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IT Literacy
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it-skills
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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. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Leading
worksheet
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Wizard
2. 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)
Presentation-Graphics Software
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
MB
3. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
Full-Color
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
System Administrator
FTP (file transfer protocol)
4. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Output Devices
Pixel
word wrap
replication
5. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Bitmapped Graphics
Utility Program
Common-sense knowledge
6. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Software License
Protocol
Painting Software
7. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
automatic hyphenation
Bluetooth
Login Name
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
8. 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.
Template
Virtual Reality (VR)
Leading
Convergence
9. 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
ASCII
Factors that control image quality (2)
Backup
Resolution
10. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
Convergence
Search engine
System Administrator
Hypertext
11. 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)
Bug
column
UPS
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
12. 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.
Sensor
Unicode
Agent
Domain
13. The spacing between lines of text.
Sensor
justification
Commercial Software
Leading
14. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
label
relative reference
Upload
RAM
15. ~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
Turning Test
Teleconference
Digital Signal
Model + / ?
16. 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
Common-sense knowledge
Interactive Multimedia
Memory
Worm
17. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -
Sensor
WWW (world wide web)
Domains
Drawing Software
18. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
word processing
Image analysis
Backup
thesaurus
19. 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)
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Pattern recognition
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
20. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Hyperlink
Video Editing Software
replication
Factors that control image quality (2)
21. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
Augmented Reality
Full-Color
proportionally spaced fonts
ISP (Internet service provider)
22. 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)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Utility Program
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
macro
23. 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.
Humans > Computers (8)
Public Domain Software
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Storage Devices
24. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Protocol
Bar Code Reader
Inference engine
function
25. ~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
Networks: + / ?
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Push technology
Resolution
26. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Cracking
Advantages of Robots (3)
worksheet
spell check
27. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Output Devices
Advantages of digital television (3)
Knowledge engineer
Common-sense knowledge
28. The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer
Teleconference
Compatibility
OCR
Push technology
29. 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.
Multimedia
Upload
WYSIWYG
Virus
30. A stream of bits
GUI Advantages
Digital Signal
Download
Advantages of DTP
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
Information
spell check
serif fonts
Advantages of digital television (3)
32. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
Download
Upload
Advantages of DTP
Master Pages
33. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
Trojan Horse
point size
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
outliner
34. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
'what if?' questions
function
Painting Software
Online help
35. '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
WYSIWYG
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Simulation
Bitmapped Graphics
36. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Site License
Parallel processing
Storage Devices
37. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Model
Humans > Computers (8)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Command-Line Interface
38. 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
Turning Test
Browser
Newsgroups
Byte
39. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Login Name
Commercial Software
40. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Help file
Bug
Defragmenting
Firewall
41. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
Bitmapped Graphics
Responsibilities of System Admin
Vector Graphics
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
42. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Analog Signal
Morph
Pixel
Mailing list
43. A continuous wave
Advantages of DTP
Analog Signal
automatic hyphenation
Humans > Computers (8)
44. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
ROM
monospaced fonts
Teleconference
Software
45. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
header
Public Domain Software
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
typeface
46. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
serif fonts
IP address
Byte
value
47. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Vector Graphics
Cracking
Wizard
Data
48. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Public Domain Software
User Interface
Factors of a good pw...
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
49. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Full-Color
User Interface
RAM
Expert system
50. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Unicode
System Administrator
Commercial Software
Processor