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IT Literacy
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it-skills
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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. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Simulation
Drawing Software
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
range
2. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
Page-Layout Software
Advantages of digital television (3)
label
Convergence
3. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Common-sense knowledge
Training software
Telecommuting
4. 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
Intranet
Machine learning
LAN
OMR
5. 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)
Natural language
Rules of Netiquette (6)
KB
Expert system
6. 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.
Drawing Software
Agent
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
An example of presentation-graphics software
7. 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
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Backdoor
Trojan Horse
ROM
8. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
monospaced fonts
Advantages of digital television (3)
spell check
range
9. ~Advantages 1)Share data - increase productivity 2)Share hardware - reduce costs 3)Allow people to work together/communicate ~Disadvantages 1)Easier spread of viruses 2)Privacy issues - especially access levels not set 3)Integrity of data - when shar
Networks: + / ?
Cookies
Virus
formula
10. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Simulation
proportionally spaced fonts
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Public Domain Software
11. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
Humans < Computers (3)
template
value
Compatibility
12. 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.
GUI
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Page-Layout Software
Mailing list
13. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
System Administrator
Bandwidth
Virus
Commercial Software
14. 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)
Image Processing Software
Speech recognition
Pattern recognition
Domains
15. 1) documents can be disorienting and leave the reader wondering; 2) documents don't always have the links readers want - leaving them frustrated because they can't easily get from here to there; 3) documents may contain 'lost' links - especially on t
Worm
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Agent
range
16. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Backup
Shareware
Pull technology
Arpanet
17. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Tutorial software
ISP (Internet service provider)
Inference engine
KB
18. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
Push technology
Newsgroups
cell format
Multimedia
19. 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.
Hyperlink
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Factors that control image quality (2)
cell format
20. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
Vector Graphics
UPS
Image analysis
Virus
21. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
Knowledge base
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Master Pages
Digital Signal
22. The spacing between lines of text.
Natural language
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Inference engine
Leading
23. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
Logic Bomb
Domain
Packet-switching
typeface
24. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
An example of presentation-graphics software
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Kerning
Rules of Thumb for DTP
25. 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.
Digital television
Agent
Spot Color
Template
26. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo
thesaurus
Humans > Computers (8)
Input Devices
LAN
27. Programs that use computer hosts to reproduce themselves. Worm programs travel independently over computer networks - seeking out uninfected workstations to occupy. A form of software sabotage
ROM
Worm
point size
Video teleconference
28. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Model + / ?
Server
Software Piracy
Spot Color
29. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
HTML (hypertext markup language)
outliner
Bandwidth
Utility Program
30. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Wizard
Painting Software
Peripheral
31. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Ergonomics
Open-Source Software
MB
UPS
32. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
automatic hyphenation
Hyperlink
cell format
33. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
WYSIWYG
Bug
Networks: + / ?
Help file
34. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
Firewall
footer
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Wizard
35. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
label
Pull technology
Machine learning
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
36. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Factors of a good pw...
Command-Line Interface
Teleconference
Data
37. 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)
Encryption
Simulation
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Presentation-Graphics Software
38. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
Spot Color
Software License
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Push technology
39. A stream of bits
Digital Signal
footer
GUI
Cookies
40. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Booting
typeface
41. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Vector Graphics
serif fonts
Utility Program Features
Factors of a good pw...
42. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
footer
Painting Software
Resolution
Domain
43. 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.
Rules of Thumb for DTP
UPS
Spot Color
Digital Signal
44. 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
Compatibility
Storage Devices
URL (uniform resource locator)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
45. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Pull technology
Humans > Computers (8)
Password
Video Editing Software
46. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
TB
Model
point size
outliner
47. 1) Robot must not injure a human or - by inaction - allow a human to come to harm; 2) must obey orders given by humans (except where the order conflicts w/ first law); 3) must protect its own existence (w/o conflicting w/ first & second law)
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Storage Devices
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Operating System Advantages
48. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Advantages of Robots (3)
URL (uniform resource locator)
RAM
Gigahertz
49. ~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
Logic Bomb
Inference engine
automatic correction
Model + / ?
50. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Expert system
monospaced fonts
Server