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IT Literacy
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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. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
Augmented Reality
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Kerning
label
2. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Software Piracy
Telecommuting
Advantages of digital television (3)
Command-Line Interface
3. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.
'what if?' questions
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Information
outliner
4. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
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5. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
WAN
Expert system
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Browser
6. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
cell format
Hypertext
point size
7. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
RAM
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Page-Layout Software
Protocol
8. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Bitmapped Graphics
Operating System Advantages
row
9. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Intranet
Hypertext
Booting
Cookies
10. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
word processing
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Ergonomics
GUI
11. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Booting
relative reference
Fuzzy logic
column
12. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Camera-Ready
Networks: + / ?
Inference engine
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
13. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)
Operating System Advantages
Web crawlers
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Source Document
14. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Web crawlers
Analog Signal
Camera-Ready
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
15. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
LAN
Cookies
Command-Line Interface
Humans < Computers (3)
16. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Model
row
Video teleconference
Turning Test
17. Intersection of row and column
cell
Multimedia
Video Editing Software
serif fonts
18. Identifying recurring patterns in input data with the goal of understand or categorizing that input. (Easy for humans) (Ex: fingerprint identification - handwriting recognition - speech recognition - optional character recognition)
Robot
Page-Layout Software
Logic Bomb
Pattern recognition
19. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Analog Signal
Download
Cracking
typeface
20. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
Operating System Advantages
Turning Test
Wizard
serif fonts
21. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
Page-Layout Software
outliner
Netiquette
MB
22. 1) Saves printing costs after initial software purchase. 2) Saves time traveling back to commercial printer b/c you can use a personal printer. 3) Reduces # of publication errors. 4) Allows more people to publish.
Commercial Software
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Advantages of DTP
Backdoor
23. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Integrated Software
Intranet
WAN
OMR
24. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Hypertext
Unicode
Help file
replication
25. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Interactive Multimedia
Browser
Bandwidth
Rules of Netiquette (6)
26. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
ebook (Electronic Book)
cell
Utility Program Features
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
27. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
monospaced fonts
Command-Line Interface
Browser
Humans > Computers (8)
28. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Gigahertz
Digital television
Template
Online help
29. 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)
ROM
Newsgroups
OMR
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
30. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine
Biometrics
Peripheral
Ergonomics
Software License
31. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Operating System
Operating System Advantages
Pixel
32. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.
Teleconference
Download
Disadvantages of ebooks
Tutorial software
33. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Bandwidth
Input Devices
Image Processing Software
cell format
34. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
justification
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Image analysis
macro
35. 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
RAM
IP address
Advantages of DTP
ROM
36. 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
TB
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Kerning
37. 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.
System Administrator
Pixel
typeface
justification
38. The spacing between lines of text.
thesaurus
Virtual Reality (VR)
Leading
Humans < Computers (3)
39. 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)
Image Processing Software
WWW (world wide web)
GB
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
40. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
Processor
TB
Integrated Software
Fuzzy logic
41. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
ISP (Internet service provider)
Networks: + / ?
Software License
Gigahertz
42. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
word wrap
Pixel
Peripheral
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
43. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
KB
formula
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Drawing Software
44. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
RAM
grammar and style checker
45. 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.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Backdoor
Netiquette
footer
46. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
range
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Advantages of digital television (3)
Wizard
47. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Output Devices
Defragmenting
Gigahertz
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
48. ~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: + / ?
serif fonts
column
Search engine
49. 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.
Expert system
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
MB
Augmented Reality
50. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.
Template
Server
Upload
OCR