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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. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.






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






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






4. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')






5. 1) documents can be disorienting and leave the reader wondering; 2) documents don't always have the links readers want - leaving them frustrated because they can't easily get from here to there; 3) documents may contain 'lost' links - especially on t






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






7. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents






8. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents






9. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number






10. Optical Character Recognition; Locating and identifying printed characters embedded in an image - allowing the text to be stored as an editable document. Can be performed by wand readers - pen scanners - and OCR software






11. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)






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






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






14. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.






15. 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






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






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






18. Grouping of 8 bits






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






20. The spacing between lines of text.






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






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






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






24. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






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






26. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions






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






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






29. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






30. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






31. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided






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






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






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






35. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key






36. 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.






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






38. Function which enables users to change the appearance of a document by specifying the font - point size - and style of any character in the document - as well as the overall layout of text and graphical elements in the document






39. 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)






40. ~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






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






42. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






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






44. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory






45. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive






46. A system of programs that performs a variety of technical operations - providing an additional layer of insulation between the user and the bits-and-bytes world of computer hardware






47. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting






48. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)






49. 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.






50. 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.