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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. 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.
Peripheral
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Source Document
2. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Help file
Simulation
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Unicode
3. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
Interactive Multimedia
absolute reference
Teleconference
header
4. 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.
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Wizard
Pattern recognition
Digital Video
5. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
Resolution
Drawing Software
Digital television
Software Piracy
6. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Operating System Advantages
LAN
Shareware
Domains
7. 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.
Sensor
word processing
ASCII
WWW (world wide web)
8. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)
Tutorial software
Mailing list
monospaced fonts
Color Depth
9. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Biometrics
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Multimedia
ISP (Internet service provider)
10. Grouping of 8 bits
Disadvantages of ebooks
serif fonts
Model + / ?
Byte
11. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Wizard
IP address
WAN
Expert system
12. Microsoft Powerpoint
An example of presentation-graphics software
Hypermedia
Hyperlink
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
13. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Common-sense knowledge
Template
Firewall
Hyperlink
14. 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
Agent
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
An example of presentation-graphics software
15. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject
Responsibilities of System Admin
column
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Tutorial software
16. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Server
Data
Shareware
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
17. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Master Pages
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Color Depth
Worm
18. Intersection of row and column
cell
Bar Code Reader
Speech recognition
justification
19. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
Trojan Horse
Commercial Software
Hyperlink
Digital Signal
20. Graphical User Interface; A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse - the user points to icons that represent files - folders - and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus
Hacker
Byte
GUI
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
21. 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.
UPS
Online help
Newsgroups
Access-Control Software
22. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
Domains
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Open-Source Software
Access-Control Software
23. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Browser
range
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
24. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
ASCII
ebook (Electronic Book)
Help file
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
25. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Utility Program
Camera-Ready
Packet-switching
26. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
label
Biometrics
Color Depth
Intranet
27. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
Search engine
Spot Color
header
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
28. Allows documents of all types to be stored - viewed - or modified on any Windows or Macintosh computer - making it possible for many organizations to reduce paper flow.
Access-Control Software
Command-Line Interface
PDF (Portable Document Format)
TB
29. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
monospaced fonts
word wrap
Animation
Firewall
30. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed
Feedback Loop
Gigahertz
Pattern recognition
URL (uniform resource locator)
31. 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')
Help file
Processor
Arpanet
Rules of Thumb for DTP
32. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)
Web crawlers
Hyperlink
URL (uniform resource locator)
monospaced fonts
33. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Hacker
Backdoor
thesaurus
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
34. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Interactive Multimedia
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Image analysis
Wizard
35. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Advantages of DTP
Global positioning system
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Bar Code Reader
36. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
IP address
Open-Source Software
Kerning
formula
37. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Virtual Reality (VR)
Netiquette
Operating System
38. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
Backup
Hyperlink
Kerning
Booting
39. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Ethernet
40. Programs that use computer hosts to reproduce themselves. Worm programs travel independently over computer networks - seeking out uninfected workstations to occupy. A form of software sabotage
Worm
Fuzzy logic
ISP (Internet service provider)
Wizard
41. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
justification
Turning Test
Advantages of DTP
Pixel
42. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Input Devices
Factors of a good pw...
Information
Morph
43. A continuous wave
Fuzzy logic
Analog Signal
Virtual Reality (VR)
Leading
44. 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.
Advantages of DTP
thesaurus
Memory
automatic correction
45. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Logic Bomb
monospaced fonts
Resolution
RAM
46. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
Disadvantages of ebooks
Cookies
serif fonts
Inference engine
47. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
LAN
OMR
Fuzzy logic
proportionally spaced fonts
48. 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.
Pixel
Digital television
Page-Layout Software
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
49. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
50. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
Bitmapped Graphics
WYSIWYG
URL (uniform resource locator)
Factors that control image quality (2)