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IT Literacy
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it-skills
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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. Language that people speak/write everyday.
Natural language
Packet-switching
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Download
2. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Fuzzy logic
Access-Control Software
Protocol
Operating System Advantages
3. Function which enables users to change the appearance of a document by specifying the font - point size - and style of any character in the document - as well as the overall layout of text and graphical elements in the document
Domains
formatting
Output Devices
PDF (Portable Document Format)
4. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Backdoor
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Site License
Data
5. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Natural language
Full-Color
An example of presentation-graphics software
Hyperlink
6. 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
Hypertext
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Defragmenting
7. Intersection of row and column
Template
cell
Drawing Software
Upload
8. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
Tutorial software
justification
Networks: + / ?
Processor
9. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
Fuzzy logic
Feedback Loop
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Parallel processing
10. A picture element (dot) on a computer screen or printout. Groups of pixels compose the images on the monitor and the output of a printout.
Pixel
Intranet
template
spell check
11. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Animation
IP address
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
12. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
function
Logic Bomb
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Shareware
13. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
absolute reference
Disadvantages of ebooks
14. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
justification
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Server
label
15. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Public Domain Software
Processor
TB
Operating System
16. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
Bit
Newsgroups
Ergonomics
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
17. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
Spot Color
Software
'what if?' questions
label
18. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
Packet-switching
Software
Telecommuting
Resolution
19. 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)
Convergence
Search engine
Storage Devices
Rules of Netiquette (6)
20. An undocumented way of gaining access to a program - online service - or entire computer system - written by a programmer who created the code; Can be a security hazard because it is vulnerable to hackers
Backdoor
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Feedback Loop
thesaurus
21. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
Web crawlers
Compatibility
Advantages of DTP
Data
22. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Humans < Computers (3)
RAM
Open-Source Software
Wizard
23. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Hacker
Utility Program Features
MB
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
24. A continuous wave
Interactive Multimedia
Analog Signal
Vector Graphics
Online help
25. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
word processing
Rules of Thumb for DTP
outliner
Arpanet
26. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
Agent
replication
Netiquette
Site License
27. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
Trojan Horse
Humans < Computers (3)
row
Teleconference
28. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
Server
WAN
monospaced fonts
Humans < Computers (3)
29. 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
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Advantages of Robots (3)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
formatting
30. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
Trojan Horse
Bit
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
MB
31. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Camera-Ready
RAM
Open-Source Software
GB
32. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
Operating System Advantages
Intranet
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
worksheet
33. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Animation
Cookies
column
Arpanet
34. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Pull technology
Source Document
Booting
Common-sense knowledge
35. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Tutorial software
Memory
Vector Graphics
Hypertext
36. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
Model + / ?
Public Domain Software
FTP (file transfer protocol)
point size
37. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
Spot Color
Master Pages
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
cell format
38. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
Vector Graphics
Bar Code Reader
Input Devices
formula
39. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Fuzzy logic
Cookies
Turning Test
value
40. 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
Worm
Mailing list
Help file
Data
41. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Camera-Ready
Logic Bomb
worksheet
Gigahertz
42. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Site License
Software Piracy
LAN
43. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
function
Pull technology
Integrated Software
Software License
44. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
ASCII
header
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
outliner
45. Synonym finder
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Trojan Horse
thesaurus
Worm
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.
Model + / ?
Augmented Reality
WYSIWYG
Help file
47. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
OCR
Site License
automatic hyphenation
typeface
48. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Unicode
Information
Analog Signal
49. 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.
formatting
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Web crawlers
Intranet
50. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Advantages of digital television (3)
Simulation
Digital Video
Software License