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






2. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






3. 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)






4. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/






5. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






6. ~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






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






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






9. 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






10. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






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






12. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting






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






14. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation

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15. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






19. Built-in component of a word processor or a separate program that compares words in a documents with words in a disk-based dictionary - and flags words not found in the dictionary; may operate in batch mode - checking all the words at once - or inter






20. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.






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






22. 1) Provide expertise when experts are unavailable; 2) preserve knowledge of experts after they leave an organization; 3) combine knowledge of several experts; 4) take care of routine task so workers can do more challenging jobs






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






24. 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.






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






26. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)






27. 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.






28. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions

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






30. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






31. A picture element (dot) on a computer screen or printout. Groups of pixels compose the images on the monitor and the output of a printout.






32. Graphical User Interface; A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse - the user points to icons that represent files - folders - and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus






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






34. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.






35. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;






36. 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






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






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. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page






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






41. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






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






43. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)






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






45. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)






46. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security






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






48. A continuous wave






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






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