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






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






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






4. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






5. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others






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






7. 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)






8. Intersection of row and column






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






10. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')






11. Vertical






12. 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.






13. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.






14. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.






15. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






16. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site






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






18. 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






19. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.






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






21. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






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






29. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






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






31. 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






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)






33. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






34. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas






35. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






36. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).






37. 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






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






39. The online sharing of music or other computer files directly among individual computer users' hard drives - rather than through posting the files on central servers.






40. Horizontal






41. 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






42. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer






43. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)






44. 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






45. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)






46. 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






47. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied






48. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office






49. An error in programming






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.