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IT Literacy
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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. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Page-Layout Software
MB
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
2. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Hyperlink
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Video teleconference
Software License
3. '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
WYSIWYG
Shareware
worksheet
automatic hyphenation
4. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Login Name
column
Disadvantages of ebooks
HTML (hypertext markup language)
5. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Firewall
Operating System Advantages
GUI
proportionally spaced fonts
6. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Full-Color
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Hypermedia
Feedback Loop
7. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
Utility Program
Bandwidth
Factors of a good pw...
Download
8. 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)
Help file
Memory
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
range
9. 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 -
Domain
Server
Sensor
Hyperlink
10. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
GUI
Knowledge engineer
Mailing list
Page-Layout Software
11. 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)
Video Editing Software
System Administrator
Machine learning
Push technology
12. 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.
Command-Line Interface
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Model + / ?
Vector Graphics
13. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
Shareware
Factors of a good pw...
Password
Backup
14. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Color Depth
relative reference
Gigahertz
UPS
15. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
Common-sense knowledge
Intranet
WWW (world wide web)
Online help
16. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
GB
Wizard
Knowledge engineer
Kerning
17. Rectangular block of selected cells
Integrated Software
range
Parallel processing
Disadvantages of ebooks
18. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
Backdoor
template
formatting
column
19. 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.
Common-sense knowledge
Model
Virus
Intranet
20. Optical Character Recognition; Locating and identifying printed characters embedded in an image - allowing the text to be stored as an editable document. Can be performed by wand readers - pen scanners - and OCR software
OCR
Natural language
Gigahertz
Template
21. 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.
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Push technology
Vector Graphics
22. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Common-sense knowledge
Storage Devices
Commercial Software
cell
23. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Image Processing Software
Password
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Camera-Ready
24. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Knowledge base
Booting
Tutorial software
KB
25. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Color Depth
Interactive Multimedia
Humans > Computers (8)
Utility Program Features
26. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
header
Leading
Drawing Software
Hyperlink
27. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
typeface
Template
Trojan Horse
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
28. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
OMR
monospaced fonts
justification
ROM
29. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB
Software Piracy
Defragmenting
System Administrator
GB
30. ~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
Networks: + / ?
Drawing Software
Gigahertz
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
31. 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
spell check
Online help
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Firewall
32. 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
OMR
Natural language
Defragmenting
Digital Video
33. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Analog Signal
Bitmapped Graphics
Arpanet
Disadvantages of ebooks
34. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
URL (uniform resource locator)
formula
label
35. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Server
Vector Graphics
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Digital Signal
36. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
RAM
row
Peripheral
ISP (Internet service provider)
37. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
WYSIWYG
GUI Advantages
Factors of a good pw...
Browser
38. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view
Simulation
RAM
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
User Interface
39. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
ASCII
template
Ergonomics
40. 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.
Augmented Reality
Advantages of Robots (3)
Interactive Multimedia
Full-Color
41. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Spot Color
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Input Devices
Bandwidth
42. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Digital television
Bandwidth
Humans > Computers (8)
Training software
43. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
Virus
Domains
WYSIWYG
UPS
44. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
replication
value
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
45. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
Password
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Browser
WAN
46. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Shareware
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Search engine
47. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
GB
Teleconference
Resolution
Model + / ?
48. Ongoing public discussions on a particular subject consisting of notes written to a central Internet site and redistributed through a worldwide newsgroup called Usenet. You can check into and out of them whenever you want; all messages are posted on
Mailing list
Hyperlink
Knowledge base
Newsgroups
49. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Help file
Resolution
Shareware
ISP (Internet service provider)
50. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Camera-Ready
Integrated Software
Painting Software
Tutorial software