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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ~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






2. Grouping of 8 bits






3. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






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






5. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.






6. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






7. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.






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






9. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Ongoing public discussions on a particular subject consisting of notes written to a central Internet site and redistributed through a worldwide newsgroup called Usenet. You can check into and out of them whenever you want; all messages are posted on






16. 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.






17. Software used mainly to produce print publications. Also - the process of using desktop-publishing software to produce publications (e.g. brochures - newsletters - forms - menus - event fliers - notices)






18. 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.






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






20. The spacing between lines of text.






21. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1






22. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting






23. Graphical User Interface; A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse - the user points to icons that represent files - folders - and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus






24. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






25. 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






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






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






28. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.






29. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -






30. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)






31. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






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






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






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






35. Vertical






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






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






38. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






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






40. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided






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






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






43. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.






44. 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.






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






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






47. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






48. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.






49. 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






50. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux