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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
serif fonts
Speech recognition
Advantages of DTP
spell check
2. 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
Operating System
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Model
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3. 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
Ergonomics
Simulation
IP address
PDF (Portable Document Format)
4. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
point size
Factors that control image quality (2)
range
template
5. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Unicode
Utility Program
Animation
6. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
header
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
KB
monospaced fonts
7. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Template
Responsibilities of System Admin
formula
TB
8. 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)
RAM
Advantages of digital television (3)
Arpanet
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
9. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Advantages of digital television (3)
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Domains
10. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Full-Color
Telecommuting
Cookies
Interactive Multimedia
11. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
ebook (Electronic Book)
formula
UPS
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
12. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Pixel
Netiquette
Site License
Ethernet
13. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
point size
typeface
Open-Source Software
Compatibility
14. The spacing between lines of text.
Leading
Backdoor
Web crawlers
Spot Color
15. Anything that can be communicated
Information
IP address
GUI Advantages
TB
16. 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
Memory
Advantages of Robots (3)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Domains
17. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
relative reference
Kerning
font
Utility Program Features
18. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.
cell format
Painting Software
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
WYSIWYG
19. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Upload
Input Devices
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20. 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.
Trojan Horse
template
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
'what if?' questions
21. An error in programming
Bug
An example of presentation-graphics software
serif fonts
Expert system
22. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Video teleconference
Analog Signal
Advantages of digital television (3)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
23. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
'what if?' questions
Storage Devices
Digital Video
24. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
Multimedia
Knowledge base
Download
Painting Software
25. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
relative reference
Parallel processing
Compatibility
Shareware
26. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
LAN
Mailing list
Biometrics
Wizard
27. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
Open-Source Software
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thesaurus
Digital Signal
28. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Online help
Video teleconference
Digital television
User Interface
29. 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.
Browser
Software
Access-Control Software
automatic hyphenation
30. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Digital Video
WWW (world wide web)
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Hypermedia
31. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Global positioning system
Bitmapped Graphics
Software
Netiquette
32. Size and style of typeface
Factors that control image quality (2)
Interactive Multimedia
font
Output Devices
33. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
RAM
typeface
Hypertext
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
34. 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
Wizard
Integrated Software
Presentation-Graphics Software
replication
35. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Shareware
Newsgroups
Digital Video
word processing
36. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)
Source Document
Factors that control image quality (2)
Bandwidth
Gigahertz
37. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
Parallel processing
Software License
MB
Animation
38. A continuous wave
Hypertext
Analog Signal
label
spell check
39. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Hyperlink
Utility Program Features
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
40. A pocket-sized computer used to organize appointments - tasks - notes - contacts - and other personal information; sometimes called hand-held computer or palmtop computer. Many PDAs include additional software and hardware for wireless communication.
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Ethernet
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Animation
41. 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.
Presentation-Graphics Software
Agent
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Humans < Computers (3)
42. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Ergonomics
Robot
Bitmapped Graphics
Knowledge engineer
43. 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.
Interactive Multimedia
WYSIWYG
Augmented Reality
cell
44. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Operating System Advantages
Digital Video
Mailing list
Template
45. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
ebook (Electronic Book)
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Agent
Domain
46. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
Humans < Computers (3)
Interactive Multimedia
Spot Color
GB
47. Vertical
column
Backup
System Administrator
RAM
48. 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)
MB
font
Pull technology
49. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
Advantages of Robots (3)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Bitmapped Graphics
Command-Line Interface
50. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Output Devices
Video Editing Software
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Humans > Computers (8)