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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. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
Advantages of Robots (3)
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Image analysis
serif fonts
2. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
Image analysis
Fuzzy logic
automatic correction
HTML (hypertext markup language)
3. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Camera-Ready
absolute reference
Netiquette
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
4. 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.
formula
worksheet
relative reference
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
5. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Unicode
Biometrics
UPS
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
6. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Animation
automatic correction
font
Training software
7. Vertical
column
grammar and style checker
Interactive Multimedia
replication
8. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Online help
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Animation
ROM
9. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
WWW (world wide web)
Intranet
Drawing Software
Knowledge base
10. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
Ergonomics
header
Data
Software
11. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Server
Humans < Computers (3)
Software Piracy
12. Rectangular block of selected cells
Operating System
Teleconference
Knowledge base
range
13. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
User Interface
label
Digital Signal
Factors of a good pw...
14. 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)
outliner
row
Pattern recognition
Logic Bomb
15. 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)
font
Master Pages
Access-Control Software
16. Synonym finder
monospaced fonts
thesaurus
Machine learning
Animation
17. 1) documents can be disorienting and leave the reader wondering; 2) documents don't always have the links readers want - leaving them frustrated because they can't easily get from here to there; 3) documents may contain 'lost' links - especially on t
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Machine learning
Utility Program
Software License
18. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Upload
Push technology
cell format
Cracking
19. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
ISP (Internet service provider)
Backdoor
Byte
Parallel processing
20. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
Help file
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
automatic hyphenation
Page-Layout Software
21. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Advantages of DTP
Speech recognition
Pull technology
Login Name
22. ~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
Input Devices
Worm
Bit
Networks: + / ?
23. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Upload
GUI Advantages
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Global positioning system
24. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
Knowledge base
range
word wrap
Fuzzy logic
25. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
RAM
Bar Code Reader
Server
Trojan Horse
26. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Knowledge base
Worm
Ergonomics
27. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Trojan Horse
Bitmapped Graphics
Command-Line Interface
Hypertext
28. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
Robot
Data
Software License
Server
29. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
ROM
Agent
Rules of Netiquette (6)
30. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Memory
Hacker
URL (uniform resource locator)
Inference engine
31. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
point size
Template
Intranet
typeface
32. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Encryption
Hypertext
Newsgroups
33. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
ROM
Template
Presentation-Graphics Software
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
34. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Firewall
Animation
cell
'what if?' questions
35. 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
'Read-me' file
Utility Program Features
Augmented Reality
36. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
Full-Color
Protocol
Search engine
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
37. Horizontal
Mailing list
Online help
PDF (Portable Document Format)
row
38. 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.
Advantages of DTP
RAM
formula
Software Piracy
39. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
typeface
Defragmenting
UPS
Trojan Horse
40. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Factors of a good pw...
Teleconference
Model
Netiquette
41. 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
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Template
Compatibility
GUI
42. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo
value
Humans > Computers (8)
Ergonomics
Worm
43. 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)
Turning Test
proportionally spaced fonts
Machine learning
Source Document
44. 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)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Hypertext
Advantages of Robots (3)
formula
45. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
Turning Test
grammar and style checker
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Password
46. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
ROM
word processing
Simulation
Agent
47. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Presentation-Graphics Software
word wrap
Factors that control image quality (2)
Advantages of digital television (3)
48. 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
Teleconference
Resolution
Compatibility
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
49. 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
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
IP address
row
Utility Program Features
50. 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.
An example of presentation-graphics software
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Model + / ?
cell format