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IT Literacy
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1. 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.
Source Document
Utility Program Features
Utility Program
Teleconference
2. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
value
word wrap
label
Leading
3. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Teleconference
cell
ISP (Internet service provider)
Software Piracy
4. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Fuzzy logic
Drawing Software
Open-Source Software
Model + / ?
5. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
absolute reference
Model
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Online help
6. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Hyperlink
Pull technology
URL (uniform resource locator)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
7. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Protocol
Bluetooth
Web crawlers
Responsibilities of System Admin
8. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Online help
Digital Signal
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Arpanet
9. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Logic Bomb
Multimedia
Domains
Information
10. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
serif fonts
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Advantages of digital television (3)
Netiquette
11. '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
WYSIWYG
Help file
Tutorial software
KB
12. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
Data
Robot
Factors that control image quality (2)
Master Pages
13. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject
Kerning
Animation
Tutorial software
OMR
14. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
justification
ISP (Internet service provider)
Full-Color
Logic Bomb
15. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Software Piracy
Defragmenting
justification
16. 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.
Operating System
Video Editing Software
Bit
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
17. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
Mailing list
Analog Signal
LAN
Online help
18. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Vector Graphics
Full-Color
Operating System Advantages
Shareware
19. Language that people speak/write everyday.
UPS
Natural language
Morph
Global positioning system
20. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Kerning
ISP (Internet service provider)
Telecommuting
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
21. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
Humans < Computers (3)
Convergence
Upload
value
22. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Online help
Memory
relative reference
Information
23. 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.
Packet-switching
Bandwidth
absolute reference
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
24. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
outliner
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Commercial Software
URL (uniform resource locator)
25. 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
Help file
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
point size
26. 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
Virtual Reality (VR)
Resolution
Backdoor
Commercial Software
27. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Image Processing Software
PDF (Portable Document Format)
proportionally spaced fonts
Ethernet
28. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Bitmapped Graphics
RAM
Virus
Tutorial software
29. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
System Administrator
Byte
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Unicode
30. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key
Compatibility
Morph
Encryption
Machine learning
31. 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.
'what if?' questions
Push technology
OMR
Global positioning system
32. 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)
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
GB
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Spot Color
33. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Bitmapped Graphics
PDF (Portable Document Format)
OCR
Input Devices
34. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.
function
Hypermedia
Domain
Command-Line Interface
35. Rectangular block of selected cells
Intranet
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
range
outliner
36. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.
Humans > Computers (8)
value
Template
Trojan Horse
37. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
Memory
'what if?' questions
Password
Ergonomics
38. 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
spell check
System Administrator
Model
ROM
39. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
spell check
Shareware
Global positioning system
Virus
40. 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)
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Gigahertz
Painting Software
41. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
TB
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
ISP (Internet service provider)
Animation
42. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Information
Password
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
43. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Web crawlers
Interactive Multimedia
Operating System Advantages
Access-Control Software
44. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Processor
Color Depth
Backdoor
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
45. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Simulation
Operating System Advantages
Hypermedia
Speech recognition
46. 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)
Pattern recognition
Booting
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Painting Software
47. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Simulation
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Responsibilities of System Admin
formatting
48. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Peripheral
Domains
Feedback Loop
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
Compatibility
serif fonts
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Factors of a good pw...
50. 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.
Agent
Camera-Ready
Telecommuting
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)