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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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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. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation

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2. A continuous wave






3. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.






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






5. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






6. 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.






7. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied






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






9. 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.






10. 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)






11. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.






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






13. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page






14. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






15. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.






16. 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.






17. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






18. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






19. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






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






21. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






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






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






24. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






25. To copy software from an online source to a local computer






26. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






27. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.






28. 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.






29. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.






30. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






31. 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






32. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






33. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory






34. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






35. 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






36. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.






37. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)






38. 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






39. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.






40. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






41. 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.






42. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






43. 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






44. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')






45. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.






46. 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.






47. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






48. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting






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






50. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/