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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






2. 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)






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






4. 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.






5. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






6. Microsoft Powerpoint






7. 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.






8. Vertical






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






10. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






11. 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






12. 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.






13. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents






14. The spacing between lines of text.






15. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions






16. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space






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






18. 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






19. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






20. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.






21. 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.






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






23. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






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






25. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






26. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.






27. 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






28. Part of the Internet - a collection of multimedia documents created by organizations and users worldwide. Documents are linked in a hypertext Web site that allows users to explore them with simpler mouse clicks.






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






30. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')






31. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site






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






33. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine






34. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)






35. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)






36. 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)






37. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.






38. '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






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






40. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations






41. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






42. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)






43. 1) Provide expertise when experts are unavailable; 2) preserve knowledge of experts after they leave an organization; 3) combine knowledge of several experts; 4) take care of routine task so workers can do more challenging jobs






44. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive






45. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column






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






47. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






48. 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')






49. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.






50. Text-editing feature of a word-processing program which automatically moves any words that won't fit on the current line to the next line - along with the cursor