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IT Literacy
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it-skills
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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. Vertical
Booting
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Ergonomics
column
2. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
ASCII
System Administrator
Digital Video
Commercial Software
3. 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)
UPS
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Processor
KB
4. 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)
Factors that control image quality (2)
Turning Test
Arpanet
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
5. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
System Administrator
Model + / ?
Hypermedia
Inference engine
6. Microsoft Powerpoint
Utility Program Features
Backup
An example of presentation-graphics software
Humans > Computers (8)
7. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
ISP (Internet service provider)
Commercial Software
Byte
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
8. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Factors of a good pw...
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
worksheet
ebook (Electronic Book)
9. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Download
Logic Bomb
Pattern recognition
Humans < Computers (3)
10. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB
System Administrator
Pixel
GB
Cookies
11. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site
Speech recognition
thesaurus
Site License
WWW (world wide web)
12. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
Image analysis
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
WYSIWYG
Model + / ?
13. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Integrated Software
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Hypermedia
Knowledge base
14. 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
Output Devices
formatting
Bar Code Reader
Firewall
15. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Turning Test
Hyperlink
Speech recognition
Public Domain Software
16. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Image analysis
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Utility Program Features
Digital Video
17. 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.
outliner
Site License
Pixel
Software License
18. 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
Virtual Reality (VR)
Encryption
Fuzzy logic
19. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
ROM
Parallel processing
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
20. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
ROM
Advantages of DTP
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
21. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
thesaurus
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Worm
monospaced fonts
22. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Simulation
Wizard
Defragmenting
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
23. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Shareware
Software
Sensor
Template
24. 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.
Virus
Tutorial software
IP address
Pixel
25. 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.
Speech recognition
Parallel processing
Rules of Thumb for DTP
RAM
26. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
ebook (Electronic Book)
header
proportionally spaced fonts
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
27. 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)
footer
automatic hyphenation
Machine learning
Humans > Computers (8)
28. 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
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Command-Line Interface
spell check
User Interface
29. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Firewall
Virus
OCR
Inference engine
30. 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.
word processing
Wizard
Unicode
Source Document
31. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
Knowledge base
Data
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Robot
32. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Ergonomics
Compatibility
Cookies
Upload
33. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Interactive Multimedia
MB
Global positioning system
34. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
35. ~Advantages 1)Safety: easy to simulate without actual risk 2)Economy: Build/simulate/destroy without waste 3)Projection 4)Visualization 5)Replication: Redo/rerun/alter easily ~Disadvantages 1)Reliability 2)Depends on original info 3)Complete trust fa
Input Devices
Information
Model + / ?
Video teleconference
36. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Speech recognition
word processing
Vector Graphics
Simulation
37. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
Camera-Ready
KB
Painting Software
Rules of Thumb for DTP
38. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Public Domain Software
Inference engine
Simulation
Vector Graphics
39. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Open-Source Software
ROM
Download
Shareware
40. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Operating System
Password
Packet-switching
Rules of Netiquette (6)
41. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed
Gigahertz
WAN
Server
Backdoor
42. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU
template
Memory
Painting Software
System Administrator
43. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
Telecommuting
Protocol
Online help
serif fonts
44. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Backup
macro
Page-Layout Software
45. 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
Compatibility
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Humans > Computers (8)
Factors that control image quality (2)
46. 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
serif fonts
An example of presentation-graphics software
Backdoor
Pattern recognition
47. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes
Multimedia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
TB
48. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
word processing
footer
outliner
Painting Software
49. 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
Wizard
Global positioning system
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
50. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Image Processing Software
Online help
worksheet
absolute reference