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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. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)






2. Intersection of row and column






3. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






4. ~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






5. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems






6. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






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






8. Rectangular block of selected cells






9. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)






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






11. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program






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






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






14. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






15. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)






16. 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






17. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






24. An error in programming






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






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






27. Vertical






28. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.






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






30. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)






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






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






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






34. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






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






36. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine






37. 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






38. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






39. 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.






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. '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






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






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






44. Language that people speak/write everyday.






45. 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.






46. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






47. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






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






49. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections






50. 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