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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, 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. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)






2. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






3. Vertical






4. 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






5. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number






6. 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






7. 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.






8. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






9. Intersection of row and column






10. 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.






11. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.






12. 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.






13. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.






14. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






15. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






16. 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






17. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






18. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject






19. 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






20. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page






21. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.






22. 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






23. 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






24. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)






25. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed






26. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






27. Technology in which information is delivered automatically to a client computer. The user subscribes to a service - and the server delivers that information periodically and unobtrusively. Contrast with pull technology.






28. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






29. The address of a Web site. (unique)






30. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page






31. Grouping of 8 bits






32. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






33. 1) ability to create models with physical characteristics (weight and volume); 2) model can be rotated; 3) can evaluate structural performance by applying an imaginary force; 4) designs can be easily altered and edited






34. ~Advantages 1)Safety: easy to simulate without actual risk 2)Economy: Build/simulate/destroy without waste 3)Projection 4)Visualization 5)Replication: Redo/rerun/alter easily ~Disadvantages 1)Reliability 2)Depends on original info 3)Complete trust fa






35. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






36. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






37. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents






38. 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






39. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






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.






41. Programs that use computer hosts to reproduce themselves. Worm programs travel independently over computer networks - seeking out uninfected workstations to occupy. A form of software sabotage






42. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






43. 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






44. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






45. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.






46. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.






47. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net






48. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.






49. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars






50. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry