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IT Literacy
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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. Software that only allows user access according to the user's needs. Some users can open only files that are related to their work. Some users are allowed read-only access to files; they can see but not change them.
Animation
Access-Control Software
Factors of a good pw...
GUI
2. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -
Sensor
Telecommuting
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Help file
3. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
Storage Devices
Backup
Disadvantages of ebooks
UPS
4. 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.
System Administrator
Access-Control Software
Search engine
Packet-switching
5. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
An example of presentation-graphics software
Augmented Reality
Domains
Gigahertz
6. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Access-Control Software
Inference engine
Advantages of DTP
Speech recognition
7. 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.
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Operating System
Integrated Software
8. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Site License
Training software
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Operating System Advantages
9. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
Digital Signal
'what if?' questions
Knowledge engineer
Telecommuting
10. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
Processor
Push technology
Factors that control image quality (2)
WAN
11. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Logic Bomb
automatic correction
Domain
label
12. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Telecommuting
Command-Line Interface
macro
13. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
MB
Augmented Reality
Morph
Backup
14. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
WYSIWYG
Machine learning
Protocol
'what if?' questions
15. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
WAN
Peripheral
automatic correction
template
16. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
17. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Image Processing Software
Pull technology
Hacker
Video teleconference
18. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Login Name
absolute reference
'what if?' questions
Information
19. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
justification
Biometrics
Download
Unicode
20. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Biometrics
Pull technology
Analog Signal
Advantages of Robots (3)
21. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Firewall
Wizard
Responsibilities of System Admin
Networks: + / ?
22. 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
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Download
Software Piracy
ROM
23. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Wizard
Bug
Command-Line Interface
Inference engine
24. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
Hyperlink
font
Web crawlers
Bit
25. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Source Document
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Virus
26. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
justification
Common-sense knowledge
ebook (Electronic Book)
Leading
27. Synonym finder
Domains
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
thesaurus
Color Depth
28. 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
Newsgroups
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Networks: + / ?
Expert system
29. 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
GB
Worm
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Download
30. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
User Interface
Cookies
Newsgroups
word processing
31. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Logic Bomb
Teleconference
Wizard
Password
32. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
OMR
Software
font
Shareware
33. 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
Push technology
OMR
Commercial Software
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
34. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Digital Video
justification
outliner
Hacker
35. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Responsibilities of System Admin
Biometrics
Memory
36. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
value
header
Server
MB
37. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Model
Ergonomics
Convergence
Digital television
38. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
OMR
Bit
Resolution
template
39. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Common-sense knowledge
Cracking
Command-Line Interface
Output Devices
40. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Ergonomics
GB
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Common-sense knowledge
41. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Web crawlers
Master Pages
Common-sense knowledge
formula
42. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
GB
WAN
Pull technology
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
43. 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.
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
WWW (world wide web)
Encryption
Byte
44. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Hacker
Ergonomics
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Advantages of Robots (3)
45. 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
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
macro
Trojan Horse
Backdoor
46. 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
formatting
Help file
UPS
Hypermedia
47. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
label
Resolution
Bar Code Reader
absolute reference
48. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
Template
Machine learning
Speech recognition
grammar and style checker
49. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Color Depth
Site License
Advantages of digital television (3)
Public Domain Software
50. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Defragmenting
serif fonts
Download
Commercial Software