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IT Literacy
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1. Synonym finder
thesaurus
function
Camera-Ready
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
2. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Unicode
Simulation
Virtual Reality (VR)
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
3. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Firewall
Interactive Multimedia
Leading
4. 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
Augmented Reality
Virus
Newsgroups
Server
5. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
Backup
URL (uniform resource locator)
Browser
Wizard
6. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
template
Expert system
Model + / ?
Knowledge base
7. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
Advantages of DTP
Multimedia
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Teleconference
8. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
Machine learning
Leading
UPS
GB
9. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
grammar and style checker
OMR
LAN
outliner
10. Built-in component of a word processor or a separate program that compares words in a documents with words in a disk-based dictionary - and flags words not found in the dictionary; may operate in batch mode - checking all the words at once - or inter
Wizard
spell check
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Software License
11. A system of programs that performs a variety of technical operations - providing an additional layer of insulation between the user and the bits-and-bytes world of computer hardware
Rules of Netiquette (6)
URL (uniform resource locator)
Operating System
function
12. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Software
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Help file
Utility Program Features
13. 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.
Integrated Software
Hypertext
Painting Software
Input Devices
14. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Public Domain Software
worksheet
Training software
Pixel
15. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Biometrics
System Administrator
Commercial Software
HTML (hypertext markup language)
16. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
17. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Bar Code Reader
Painting Software
Pull technology
Bug
18. 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
Disadvantages of ebooks
Digital television
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Worm
19. 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.
Feedback Loop
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Model
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
20. 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.
Disadvantages of ebooks
Web crawlers
Advantages of DTP
Newsgroups
21. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
Simulation
Digital Video
function
Drawing Software
22. 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.
outliner
Firewall
Packet-switching
Trojan Horse
23. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key
Encryption
justification
Fuzzy logic
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
24. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Camera-Ready
Commercial Software
'what if?' questions
replication
25. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Multimedia
Newsgroups
Common-sense knowledge
Memory
26. Anything that can be communicated
Bit
Robot
Logic Bomb
Information
27. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
Factors that control image quality (2)
Page-Layout Software
MB
IP address
28. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
Spot Color
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
User Interface
GUI Advantages
29. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Protocol
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Cracking
Spot Color
30. 1) Say what is meant and with care (when using the Internet/email - there is no tone of voice); 2) keep it short (otherwise people may not read it all and miss stuff); 3) don't assume you're anonymous; 4) learn the non-verbal language of the net; 5)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Web crawlers
Arpanet
31. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Interactive Multimedia
Hypertext
Model + / ?
32. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
automatic hyphenation
Newsgroups
Vector Graphics
UPS
33. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Inference engine
Browser
Tutorial software
Responsibilities of System Admin
34. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Encryption
Color Depth
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Digital Video
35. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
Utility Program Features
Teleconference
Responsibilities of System Admin
MB
36. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Digital Signal
Responsibilities of System Admin
GUI
Ergonomics
37. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Painting Software
Video Editing Software
Backdoor
Resolution
38. 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
template
Compatibility
Push technology
Password
39. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)
Simulation
Global positioning system
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Bandwidth
40. ~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
Upload
Domain
template
Model + / ?
41. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Software License
Vector Graphics
GB
formatting
42. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Hyperlink
Bug
Page-Layout Software
43. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
Morph
Drawing Software
Intranet
Parallel processing
44. 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.
Vector Graphics
GUI
Page-Layout Software
Source Document
45. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Master Pages
label
Intranet
'what if?' questions
46. 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)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Knowledge engineer
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
47. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
value
Utility Program
Access-Control Software
WAN
48. 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.
Protocol
Push technology
relative reference
WAN
49. 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
Hacker
Utility Program Features
Simulation
50. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
macro
Backup
Responsibilities of System Admin
FTP (file transfer protocol)
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