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IT Literacy
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1. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
WAN
Processor
Fuzzy logic
Rules of Thumb for DTP
2. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
macro
Digital Video
Parallel processing
OCR
3. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
Domains
Utility Program
Trojan Horse
Natural language
4. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Processor
Sensor
Access-Control Software
Byte
5. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
Hyperlink
header
Bit
Utility Program
6. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Processor
proportionally spaced fonts
Resolution
Feedback Loop
7. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Model + / ?
ebook (Electronic Book)
Teleconference
label
8. 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.
column
Push technology
Wizard
Machine learning
9. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Humans > Computers (8)
UPS
Encryption
Camera-Ready
10. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
Knowledge engineer
Pattern recognition
Camera-Ready
Mailing list
11. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Multimedia
font
Password
Turning Test
12. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Robot
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Humans > Computers (8)
13. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
Login Name
cell format
Byte
MB
14. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Camera-Ready
Kerning
An example of presentation-graphics software
Encryption
15. 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.
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Page-Layout Software
Defragmenting
16. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Model
Compatibility
Feedback Loop
IP address
17. Graphical User Interface; A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse - the user points to icons that represent files - folders - and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus
Cracking
GUI
Utility Program
Information
18. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
label
outliner
Simulation
Expert system
19. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Command-Line Interface
row
Encryption
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
20. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Virtual Reality (VR)
KB
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Login Name
21. 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.
Booting
Public Domain Software
Hypertext
Firewall
22. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
Painting Software
Web crawlers
Leading
Download
23. 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
Presentation-Graphics Software
Netiquette
'Read-me' file
function
24. 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
System Administrator
'what if?' questions
GUI Advantages
25. 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
word processing
IP address
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Newsgroups
26. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Wizard
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Pattern recognition
Hacker
27. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Netiquette
KB
Software
Humans > Computers (8)
28. A stream of bits
Unicode
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
justification
Digital Signal
29. An error in programming
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Bug
ROM
Bar Code Reader
30. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Digital television
Netiquette
Wizard
Software Piracy
31. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Color Depth
Convergence
Software License
Mailing list
32. 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)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Pattern recognition
template
Convergence
33. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Software License
monospaced fonts
Hyperlink
34. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
Backup
formula
Bandwidth
Color Depth
35. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
label
Machine learning
typeface
Video Editing Software
36. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
ISP (Internet service provider)
LAN
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Augmented Reality
37. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Byte
Web crawlers
Model
Browser
38. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.
TB
User Interface
Feedback Loop
FTP (file transfer protocol)
39. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
An example of presentation-graphics software
macro
Wizard
Robot
40. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Factors of a good pw...
Augmented Reality
Drawing Software
Protocol
41. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Simulation
Expert system
Advantages of digital television (3)
Kerning
42. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Password
Virus
Defragmenting
Telecommuting
43. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine
Inference engine
Augmented Reality
Software License
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
44. Function which enables users to change the appearance of a document by specifying the font - point size - and style of any character in the document - as well as the overall layout of text and graphical elements in the document
Factors that control image quality (2)
RAM
OMR
formatting
45. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.
absolute reference
value
Domain
Hyperlink
46. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Global positioning system
Operating System Advantages
Information
Video Editing Software
47. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
System Administrator
worksheet
proportionally spaced fonts
Global positioning system
48. 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.
relative reference
LAN
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
'what if?' questions
49. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Information
IP address
Compatibility
URL (uniform resource locator)
50. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Image analysis
Memory
Bitmapped Graphics
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
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