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IT Literacy
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it-skills
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literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Feedback Loop
Protocol
Digital Video
2. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Master Pages
Image Processing Software
cell format
Inference engine
3. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Digital Signal
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Browser
Resolution
4. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Wizard
Backdoor
Kerning
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
5. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
Unicode
Template
function
range
6. Synonym finder
Search engine
thesaurus
automatic correction
Push technology
7. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
Advantages of DTP
Login Name
Bar Code Reader
User Interface
8. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Online help
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Interactive Multimedia
cell format
9. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Open-Source Software
Interactive Multimedia
Networks: + / ?
Output Devices
10. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Logic Bomb
formatting
Help file
WWW (world wide web)
11. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
GUI Advantages
Processor
Video Editing Software
header
12. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
Backdoor
outliner
Parallel processing
Processor
13. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
template
Speech recognition
FTP (file transfer protocol)
ROM
14. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Video teleconference
Rules of Netiquette (6)
justification
LAN
15. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Humans > Computers (8)
Augmented Reality
Animation
Input Devices
16. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Intranet
outliner
An example of presentation-graphics software
Camera-Ready
17. 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
Digital Video
Software License
Shareware
formatting
18. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
Convergence
Processor
Command-Line Interface
automatic correction
19. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
formula
Rules of Netiquette (6)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
GB
20. 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.
footer
PDF (Portable Document Format)
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
template
21. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
Output Devices
Source Document
Intranet
Download
22. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
Painting Software
label
Advantages of digital television (3)
OCR
23. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
function
Simulation
Image analysis
Protocol
24. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Cookies
Information
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
25. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Wizard
Training software
TB
Image Processing Software
26. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Ethernet
row
Firewall
ASCII
27. 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
Intranet
Utility Program Features
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
OMR
28. 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)
Pattern recognition
serif fonts
Utility Program Features
word processing
29. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
Morph
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
grammar and style checker
value
30. 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.
Convergence
Natural language
Disadvantages of ebooks
Presentation-Graphics Software
31. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Global positioning system
worksheet
32. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
word processing
Memory
33. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
spell check
Newsgroups
Morph
Compatibility
34. 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
Knowledge base
Advantages of Robots (3)
Augmented Reality
cell
35. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software
function
GUI Advantages
TB
replication
36. 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.
UPS
Telecommuting
Digital Video
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
37. Programs that use computer hosts to reproduce themselves. Worm programs travel independently over computer networks - seeking out uninfected workstations to occupy. A form of software sabotage
Site License
Worm
Advantages of Robots (3)
Compatibility
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.
ASCII
column
Logic Bomb
Advantages of DTP
39. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.
Virus
Animation
Compatibility
Parallel processing
40. 1) ability to create models with physical characteristics (weight and volume); 2) model can be rotated; 3) can evaluate structural performance by applying an imaginary force; 4) designs can be easily altered and edited
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Open-Source Software
typeface
Machine learning
41. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine
Gigahertz
Disadvantages of ebooks
Software License
Shareware
42. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.
Login Name
Open-Source Software
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Speech recognition
43. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
grammar and style checker
Drawing Software
Sensor
44. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Server
OMR
Netiquette
Wizard
45. Intersection of row and column
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
cell
Natural language
Input Devices
46. 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
Humans > Computers (8)
Newsgroups
Sensor
Hyperlink
47. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
Worm
Drawing Software
formatting
Fuzzy logic
48. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Open-Source Software
Simulation
Ethernet
Image Processing Software
49. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Bar Code Reader
Full-Color
PDF (Portable Document Format)
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
column
Defragmenting
outliner
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