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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. A stream of bits






2. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






3. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request






4. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software






5. 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






6. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.






7. Vertical






8. Automates the creation of visual aids for lectures - training sessions and other presentations. Can include everything from spreadsheet charting programs to animation-editing software - but most commonly used for creating and displaying a series of o






9. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others






10. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.






11. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






12. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')






13. The standard technique used to send information over the Internet. A message is broken into packets that travel independently from network to network toward their common destination - where they are reunited.






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






15. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers






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






17. 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






18. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






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






20. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






21. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)






22. Intersection of row and column






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






24. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU






25. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns






26. The spacing between lines of text.






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






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






29. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






30. 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')






31. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;






32. 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)






33. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






34. 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.






35. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)






36. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied






37. The address of a Web site. (unique)






38. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network






39. ~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






40. Anything that can be communicated






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






42. 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)






43. 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.






44. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars






45. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






46. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






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






48. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






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






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