Test your basic knowledge |

IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






2. 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.






3. Microsoft Powerpoint






4. Vertical






5. 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






6. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)






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






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






9. A text file that includes codes that describe the format - layout - and logical structure of a hypermedia document. Most Web pages are created with this code.






10. 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






11. A stream of bits






12. 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)






13. 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






14. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.






15. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network






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






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






18. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






19. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






20. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files






21. An error in programming






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






23. Synonym finder






24. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.






25. Grouping of 8 bits






26. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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


33. 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






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


35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.






43. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






44. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






45. The spacing between lines of text.






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)






47. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.






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






49. 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.






50. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).