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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Anything that can be communicated






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






3. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






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






10. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)






11. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






17. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






18. 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.






19. 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






20. 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.






21. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system






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






23. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars






24. 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






25. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office






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






27. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site






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)






29. 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






30. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections






31. 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






32. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






33. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






34. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program






35. 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






36. 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)






37. Artificial intelligence techniques that make it possible for machine performance to improve based on feedback from past performance. (Used in games like chess/checkers; based on prior actions)






38. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.






39. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






40. Vertical






41. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software






42. 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






43. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])






44. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.






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






46. 1) Poor at planning strategies (less creativity than humans) and can't make decisions (after diagnosis - can't say how to treat patient); 2) powerless outside narrow (but deep) domain of knowledge






47. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






48. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')






49. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






50. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting