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IT Literacy
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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. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Upload
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Digital Video
Vector Graphics
2. The spacing between lines of text.
Leading
Template
Color Depth
Input Devices
3. 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
Intranet
column
Compatibility
Operating System
4. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
Advantages of Robots (3)
Camera-Ready
footer
System Administrator
5. Text-editing feature of a word-processing program which automatically moves any words that won't fit on the current line to the next line - along with the cursor
relative reference
word wrap
Data
Hyperlink
6. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Gigahertz
typeface
Telecommuting
Biometrics
7. 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 Expert Systems (2)
OCR
Biometrics
Browser
8. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Teleconference
Digital Signal
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
9. 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.
Responsibilities of System Admin
Cookies
Advantages of DTP
Knowledge engineer
10. 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
Advantages of DTP
Browser
RAM
Newsgroups
11. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Speech recognition
Humans < Computers (3)
Open-Source Software
thesaurus
12. 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.
Video teleconference
Pixel
Factors of a good pw...
Search engine
13. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
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14. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Memory
Expert system
Firewall
15. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
cell
template
Master Pages
Common-sense knowledge
16. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
Telecommuting
formula
Software
Animation
17. 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)
Pull technology
Global positioning system
Video Editing Software
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
18. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
Backup
Intranet
Image analysis
Browser
19. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
column
Drawing Software
Bit
automatic hyphenation
20. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Processor
Factors of a good pw...
Unicode
serif fonts
21. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Model
ISP (Internet service provider)
footer
LAN
22. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Speech recognition
Common-sense knowledge
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
relative reference
23. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Browser
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Arpanet
ebook (Electronic Book)
24. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Online help
Help file
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Convergence
25. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
column
Storage Devices
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
26. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Vector Graphics
Cracking
An example of presentation-graphics software
Operating System Advantages
27. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
function
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Arpanet
Common-sense knowledge
28. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Digital television
Image analysis
Command-Line Interface
Biometrics
29. 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)
TB
Hyperlink
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Kerning
30. Allows documents of all types to be stored - viewed - or modified on any Windows or Macintosh computer - making it possible for many organizations to reduce paper flow.
Training software
Download
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Full-Color
31. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
monospaced fonts
Ethernet
FTP (file transfer protocol)
point size
32. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
Access-Control Software
Color Depth
Rules of Thumb for DTP
cell format
33. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Knowledge engineer
Compatibility
Login Name
34. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Integrated Software
Pattern recognition
cell format
Bit
35. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
Video teleconference
Utility Program
header
Responsibilities of System Admin
36. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Wizard
Factors of a good pw...
Cracking
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
37. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Sensor
Morph
Networks: + / ?
Software License
38. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Model + / ?
Byte
Bit
39. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
Peripheral
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Bitmapped Graphics
Input Devices
40. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
Browser
monospaced fonts
Server
template
41. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Telecommuting
Video Editing Software
Source Document
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
42. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Upload
Mailing list
Parallel processing
Camera-Ready
43. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Online help
Advantages of digital television (3)
URL (uniform resource locator)
Speech recognition
44. 1) flexible schedule; 2) save time commuting and save $; 3) better for the environment (less gas consumption); 4) better ergonomics (working conditions); 5) save office space/expenses.
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Agent
Humans < Computers (3)
Utility Program Features
45. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
Defragmenting
Hypertext
word processing
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
46. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
Bar Code Reader
Newsgroups
TB
automatic correction
47. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
IP address
UPS
monospaced fonts
Animation
48. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Site License
serif fonts
Domains
Peripheral
49. Vertical
Disadvantages of ebooks
point size
column
Password
50. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
outliner
Humans < Computers (3)
Commercial Software
Training software