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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






2. '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






3. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures






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






5. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network






6. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program






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






8. Microsoft Powerpoint






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






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






11. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied






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






13. Technology that creates the illusion that the user is immersed in a world that exists only inside the computer; this environment contains both scenes and the controls to change those scenes.






14. ~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






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






16. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






17. Optical Character Recognition; Locating and identifying printed characters embedded in an image - allowing the text to be stored as an editable document. Can be performed by wand readers - pen scanners - and OCR software






18. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)






19. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






20. 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






21. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger






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






23. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site






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






25. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network






26. Intersection of row and column






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






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






29. Artificial intelligence techniques that make it possible for machine performance to improve based on feedback from past performance. (Used in games like chess/checkers; based on prior actions)






30. 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')






31. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number






32. 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)






33. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net






34. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






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






36. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






37. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






44. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions

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45. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.






46. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system






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






48. 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






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






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







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