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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. 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)






2. 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.






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






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






5. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






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






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






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






9. The spacing between lines of text.






10. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -






11. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software






12. 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.






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






14. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






18. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






19. 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.






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






21. Part of the Internet - a collection of multimedia documents created by organizations and users worldwide. Documents are linked in a hypertext Web site that allows users to explore them with simpler mouse clicks.






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')






27. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents






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






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

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






31. A pocket-sized computer used to organize appointments - tasks - notes - contacts - and other personal information; sometimes called hand-held computer or palmtop computer. Many PDAs include additional software and hardware for wireless communication.






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






33. ~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






34. 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)






35. Size and style of typeface






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






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






38. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)






39. The standard technique used to send information over the Internet. A message is broken into packets that travel independently from network to network toward their common destination - where they are reunited.






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






41. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






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






43. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






44. The use of computer displays that add virtual information to a person's sensory perceptions - supplementing rather than replacing (as in virtual reality) the world the user sees.






45. 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






46. 1) ability to create models with physical characteristics (weight and volume); 2) model can be rotated; 3) can evaluate structural performance by applying an imaginary force; 4) designs can be easily altered and edited






47. Synonym finder






48. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






49. 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)






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