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IT Literacy
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Subjects
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it-skills
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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. 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.
Hyperlink
Template
Disadvantages of ebooks
proportionally spaced fonts
2. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Kerning
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
ebook (Electronic Book)
Arpanet
3. 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')
Source Document
MB
Cookies
Arpanet
4. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.
Site License
cell format
Virus
Worm
5. 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)
Machine learning
Bitmapped Graphics
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Download
6. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Storage Devices
Unicode
Public Domain Software
Software Piracy
7. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
grammar and style checker
Site License
Video Editing Software
Global positioning system
8. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
column
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Camera-Ready
Digital Video
9. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
Drawing Software
function
Advantages of DTP
Spot Color
10. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
header
Video teleconference
Common-sense knowledge
Robot
11. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
replication
Output Devices
Biometrics
Augmented Reality
12. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet
Fuzzy logic
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Ethernet
IP address
13. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
serif fonts
WAN
Server
Global positioning system
14. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
GUI
absolute reference
automatic correction
Backdoor
15. 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
Factors of a good pw...
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Storage Devices
ROM
16. 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.
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Push technology
Drawing Software
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
17. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
'what if?' questions
Site License
Spot Color
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
18. 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
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Unicode
Byte
Speech recognition
19. A continuous wave
Analog Signal
Shareware
Animation
Storage Devices
20. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Bit
Upload
outliner
Software License
21. 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
Cookies
spell check
formatting
Fuzzy logic
22. An error in programming
Bug
Packet-switching
header
monospaced fonts
23. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page
Natural language
WYSIWYG
Video teleconference
Common-sense knowledge
24. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Kerning
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Operating System Advantages
Upload
25. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Processor
Wizard
Bluetooth
Image analysis
26. 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
column
Backdoor
Access-Control Software
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
27. 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
Intranet
word wrap
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Pull technology
28. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
TB
Packet-switching
Telecommuting
formula
29. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Common-sense knowledge
value
OCR
Shareware
30. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
User Interface
Storage Devices
Compatibility
Inference engine
31. 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.
Agent
Intranet
Animation
Simulation
32. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
footer
Newsgroups
MB
Backup
33. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
Spot Color
Model
Knowledge base
Domains
34. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Search engine
OMR
Trojan Horse
Morph
35. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
Download
URL (uniform resource locator)
Turning Test
ASCII
36. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Digital Video
MB
function
ISP (Internet service provider)
37. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Hypermedia
Robot
Netiquette
Resolution
38. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
Pixel
absolute reference
Output Devices
word processing
39. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Augmented Reality
ISP (Internet service provider)
Cookies
Image Processing Software
40. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Output Devices
Compatibility
RAM
Bit
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.
Agent
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Hypermedia
Bitmapped Graphics
42. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
Color Depth
Worm
Bitmapped Graphics
value
43. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
44. 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
Presentation-Graphics Software
Encryption
Analog Signal
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
45. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Digital Signal
Server
Shareware
Memory
46. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)
point size
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
FTP (file transfer protocol)
47. 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.
Web crawlers
Utility Program Features
WWW (world wide web)
Factors that control image quality (2)
48. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
49. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
Drawing Software
TB
Memory
Command-Line Interface
50. 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.
Vector Graphics
Rules of Thumb for DTP
absolute reference
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)