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IT Literacy
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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. The spacing between lines of text.
Leading
Bluetooth
Compatibility
ISP (Internet service provider)
2. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
range
Wizard
Factors of a good pw...
Morph
3. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Server
Multimedia
monospaced fonts
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
4. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
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5. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.
Ergonomics
Disadvantages of ebooks
ROM
cell format
6. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Interactive Multimedia
Arpanet
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Digital television
7. ~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
LAN
KB
Server
Networks: + / ?
8. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Firewall
range
Image Processing Software
automatic hyphenation
9. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
Telecommuting
Logic Bomb
Convergence
Source Document
10. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
Utility Program
proportionally spaced fonts
Leading
An example of presentation-graphics software
11. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Open-Source Software
ASCII
Backup
Pull technology
12. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
Hacker
GUI
Template
monospaced fonts
13. A stream of bits
Logic Bomb
Page-Layout Software
Digital Signal
Common-sense knowledge
14. 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)
word wrap
Firewall
worksheet
15. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.
Hypertext
Newsgroups
grammar and style checker
formula
16. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
Public Domain Software
ISP (Internet service provider)
serif fonts
Data
17. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
Gigahertz
Humans > Computers (8)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
footer
18. 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
Wizard
Password
Netiquette
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
19. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Hacker
Wizard
Parallel processing
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
20. Optical Mark Reader; A reading device that uses reflected light to determine the location of pencil marks on standardized test answer sheets and similar forms
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Telecommuting
Wizard
OMR
21. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
word wrap
monospaced fonts
Simulation
point size
22. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Peripheral
TB
Source Document
23. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Cracking
GUI
Operating System Advantages
Tutorial software
24. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Backdoor
Color Depth
Parallel processing
automatic correction
25. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Public Domain Software
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Humans < Computers (3)
MB
26. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Utility Program
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Teleconference
27. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
justification
Advantages of Robots (3)
System Administrator
Online help
28. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
ROM
Expert system
Animation
Unicode
29. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Biometrics
Advantages of Robots (3)
Cookies
Networks: + / ?
30. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)
Turning Test
Fuzzy logic
Bandwidth
Rules of Thumb for DTP
31. 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.
Advantages of digital television (3)
Virtual Reality (VR)
Responsibilities of System Admin
Upload
32. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
WAN
Multimedia
Bluetooth
Telecommuting
33. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Turning Test
Video Editing Software
Mailing list
Digital television
34. Built-in component of a word processor or a separate program that compares words in a documents with words in a disk-based dictionary - and flags words not found in the dictionary; may operate in batch mode - checking all the words at once - or inter
spell check
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Virtual Reality (VR)
Backup
35. A continuous wave
Color Depth
Site License
ebook (Electronic Book)
Analog Signal
36. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Humans < Computers (3)
Domain
automatic hyphenation
point size
37. 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
formatting
Virus
Speech recognition
IP address
38. Identifying recurring patterns in input data with the goal of understand or categorizing that input. (Easy for humans) (Ex: fingerprint identification - handwriting recognition - speech recognition - optional character recognition)
Pattern recognition
Sensor
Inference engine
Factors of a good pw...
39. 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)
Output Devices
font
OMR
40. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Unicode
Hyperlink
Newsgroups
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
41. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Training software
OCR
cell format
Defragmenting
42. Vertical
column
Help file
Backdoor
formula
43. 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
KB
GUI
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Fuzzy logic
44. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Public Domain Software
Model
word wrap
Firewall
45. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Page-Layout Software
Ergonomics
ebook (Electronic Book)
Pixel
46. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Kerning
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
47. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
Rules of Thumb for DTP
grammar and style checker
footer
Bug
48. Microsoft Powerpoint
Booting
System Administrator
An example of presentation-graphics software
Wizard
49. 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.
Bluetooth
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
WWW (world wide web)
relative reference
50. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
Expert system
Page-Layout Software
Public Domain Software
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)