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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. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures






2. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions






3. 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.






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






5. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking






6. 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.






7. Optical Character Recognition; Locating and identifying printed characters embedded in an image - allowing the text to be stored as an editable document. Can be performed by wand readers - pen scanners - and OCR software






8. 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.






9. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.






10. Vertical






11. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






12. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






13. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network






14. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.






15. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system






16. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






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






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






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






20. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






21. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






22. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)






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






24. 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)






25. 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






26. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes






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






28. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






29. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






30. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry






31. 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






32. A continuous wave






33. A text file that includes codes that describe the format - layout - and logical structure of a hypermedia document. Most Web pages are created with this code.






34. 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)






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






36. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






37. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






38. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.






39. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; A code that represents characters as 8-bit codes. Allows the binary computer to work with letters - digits and special characters






40. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space






41. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network






42. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






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






44. Grouping of 8 bits






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






46. 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






47. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed






48. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive






49. 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






50. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.