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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 Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






2. 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






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






4. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






5. Horizontal






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






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






8. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)






9. The online sharing of music or other computer files directly among individual computer users' hard drives - rather than through posting the files on central servers.






10. A pocket-sized computer used to organize appointments - tasks - notes - contacts - and other personal information; sometimes called hand-held computer or palmtop computer. Many PDAs include additional software and hardware for wireless communication.






11. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.






12. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






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






14. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network






15. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.






16. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.






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






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






19. The use of computer displays that add virtual information to a person's sensory perceptions - supplementing rather than replacing (as in virtual reality) the world the user sees.






20. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others






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






22. 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.






23. 1) ability to create models with physical characteristics (weight and volume); 2) model can be rotated; 3) can evaluate structural performance by applying an imaginary force; 4) designs can be easily altered and edited






24. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU






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






26. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)






27. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






28. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






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






30. 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






31. Language that people speak/write everyday.






32. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas






33. Size and style of typeface






34. 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.






35. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)






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






37. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.






38. 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.






39. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






40. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.






41. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






42. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net






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






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






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






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






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






48. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources






49. Technology in which information is delivered automatically to a client computer. The user subscribes to a service - and the server delivers that information periodically and unobtrusively. Contrast with pull technology.






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