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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Responsibilities of System Admin
Commercial Software
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
cell format
2. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)
Fuzzy logic
Bandwidth
Intranet
Push technology
3. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
word wrap
Command-Line Interface
Domain
4. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
Bluetooth
Bit
Protocol
relative reference
5. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
automatic hyphenation
Spot Color
spell check
Rules of Netiquette (6)
6. 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.
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Peripheral
Newsgroups
Pixel
7. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Factors of a good pw...
Model + / ?
Parallel processing
Machine learning
8. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
GB
Command-Line Interface
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
worksheet
9. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
value
Help file
Intranet
10. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
word processing
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Defragmenting
OMR
11. An error in programming
Bug
absolute reference
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Biometrics
12. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Protocol
Arpanet
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
13. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
Bit
Teleconference
Byte
Ethernet
14. Software programs that can ask questions - respond to commands - pay attention to users' work patters - serve as a guide and a coach - take on owner's goals - and use reasoning to fabricate their own goals.
System Administrator
Agent
Page-Layout Software
Feedback Loop
15. The spacing between lines of text.
LAN
Leading
Digital television
Color Depth
16. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Software Piracy
worksheet
Networks: + / ?
Hacker
17. 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
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Convergence
Open-Source Software
GUI
18. 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.
Compatibility
Server
Software License
Virtual Reality (VR)
19. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
Turning Test
proportionally spaced fonts
Humans > Computers (8)
Trojan Horse
20. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Expert system
Booting
Arpanet
GB
21. Size and style of typeface
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Page-Layout Software
font
Humans < Computers (3)
22. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Operating System
Video Editing Software
ebook (Electronic Book)
GUI
23. Automates the creation of visual aids for lectures - training sessions and other presentations. Can include everything from spreadsheet charting programs to animation-editing software - but most commonly used for creating and displaying a series of o
Unicode
Access-Control Software
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Presentation-Graphics Software
24. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
automatic hyphenation
Inference engine
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
25. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Speech recognition
Natural language
Firewall
Knowledge base
26. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
Advantages of digital television (3)
Augmented Reality
template
outliner
27. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Public Domain Software
Spot Color
Turning Test
Unicode
28. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet
column
IP address
value
GUI
29. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Online help
Password
MB
'Read-me' file
30. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
word wrap
Training software
Push technology
Storage Devices
31. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; A code that represents characters as 8-bit codes. Allows the binary computer to work with letters - digits and special characters
ASCII
cell
Advantages of DTP
word wrap
32. 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
Login Name
automatic hyphenation
Hacker
33. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Domain
Advantages of Robots (3)
Page-Layout Software
OCR
34. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
replication
Painting Software
Training software
footer
35. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
range
Software
Machine learning
Knowledge engineer
36. 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.
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Browser
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
37. 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)
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Feedback Loop
Humans < Computers (3)
38. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Model + / ?
Image Processing Software
typeface
Wizard
39. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Telecommuting
Browser
UPS
40. 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.
Processor
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Augmented Reality
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
41. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Upload
Byte
ASCII
Output Devices
42. The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer
Protocol
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Compatibility
Parallel processing
43. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Parallel processing
Advantages of Robots (3)
Login Name
GUI Advantages
44. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
Machine learning
Digital television
System Administrator
automatic correction
45. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject
word wrap
Tutorial software
Open-Source Software
'what if?' questions
46. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
Compatibility
TB
Digital Signal
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
47. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo
Humans > Computers (8)
Full-Color
proportionally spaced fonts
Download
48. A continuous wave
Output Devices
Analog Signal
Cracking
FTP (file transfer protocol)
49. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Spot Color
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Booting
Global positioning system
50. Synonym finder
thesaurus
Inference engine
Morph
Humans < Computers (3)