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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. 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.






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






3. A continuous wave






4. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.






5. A pocket-sized computer used to organize appointments - tasks - notes - contacts - and other personal information; sometimes called hand-held computer or palmtop computer. Many PDAs include additional software and hardware for wireless communication.






6. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/






7. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation

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8. 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.






9. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files






10. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)






11. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)






12. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources






13. 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






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






15. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






16. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






17. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column






18. 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






19. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






20. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.






21. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






22. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])






23. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.






24. To copy software from an online source to a local computer






25. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






26. Language that people speak/write everyday.






27. 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.






28. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






29. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request






30. 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






31. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection






32. 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






33. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site






34. The spacing between lines of text.






35. Vertical






36. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system






37. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






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






39. 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






40. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied






41. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






42. 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.






43. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title






44. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.






45. 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






46. Microsoft Powerpoint






47. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system






48. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system






49. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.






50. 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)