan Horse
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Advantages of digital television (3)
36. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Teleconference
Bandwidth
Telecommuting
Integrated Software
37. 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
Compatibility
Hyperlink
Data
Arpanet
38. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
Domains
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Site License
39. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed
Domains
spell check
Site License
Gigahertz
40. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Logic Bomb
Humans > Computers (8)
Resolution
Bandwidth
41. A continuous wave
OMR
Analog Signal
Web crawlers
Bar Code Reader
42. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
spell check
Image Processing Software
relative reference
43. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)
Peripheral
Data
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Web crawlers
44. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Model
Arpanet
Booting
Humans > Computers (8)
45. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Factors that control image quality (2)
value
ISP (Internet service provider)
Password
46. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
Master Pages
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
URL (uniform resource locator)
justification
47. 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)
spell check
Machine learning
Speech recognition
footer
48. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
Digital Signal
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
WYSIWYG
serif fonts
49. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
Resolution
User Interface
Feedback Loop
Intranet
50. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Factors that control image quality (2)
Domains
Digital Video
Pull technology
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