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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.






2. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.






3. 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






4. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject






5. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






6. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






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






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






9. 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.






10. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office






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






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






13. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






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






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






16. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






17. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






18. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it






19. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)






20. 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






21. Artificial intelligence techniques that make it possible for machine performance to improve based on feedback from past performance. (Used in games like chess/checkers; based on prior actions)






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes






31. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')






32. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






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






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. 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)






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






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






38. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.






43. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






44. 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






45. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






46. 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.






47. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection






48. An error in programming






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






50. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values