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IT Literacy
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Subjects
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it-skills
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. 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
GUI Advantages
Knowledge engineer
TB
Resolution
2. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Training software
Multimedia
Domains
3. 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)
Wizard
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Operating System Advantages
Rules of Netiquette (6)
4. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Factors of a good pw...
Camera-Ready
Template
5. 1) Robot must not injure a human or - by inaction - allow a human to come to harm; 2) must obey orders given by humans (except where the order conflicts w/ first law); 3) must protect its own existence (w/o conflicting w/ first & second law)
Utility Program Features
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Hacker
Bit
6. 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
value
Worm
Access-Control Software
Help file
7. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
Bit
Resolution
Download
Fuzzy logic
8. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Wizard
Kerning
Input Devices
Resolution
9. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
automatic correction
Password
Spot Color
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
10. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
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11. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Ethernet
OMR
Bluetooth
Global positioning system
12. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Drawing Software
ROM
RAM
Expert system
13. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
monospaced fonts
Turning Test
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Convergence
14. 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
ROM
row
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Newsgroups
15. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
Digital Video
Protocol
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Browser
16. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Push technology
Hypertext
Inference engine
Ergonomics
17. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Painting Software
Speech recognition
Virtual Reality (VR)
Augmented Reality
18. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
Download
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Virus
Template
19. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Defragmenting
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Advantages of DTP
OMR
20. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
Help file
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Presentation-Graphics Software
21. 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.
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
point size
Browser
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
22. Language that people speak/write everyday.
point size
Online help
Multimedia
Natural language
23. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
outliner
Command-Line Interface
WAN
KB
24. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Web crawlers
Color Depth
formula
25. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
Expert system
automatic correction
Telecommuting
Shareware
26. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Cookies
Model
relative reference
Trojan Horse
27. Grouping of 8 bits
Digital television
Byte
Information
Multimedia
28. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.
Machine learning
Hypertext
Domains
Netiquette
29. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Web crawlers
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
KB
ebook (Electronic Book)
30. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject
Tutorial software
footer
Pattern recognition
Backdoor
31. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
Knowledge base
template
Operating System Advantages
Bar Code Reader
32. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
thesaurus
GB
Software License
relative reference
33. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
Push technology
Server
row
Painting Software
34. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Networks: + / ?
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Information
Mailing list
35. A continuous wave
Upload
proportionally spaced fonts
Analog Signal
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
36. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
Backdoor
Resolution
Common-sense knowledge
Backup
37. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Information
Expert system
Storage Devices
38. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)
font
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Bandwidth
Disadvantages of ebooks
39. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
Worm
Kerning
Augmented Reality
word processing
40. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Booting
value
Wizard
Netiquette
41. 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')
Cookies
Vector Graphics
Full-Color
Arpanet
42. ~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
Help file
Vector Graphics
relative reference
Networks: + / ?
43. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
macro
GUI
Input Devices
Software
44. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
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45. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Speech recognition
Networks: + / ?
thesaurus
Upload
46. 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.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
header
Encryption
Access-Control Software
47. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
Knowledge base
Booting
footer
Access-Control Software
48. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Information
Master Pages
Video teleconference
Pixel
49. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Digital Video
value
IP address
50. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Data
Telecommuting
Utility Program Features
Advantages of Robots (3)