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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
Master Pages
absolute reference
Pattern recognition
macro
2. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key
Vector Graphics
Expert system
Encryption
Camera-Ready
3. 1) documents can be disorienting and leave the reader wondering; 2) documents don't always have the links readers want - leaving them frustrated because they can't easily get from here to there; 3) documents may contain 'lost' links - especially on t
Telecommuting
FTP (file transfer protocol)
WWW (world wide web)
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
4. 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
formula
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
An example of presentation-graphics software
Newsgroups
5. A stream of bits
Speech recognition
Bar Code Reader
row
Digital Signal
6. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Backdoor
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
7. 1) Provide expertise when experts are unavailable; 2) preserve knowledge of experts after they leave an organization; 3) combine knowledge of several experts; 4) take care of routine task so workers can do more challenging jobs
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Information
Booting
8. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Mailing list
Cookies
Humans < Computers (3)
Firewall
9. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
grammar and style checker
Hypertext
Newsgroups
10. Horizontal
Open-Source Software
Site License
row
ASCII
11. 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
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Backdoor
Login Name
TB
12. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
Drawing Software
LAN
Digital Signal
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
13. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Bandwidth
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Simulation
Advantages of DTP
14. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
replication
ASCII
function
Cracking
15. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Kerning
Image Processing Software
Input Devices
System Administrator
16. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
Robot
ROM
Rules of Netiquette (6)
typeface
17. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Trojan Horse
Digital Signal
Humans < Computers (3)
Memory
18. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
formula
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
ASCII
Video teleconference
19. 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
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Multimedia
ROM
Presentation-Graphics Software
20. 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
Master Pages
column
Search engine
Advantages of Robots (3)
21. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Operating System Advantages
Site License
22. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
macro
KB
Hyperlink
Virtual Reality (VR)
23. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Teleconference
absolute reference
24. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Processor
value
Source Document
Protocol
25. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
Digital Video
Analog Signal
Robot
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
26. 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
GB
ROM
Digital television
Telecommuting
27. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
spell check
Help file
Video Editing Software
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
28. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed
automatic hyphenation
Fuzzy logic
Backup
Gigahertz
29. 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
Networks: + / ?
Bar Code Reader
Turning Test
GUI Advantages
30. 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.
URL (uniform resource locator)
Peripheral
Disadvantages of ebooks
Defragmenting
31. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
Password
Booting
Full-Color
Responsibilities of System Admin
32. Optical Character Recognition; Locating and identifying printed characters embedded in an image - allowing the text to be stored as an editable document. Can be performed by wand readers - pen scanners - and OCR software
Video teleconference
OCR
Camera-Ready
Biometrics
33. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Resolution
ROM
Wizard
System Administrator
34. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Hypermedia
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
formula
Output Devices
35. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Public Domain Software
Output Devices
Disadvantages of ebooks
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
36. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
Intranet
Software License
Turning Test
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
37. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Site License
Booting
Global positioning system
Machine learning
38. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Logic Bomb
Factors of a good pw...
function
Mailing list
39. ~Advantages 1)Share data - increase productivity 2)Share hardware - reduce costs 3)Allow people to work together/communicate ~Disadvantages 1)Easier spread of viruses 2)Privacy issues - especially access levels not set 3)Integrity of data - when shar
'Read-me' file
Networks: + / ?
Bitmapped Graphics
absolute reference
40. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
Ergonomics
Biometrics
point size
Pixel
41. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
Utility Program Features
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Teleconference
42. 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.
Search engine
Wizard
Domains
Virtual Reality (VR)
43. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
Bluetooth
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Common-sense knowledge
word wrap
44. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Server
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
System Administrator
OCR
45. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Resolution
Speech recognition
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Ergonomics
46. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
Software
GUI
Painting Software
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
47. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
Bar Code Reader
System Administrator
Agent
proportionally spaced fonts
48. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
'what if?' questions
Tutorial software
Bluetooth
Search engine
49. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Humans < Computers (3)
Pull technology
Output Devices
Bitmapped Graphics
50. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.
Logic Bomb
Resolution
worksheet
Domain
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