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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. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






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






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






8. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer






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






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






11. The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer






12. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Language that people speak/write everyday.






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






19. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.






20. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system






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






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






23. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






24. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking






25. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)






26. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






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






28. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site






29. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.






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






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






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






33. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






34. 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






35. Synonym finder






36. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.






37. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation

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






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






40. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






41. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.






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






43. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting






48. 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.






49. 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')






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