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






3. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)






4. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).






5. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






6. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






7. Intersection of row and column






8. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others






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






10. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






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






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






14. A text file that includes codes that describe the format - layout - and logical structure of a hypermedia document. Most Web pages are created with this code.






15. 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.






16. 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)






17. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






18. 1) flexible schedule; 2) save time commuting and save $; 3) better for the environment (less gas consumption); 4) better ergonomics (working conditions); 5) save office space/expenses.






19. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger






20. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






21. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






22. Language that people speak/write everyday.






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.






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






25. 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






26. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






27. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






28. Vertical






29. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 1) Provide expertise when experts are unavailable; 2) preserve knowledge of experts after they leave an organization; 3) combine knowledge of several experts; 4) take care of routine task so workers can do more challenging jobs






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






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






35. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






36. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet






37. Text-editing feature of a word-processing program which automatically moves any words that won't fit on the current line to the next line - along with the cursor






38. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






39. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.






40. 1) Poor at planning strategies (less creativity than humans) and can't make decisions (after diagnosis - can't say how to treat patient); 2) powerless outside narrow (but deep) domain of knowledge






41. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






42. Rectangular block of selected cells






43. 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.






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






45. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






46. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory






47. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.






48. 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.






49. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






50. 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.