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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






4. ~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






5. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.






6. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)






7. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely






8. Grouping of 8 bits






9. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






10. 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






11. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes






12. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns






13. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






14. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






15. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems






16. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)






17. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






18. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






19. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






20. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking






21. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; A code that represents characters as 8-bit codes. Allows the binary computer to work with letters - digits and special characters






22. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system






23. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






24. Synonym finder






25. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1






26. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)






27. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others






28. Software programs that can ask questions - respond to commands - pay attention to users' work patters - serve as a guide and a coach - take on owner's goals - and use reasoning to fabricate their own goals.






29. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry






30. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






31. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'






32. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).






33. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






34. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.






35. 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.






36. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.






37. 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)






38. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents






39. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.






40. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes






41. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network






42. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)






43. The online sharing of music or other computer files directly among individual computer users' hard drives - rather than through posting the files on central servers.






44. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system






45. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)






46. Anything that can be communicated






47. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources






48. Language that people speak/write everyday.






49. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections






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.