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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. Language that people speak/write everyday.






9. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans






10. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely






11. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.






12. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory






13. The standard technique used to send information over the Internet. A message is broken into packets that travel independently from network to network toward their common destination - where they are reunited.






14. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.






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






16. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)






17. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)






23. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






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






25. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






26. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'






27. Microsoft Powerpoint






28. 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






29. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting






30. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






31. 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)






32. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.






33. 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.






34. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. The spacing between lines of text.






40. Intersection of row and column






41. 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.






42. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive






43. An undocumented way of gaining access to a program - online service - or entire computer system - written by a programmer who created the code; Can be a security hazard because it is vulnerable to hackers






44. 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)






45. 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






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






47. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.






48. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






49. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.






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