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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. Anything that can be communicated






2. Software that only allows user access according to the user's needs. Some users can open only files that are related to their work. Some users are allowed read-only access to files; they can see but not change them.






3. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; A code that represents characters as 8-bit codes. Allows the binary computer to work with letters - digits and special characters






4. A continuous wave






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






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






7. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')






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






9. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.






10. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)






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






12. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)






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






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






15. Intersection of row and column






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






17. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others






18. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas






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






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






21. Vertical






22. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.






23. 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)






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






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






26. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






27. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.






28. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection






29. 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






30. 1) flexible schedule; 2) save time commuting and save $; 3) better for the environment (less gas consumption); 4) better ergonomics (working conditions); 5) save office space/expenses.






31. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied






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






33. 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.






34. 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






35. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed






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






37. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting






38. Synonym finder






39. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.






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






41. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.






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






43. 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






44. An error in programming






45. ~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






46. 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.






47. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






48. 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






49. 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.






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