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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. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)






2. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network






3. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






4. 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.






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






6. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






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






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






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






10. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. ~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






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






17. Microsoft Powerpoint






18. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)






19. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting






20. 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






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






22. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.






23. 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






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






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






26. Synonym finder






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)






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






31. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






32. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger






33. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request






34. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.






35. Language that people speak/write everyday.






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






37. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. An error in programming






41. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page






42. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.






43. 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.






44. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other






45. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])






46. 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.






47. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






48. 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






49. 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.






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