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






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






3. 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.






4. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)






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






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






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






8. ~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






9. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers






10. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.






11. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page






12. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






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






14. A continuous wave






15. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)






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






17. Anything that can be communicated






18. 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






19. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking






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






21. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






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






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






24. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided






25. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






26. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)






27. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.






28. 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.






29. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.






30. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations






31. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site






32. 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






33. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans






34. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;






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






36. Technology that creates the illusion that the user is immersed in a world that exists only inside the computer; this environment contains both scenes and the controls to change those scenes.






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






38. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)






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






40. 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)






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars






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






47. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






48. Size and style of typeface






49. Automates the creation of visual aids for lectures - training sessions and other presentations. Can include everything from spreadsheet charting programs to animation-editing software - but most commonly used for creating and displaying a series of o






50. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry