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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. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column






2. 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.






3. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.






4. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






5. 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






6. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)






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






8. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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)






14. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)






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






16. The spacing between lines of text.






17. 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.






18. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.






19. The address of a Web site. (unique)






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.






25. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)






26. A system of programs that performs a variety of technical operations - providing an additional layer of insulation between the user and the bits-and-bytes world of computer hardware






27. 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






28. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes






29. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.






30. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






31. An error in programming






32. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)






33. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number






34. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put






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






36. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






37. 1) Plan before you publish! 2) Use appropriate fonts. 3) Don't go 'style-crazy.' 4) Look at the document through the reader's eyes. 5) Learn from the masters. 6) Know your limitations. 7) Remember your message/objective.






38. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others






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






40. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






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






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






43. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.






44. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources






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






46. '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






47. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.






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






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






50. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer