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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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1. Size and style of typeface






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)






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






4. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






5. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






6. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo






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






8. 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.






9. Anything that can be communicated






10. 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.






11. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view






12. ~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






13. 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.






14. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.






15. 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






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






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






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






19. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.






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






21. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied






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






23. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures






24. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. A stream of bits






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






38. To copy software from an online source to a local computer






39. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title






40. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).






41. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied






42. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions

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43. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars






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






45. ~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






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






47. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.






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






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






50. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines







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