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IT Literacy
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Subjects
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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.
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. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Responsibilities of System Admin
Upload
template
Ethernet
2. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
Camera-Ready
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
GUI Advantages
Shareware
3. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page
OMR
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
WYSIWYG
Disadvantages of ebooks
4. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
Bug
Output Devices
HTML (hypertext markup language)
TB
5. ~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: + / ?
formula
Virtual Reality (VR)
Cookies
6. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
thesaurus
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Online help
Command-Line Interface
7. 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
Backup
Agent
function
8. 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)
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Operating System
Tutorial software
Pattern recognition
9. 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
WWW (world wide web)
Painting Software
Trojan Horse
formatting
10. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Booting
Packet-switching
formatting
OMR
11. 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
Packet-switching
Inference engine
Presentation-Graphics Software
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
12. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Advantages of digital television (3)
Interactive Multimedia
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
13. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Augmented Reality
Networks: + / ?
Integrated Software
Cracking
14. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
Convergence
Browser
Domains
template
15. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Output Devices
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Server
Leading
16. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
Warning
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183
17. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
Vector Graphics
cell format
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
point size
18. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
LAN
'Read-me' file
Source Document
19. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
justification
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Bitmapped Graphics
20. 1) flexible schedule; 2) save time commuting and save $; 3) better for the environment (less gas consumption); 4) better ergonomics (working conditions); 5) save office space/expenses.
outliner
point size
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Natural language
21. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Multimedia
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Search engine
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
22. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
Knowledge engineer
template
relative reference
Backup
23. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Operating System
Expert system
Mailing list
Virus
24. 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)
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
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Rules of Netiquette (6)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
25. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
function
Machine learning
Presentation-Graphics Software
automatic correction
26. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
GB
Search engine
Bitmapped Graphics
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
27. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
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28. Software used mainly to produce print publications. Also - the process of using desktop-publishing software to produce publications (e.g. brochures - newsletters - forms - menus - event fliers - notices)
Inference engine
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
font
Byte
29. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Master Pages
Public Domain Software
Agent
'Read-me' file
30. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.
Biometrics
Protocol
point size
Hypertext
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
ROM
Password
Wizard
Advantages of DTP
32. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Server
TB
Biometrics
Arpanet
33. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Knowledge engineer
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Encryption
Video Editing Software
34. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
GB
Factors of a good pw...
Interactive Multimedia
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
35. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
outliner
Data
36. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
relative reference
column
grammar and style checker
Commercial Software
37. 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
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Firewall
Rules of Thumb for DTP
38. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Kerning
Video teleconference
Arpanet
39. Technology in which information is delivered automatically to a client computer. The user subscribes to a service - and the server delivers that information periodically and unobtrusively. Contrast with pull technology.
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Push technology
Hyperlink
macro
40. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
Software
WAN
Humans > Computers (8)
Data
41. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
Software License
value
Trojan Horse
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
42. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
thesaurus
Teleconference
Download
Pixel
43. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Netiquette
WWW (world wide web)
Hypermedia
Advantages of digital television (3)
44. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Access-Control Software
Web crawlers
Mailing list
Telecommuting
45. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
WWW (world wide web)
Booting
Login Name
46. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Turning Test
font
Color Depth
spell check
47. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Public Domain Software
KB
Information
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
48. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Pixel
Camera-Ready
serif fonts
Video Editing Software
49. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
Help file
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Factors of a good pw...
macro
50. A stream of bits
Common-sense knowledge
Pattern recognition
Digital Signal
cell format