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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
Software Piracy
Ethernet
automatic hyphenation
Disadvantages of ebooks
2. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
Teleconference
Global positioning system
Utility Program Features
Bitmapped Graphics
3. Allows documents of all types to be stored - viewed - or modified on any Windows or Macintosh computer - making it possible for many organizations to reduce paper flow.
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Password
Simulation
PDF (Portable Document Format)
4. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Pixel
WWW (world wide web)
Kerning
Mailing list
5. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Speech recognition
ISP (Internet service provider)
Tutorial software
6. Horizontal
Factors that control image quality (2)
Expert system
row
Processor
7. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
KB
Painting Software
Teleconference
relative reference
8. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
justification
Parallel processing
Morph
Command-Line Interface
9. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Logic Bomb
'what if?' questions
Input Devices
Intranet
10. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.
Image Processing Software
KB
Download
FTP (file transfer protocol)
11. 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.
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Presentation-Graphics Software
Master Pages
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
12. 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.
User Interface
Utility Program
Agent
WWW (world wide web)
13. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.
Domain
System Administrator
Natural language
WAN
14. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
Sensor
Drawing Software
Pixel
Multimedia
15. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
Disadvantages of ebooks
Hacker
Factors that control image quality (2)
Virtual Reality (VR)
16. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Pull technology
Resolution
Output Devices
Biometrics
17. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
justification
Open-Source Software
IP address
Common-sense knowledge
18. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)
Compatibility
Hyperlink
Augmented Reality
Web crawlers
19. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
Full-Color
Software License
font
Drawing Software
20. A continuous wave
outliner
Software Piracy
Web crawlers
Analog Signal
21. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Expert system
Disadvantages of ebooks
Site License
Access-Control Software
22. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB
GB
Augmented Reality
Convergence
cell
23. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Integrated Software
Advantages of DTP
Camera-Ready
Commercial Software
24. 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.
Cookies
Advantages of Robots (3)
Hypertext
automatic correction
25. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Image Processing Software
Multimedia
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
worksheet
26. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
User Interface
Agent
Convergence
GUI Advantages
27. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Presentation-Graphics Software
Memory
Turning Test
Utility Program Features
28. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Analog Signal
Software Piracy
Animation
Integrated Software
29. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Knowledge engineer
Morph
System Administrator
Software License
30. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
word processing
Bar Code Reader
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Mailing list
31. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Hyperlink
function
Speech recognition
monospaced fonts
32. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Robot
Painting Software
Bug
Public Domain Software
33. 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
font
Camera-Ready
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Advantages of Robots (3)
34. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Training software
IP address
Push technology
35. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Factors of a good pw...
PDF (Portable Document Format)
row
Leading
36. 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.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Protocol
Template
37. 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
Multimedia
function
Public Domain Software
Compatibility
38. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Download
Simulation
Domain
ebook (Electronic Book)
39. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Video teleconference
Humans < Computers (3)
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Help file
40. Identifying recurring patterns in input data with the goal of understand or categorizing that input. (Easy for humans) (Ex: fingerprint identification - handwriting recognition - speech recognition - optional character recognition)
Web crawlers
Convergence
KB
Pattern recognition
41. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Image analysis
Ergonomics
GB
Multimedia
42. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Memory
Speech recognition
Public Domain Software
Drawing Software
43. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
row
OCR
Search engine
Bluetooth
44. The address of a Web site. (unique)
GUI
Image analysis
URL (uniform resource locator)
ISP (Internet service provider)
45. 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)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
OMR
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
46. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
range
Camera-Ready
Resolution
Color Depth
47. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Wizard
Factors that control image quality (2)
Advantages of Robots (3)
Access-Control Software
48. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Upload
ISP (Internet service provider)
thesaurus
49. 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
Pixel
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
monospaced fonts
Data
50. Rectangular block of selected cells
Netiquette
outliner
range
replication