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IT Literacy
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it-skills
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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. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Peripheral
Global positioning system
typeface
Knowledge engineer
2. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Processor
formatting
Knowledge engineer
Utility Program
3. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Video teleconference
ebook (Electronic Book)
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
value
4. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
LAN
GB
Ergonomics
User Interface
5. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
Encryption
Bluetooth
Hypertext
Utility Program
6. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
value
Integrated Software
automatic correction
Biometrics
7. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page
automatic correction
GUI Advantages
WAN
label
8. 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)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
function
ROM
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
9. An error in programming
Bug
Trojan Horse
ebook (Electronic Book)
Multimedia
10. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
Humans < Computers (3)
serif fonts
An example of presentation-graphics software
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
11. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Pull technology
ROM
Image Processing Software
Advantages of digital television (3)
12. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
value
Drawing Software
function
Painting Software
13. 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.
Software Piracy
UPS
Access-Control Software
Peripheral
14. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Simulation
Leading
Password
Morph
15. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
System Administrator
Animation
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Bit
16. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
template
proportionally spaced fonts
Gigahertz
Inference engine
17. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.
Video Editing Software
Bitmapped Graphics
Memory
Byte
18. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Video Editing Software
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Shareware
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
19. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Expert system
Logic Bomb
absolute reference
20. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Upload
Template
Bit
Site License
21. 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.
Upload
Booting
Augmented Reality
Pixel
22. 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.
Worm
Push technology
cell
OCR
23. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
LAN
Animation
Tutorial software
24. 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
Template
Humans > Computers (8)
Push technology
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
25. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
proportionally spaced fonts
Public Domain Software
Drawing Software
Hypertext
26. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software
Software
GUI
Software Piracy
Storage Devices
27. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Digital Video
Leading
label
Netiquette
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.
Page-Layout Software
Hypertext
point size
Digital Signal
29. The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer
Memory
Compatibility
Integrated Software
Turning Test
30. 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
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
grammar and style checker
justification
Download
31. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
justification
Information
point size
Common-sense knowledge
32. 1) Say what is meant and with care (when using the Internet/email - there is no tone of voice); 2) keep it short (otherwise people may not read it all and miss stuff); 3) don't assume you're anonymous; 4) learn the non-verbal language of the net; 5)
Hypermedia
column
function
Rules of Netiquette (6)
33. Synonym finder
thesaurus
Disadvantages of ebooks
Pixel
formula
34. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
ROM
monospaced fonts
Presentation-Graphics Software
35. ~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
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
row
Model + / ?
grammar and style checker
36. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
'Read-me' file
Netiquette
grammar and style checker
justification
37. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.
Expert system
Open-Source Software
formatting
Source Document
38. Vertical
range
Shareware
TB
column
39. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
Access-Control Software
Command-Line Interface
justification
macro
40. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
range
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Software Piracy
Master Pages
41. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Bluetooth
Knowledge base
Command-Line Interface
42. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Pattern recognition
Machine learning
Open-Source Software
HTML (hypertext markup language)
43. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
MB
Fuzzy logic
Image analysis
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
44. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Humans > Computers (8)
Bar Code Reader
spell check
Knowledge base
45. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.
Memory
proportionally spaced fonts
cell
Disadvantages of ebooks
46. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Server
Command-Line Interface
Knowledge engineer
Site License
47. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
proportionally spaced fonts
URL (uniform resource locator)
Firewall
48. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
Spot Color
Advantages of DTP
label
Digital television
49. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Byte
Sensor
Mailing list
formatting
50. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Networks: + / ?
worksheet
footer
FTP (file transfer protocol)