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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






2. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.






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






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






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






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






7. ~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






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






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






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






11. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space






12. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet






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






14. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject






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






16. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number






17. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






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






19. Rectangular block of selected cells






20. 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






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






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






23. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other






24. 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.






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






26. Language that people speak/write everyday.






27. 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)






28. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.






29. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems






30. 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.






31. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






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






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. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger






35. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines






36. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.






37. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






38. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.






39. 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






40. 1) Saves printing costs after initial software purchase. 2) Saves time traveling back to commercial printer b/c you can use a personal printer. 3) Reduces # of publication errors. 4) Allows more people to publish.






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






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






43. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






44. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






45. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely






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






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






48. 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






49. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






50. A stream of bits







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