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IT Literacy
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1. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
header
Operating System Advantages
GB
Rules of Thumb for DTP
2. Vertical
macro
column
Agent
Robot
3. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Protocol
Software
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Ethernet
4. 1) Poor at planning strategies (less creativity than humans) and can't make decisions (after diagnosis - can't say how to treat patient); 2) powerless outside narrow (but deep) domain of knowledge
Disadvantages of ebooks
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Unicode
5. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Bluetooth
Hyperlink
Utility Program Features
Tutorial software
6. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
Teleconference
Multimedia
Open-Source Software
automatic hyphenation
7. 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
Wizard
Backdoor
Source Document
Memory
8. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Multimedia
Hypermedia
9. 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
word wrap
Data
GUI Advantages
spell check
10. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
Spot Color
Rules of Thumb for DTP
footer
Simulation
11. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
formula
Newsgroups
monospaced fonts
Template
12. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Global positioning system
Domain
thesaurus
13. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
ebook (Electronic Book)
font
Color Depth
Vector Graphics
14. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Analog Signal
Inference engine
Morph
Password
15. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
grammar and style checker
Digital Video
column
Newsgroups
16. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
Warning
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on line
183
17. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Hyperlink
Virus
Knowledge base
WYSIWYG
18. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
Parallel processing
Factors that control image quality (2)
Help file
Hyperlink
19. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Browser
Disadvantages of ebooks
Packet-switching
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
20. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
Utility Program Features
Image analysis
Operating System
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
21. A stream of bits
Advantages of Robots (3)
Digital Signal
outliner
label
22. The standard technique used to send information over the Internet. A message is broken into packets that travel independently from network to network toward their common destination - where they are reunited.
Telecommuting
Template
Expert system
Packet-switching
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
Site License
Multimedia
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Bug
24. 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
outliner
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Cracking
Domains
25. 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.
Knowledge base
Bitmapped Graphics
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Trojan Horse
26. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Booting
proportionally spaced fonts
Speech recognition
Password
27. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Unicode
Spot Color
monospaced fonts
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
28. The spacing between lines of text.
Multimedia
Agent
Push technology
Leading
29. Intersection of row and column
cell
Disadvantages of ebooks
monospaced fonts
Domain
30. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
font
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
User Interface
footer
31. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
grammar and style checker
Search engine
Packet-switching
32. 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)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
word wrap
Command-Line Interface
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
33. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
proportionally spaced fonts
Domains
Interactive Multimedia
Video Editing Software
34. 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
ROM
Peripheral
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Bitmapped Graphics
35. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
word processing
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
GUI
proportionally spaced fonts
36. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Tutorial software
Advantages of digital television (3)
outliner
Hyperlink
37. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
Utility Program Features
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
MB
relative reference
38. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
Rules of Netiquette (6)
TB
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
replication
39. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Training software
Integrated Software
Shareware
40. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Augmented Reality
Inference engine
ebook (Electronic Book)
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
41. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Utility Program
Domain
WWW (world wide web)
Site License
42. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB
Parallel processing
Template
GB
Leading
43. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
User Interface
justification
Ethernet
Image Processing Software
44. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
UPS
MB
Packet-switching
Teleconference
45. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Ergonomics
Humans < Computers (3)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Digital television
46. 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)
Ergonomics
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
User Interface
Vector Graphics
47. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Sensor
Multimedia
automatic correction
48. Language that people speak/write everyday.
Teleconference
Video Editing Software
Sensor
Natural language
49. ~Advantages 1)Share data - increase productivity 2)Share hardware - reduce costs 3)Allow people to work together/communicate ~Disadvantages 1)Easier spread of viruses 2)Privacy issues - especially access levels not set 3)Integrity of data - when shar
worksheet
Processor
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Networks: + / ?
50. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
Search engine
Shareware
Feedback Loop
Software License
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