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IT Literacy
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Study First
Subjects
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it-skills
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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. ~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
Model + / ?
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
spell check
Biometrics
2. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
Encryption
Output Devices
Expert system
grammar and style checker
3. 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.
Unicode
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
value
Rules of Thumb for DTP
4. A continuous wave
Cookies
Pull technology
spell check
Analog Signal
5. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
Tutorial software
serif fonts
Robot
Common-sense knowledge
6. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
Pixel
User Interface
Knowledge engineer
RAM
7. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Drawing Software
worksheet
Firewall
Cookies
8. Intersection of row and column
Site License
WAN
cell
Humans < Computers (3)
9. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.
Defragmenting
automatic hyphenation
Template
WAN
10. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
WYSIWYG
Byte
Bitmapped Graphics
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
11. 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.
Push technology
Networks: + / ?
Cracking
Disadvantages of ebooks
12. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
Software
Cracking
WWW (world wide web)
Shareware
13. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
Worm
Utility Program Features
Hacker
Convergence
14. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Inference engine
Factors of a good pw...
Software License
'Read-me' file
15. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Mailing list
Shareware
Software License
Training software
16. Anything that can be communicated
Information
spell check
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Gigahertz
17. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Utility Program
Open-Source Software
Wizard
Machine learning
18. '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
label
WYSIWYG
Data
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
19. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Multimedia
Humans < Computers (3)
Model
User Interface
20. Vertical
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
column
range
'Read-me' file
21. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Bit
column
Digital Video
header
22. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Download
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Commercial Software
Digital television
23. 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.
Drawing Software
Memory
WWW (world wide web)
Storage Devices
24. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
label
Booting
GB
Global positioning system
25. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Cracking
Public Domain Software
Encryption
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
26. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Drawing Software
row
IP address
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
27. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
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on line
183
28. Function which enables users to change the appearance of a document by specifying the font - point size - and style of any character in the document - as well as the overall layout of text and graphical elements in the document
formatting
Parallel processing
justification
Intranet
29. 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.
Pixel
Kerning
font
Augmented Reality
30. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
header
Disadvantages of ebooks
Commercial Software
Virtual Reality (VR)
31. 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.
Access-Control Software
spell check
WWW (world wide web)
MB
32. The address of a Web site. (unique)
GUI
Domain
Operating System Advantages
URL (uniform resource locator)
33. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
point size
Operating System
Firewall
ISP (Internet service provider)
34. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
word processing
Site License
Online help
Cookies
35. Microsoft Powerpoint
Digital television
Responsibilities of System Admin
An example of presentation-graphics software
GUI
36. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
An example of presentation-graphics software
Fuzzy logic
Domains
37. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine
An example of presentation-graphics software
Digital Signal
Digital television
Software License
38. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
Animation
Memory
OMR
Page-Layout Software
39. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
'Read-me' file
Resolution
Browser
Intranet
40. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Open-Source Software
Expert system
MB
RAM
41. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Protocol
'Read-me' file
User Interface
42. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Web crawlers
Page-Layout Software
Compatibility
Training software
43. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Image analysis
Simulation
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
44. Graphical User Interface; A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse - the user points to icons that represent files - folders - and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus
GUI
Domain
column
font
45. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
automatic correction
justification
Login Name
value
46. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
justification
replication
URL (uniform resource locator)
Storage Devices
47. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
worksheet
GUI
Utility Program
label
48. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
Drawing Software
relative reference
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
'Read-me' file
49. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
Presentation-Graphics Software
Hypertext
Search engine
ASCII
50. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it
Knowledge engineer
Robot
ROM
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)