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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. Part of the Internet - a collection of multimedia documents created by organizations and users worldwide. Documents are linked in a hypertext Web site that allows users to explore them with simpler mouse clicks.






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






3. Microsoft Powerpoint






4. Language that people speak/write everyday.






5. 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.






6. ~Advantages 1)Safety: easy to simulate without actual risk 2)Economy: Build/simulate/destroy without waste 3)Projection 4)Visualization 5)Replication: Redo/rerun/alter easily ~Disadvantages 1)Reliability 2)Depends on original info 3)Complete trust fa






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

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8. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers






9. Allows documents of all types to be stored - viewed - or modified on any Windows or Macintosh computer - making it possible for many organizations to reduce paper flow.






10. 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






11. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network






12. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






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






14. Software programs that can ask questions - respond to commands - pay attention to users' work patters - serve as a guide and a coach - take on owner's goals - and use reasoning to fabricate their own goals.






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






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






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






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






19. Software that only allows user access according to the user's needs. Some users can open only files that are related to their work. Some users are allowed read-only access to files; they can see but not change them.






20. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns






21. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;






22. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes






23. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






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






25. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put






26. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)






27. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security






28. Size and style of typeface






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






30. 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






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






32. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents






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






34. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page






35. 1) Plan before you publish! 2) Use appropriate fonts. 3) Don't go 'style-crazy.' 4) Look at the document through the reader's eyes. 5) Learn from the masters. 6) Know your limitations. 7) Remember your message/objective.






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






37. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.






38. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents






39. Intersection of row and column






40. 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






41. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






42. 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)






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






44. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






45. 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)






46. The spacing between lines of text.






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






48. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






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






50. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.