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IT Literacy
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1. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
Factors that control image quality (2)
Fuzzy logic
outliner
Humans < Computers (3)
2. 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
OMR
column
typeface
Camera-Ready
3. 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
justification
System Administrator
Open-Source Software
GUI Advantages
4. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Defragmenting
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Software Piracy
Color Depth
5. 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.
Newsgroups
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Push technology
row
6. 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.
Virtual Reality (VR)
Hacker
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
GUI Advantages
7. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
formula
Site License
Password
IP address
8. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
Domain
Hacker
Painting Software
function
9. 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.
typeface
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Shareware
Presentation-Graphics Software
10. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
automatic correction
ASCII
User Interface
Login Name
11. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
ebook (Electronic Book)
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
automatic hyphenation
PDF (Portable Document Format)
12. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Master Pages
Inference engine
KB
Biometrics
13. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Training software
Wizard
Template
14. Size and style of typeface
font
Spot Color
Knowledge engineer
Humans > Computers (8)
15. 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
Newsgroups
Video teleconference
Data
Robot
16. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Command-Line Interface
Source Document
Help file
Open-Source Software
17. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
URL (uniform resource locator)
Processor
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Help file
18. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
Ethernet
Robot
Password
Mailing list
19. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
function
Utility Program Features
Hyperlink
Backup
20. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Netiquette
User Interface
Information
Hypermedia
21. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
proportionally spaced fonts
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Image analysis
WYSIWYG
22. An undocumented way of gaining access to a program - online service - or entire computer system - written by a programmer who created the code; Can be a security hazard because it is vulnerable to hackers
Backdoor
ASCII
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Protocol
23. 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
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
template
Trojan Horse
Push technology
24. A picture element (dot) on a computer screen or printout. Groups of pixels compose the images on the monitor and the output of a printout.
Mailing list
Pixel
Intranet
Pattern recognition
25. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
value
RAM
Model
Image analysis
26. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
serif fonts
Rules of Thumb for DTP
spell check
Software
27. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Operating System Advantages
Biometrics
ISP (Internet service provider)
Command-Line Interface
28. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed
RAM
Shareware
Sensor
Gigahertz
29. 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.
Trojan Horse
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Advantages of DTP
Tutorial software
30. 1) documents can be disorienting and leave the reader wondering; 2) documents don't always have the links readers want - leaving them frustrated because they can't easily get from here to there; 3) documents may contain 'lost' links - especially on t
Feedback Loop
WAN
URL (uniform resource locator)
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
31. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Advantages of digital television (3)
Software Piracy
Online help
Knowledge engineer
32. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Backup
Download
relative reference
UPS
33. Software that only allows user access according to the user's needs. Some users can open only files that are related to their work. Some users are allowed read-only access to files; they can see but not change them.
Server
proportionally spaced fonts
Bitmapped Graphics
Access-Control Software
34. 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
KB
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Worm
Page-Layout Software
35. 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
Sensor
Operating System
'Read-me' file
Telecommuting
36. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Ergonomics
Unicode
Sensor
GUI Advantages
37. Horizontal
Byte
Ethernet
row
monospaced fonts
38. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
formula
Compatibility
template
Hypertext
39. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Packet-switching
Web crawlers
Data
40. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
Output Devices
worksheet
Web crawlers
ISP (Internet service provider)
41. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
OCR
URL (uniform resource locator)
header
Humans < Computers (3)
42. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
An example of presentation-graphics software
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Server
Defragmenting
43. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
typeface
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Agent
44. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Wizard
replication
Domains
Sensor
45. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
IP address
Arpanet
Video teleconference
value
46. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Trojan Horse
Online help
Biometrics
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
47. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Pull technology
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Operating System Advantages
Agent
48. An error in programming
Integrated Software
Bug
Bitmapped Graphics
'what if?' questions
49. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
Factors that control image quality (2)
Hacker
OMR
Access-Control Software
50. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Sensor
Digital Video
Server
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