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IT Literacy
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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) 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.
column
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Backdoor
Humans < Computers (3)
2. An undocumented way of gaining access to a program - online service - or entire computer system - written by a programmer who created the code; Can be a security hazard because it is vulnerable to hackers
Camera-Ready
Networks: + / ?
Pull technology
Backdoor
3. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Open-Source Software
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Protocol
formatting
4. 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.
Virtual Reality (VR)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
An example of presentation-graphics software
Video Editing Software
5. Grouping of 8 bits
ROM
Byte
Master Pages
Newsgroups
6. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Wizard
Humans < Computers (3)
ROM
Output Devices
7. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Push technology
Source Document
Video Editing Software
GUI Advantages
8. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
User Interface
TB
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Utility Program
9. 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.
Wizard
Virus
Pixel
macro
10. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Operating System Advantages
Speech recognition
Byte
WAN
11. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Telecommuting
thesaurus
Multimedia
Master Pages
12. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
formula
KB
MB
Byte
13. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Common-sense knowledge
Defragmenting
Online help
Ergonomics
14. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
Utility Program Features
Storage Devices
font
Global positioning system
15. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
macro
Camera-Ready
Training software
'what if?' questions
16. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Virus
Server
Help file
Parallel processing
17. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
ASCII
OMR
Hypermedia
18. 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)
cell
Machine learning
Web crawlers
Data
19. 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.
Push technology
Common-sense knowledge
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Model + / ?
20. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed
worksheet
Full-Color
Gigahertz
An example of presentation-graphics software
21. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Augmented Reality
Full-Color
Multimedia
grammar and style checker
22. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
serif fonts
Intranet
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
automatic correction
23. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Domain
Drawing Software
Public Domain Software
Image analysis
24. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Login Name
Pixel
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
GUI Advantages
25. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
Convergence
Fuzzy logic
Utility Program
Spot Color
26. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
spell check
Augmented Reality
Access-Control Software
Domains
27. 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.
monospaced fonts
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Wizard
28. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Wizard
Storage Devices
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
29. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Software Piracy
Morph
System Administrator
Ergonomics
30. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
Animation
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Hypermedia
Trojan Horse
31. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.
Template
Full-Color
Natural language
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
32. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Utility Program
Arpanet
Defragmenting
Hyperlink
33. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
Networks: + / ?
Utility Program
replication
Bitmapped Graphics
34. 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)
Utility Program
RAM
value
Rules of Netiquette (6)
35. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
Camera-Ready
Analog Signal
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Ethernet
36. 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.
Packet-switching
Push technology
Training software
Access-Control Software
37. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Logic Bomb
Wizard
Telecommuting
Public Domain Software
38. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Server
Digital Signal
Protocol
Defragmenting
39. 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
ASCII
Download
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Bug
40. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
value
Hypermedia
Shareware
41. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
Advantages of DTP
Intranet
'Read-me' file
column
42. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
Domain
System Administrator
Virus
Speech recognition
43. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
KB
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
UPS
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
44. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
User Interface
proportionally spaced fonts
formula
Domains
45. Block that appears at the top of every page in a document displaying repetitive information such as chapter title
Cracking
Backup
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
header
46. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
Analog Signal
Data
word processing
serif fonts
47. Synonym finder
Interactive Multimedia
template
thesaurus
Password
48. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine
Software License
Download
word wrap
Fuzzy logic
49. A text file that includes codes that describe the format - layout - and logical structure of a hypermedia document. Most Web pages are created with this code.
Download
Advantages of Robots (3)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Bug
50. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
template
Advantages of digital television (3)
function
WYSIWYG