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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A continuous wave






2. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.






3. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






4. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.






5. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.






6. To copy software from an online source to a local computer






7. Rectangular block of selected cells






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






9. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources






10. Vertical






11. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system






12. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed






13. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.






14. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.






15. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view






16. 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






17. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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.






21. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive






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






23. 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






24. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program






28. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied






29. The spacing between lines of text.






30. Language that people speak/write everyday.






31. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely






32. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)






33. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it






34. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents






35. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)






36. 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.






37. 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)






38. 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.






39. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






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






41. 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')






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






43. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






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






45. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other






46. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)






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






48. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software






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






50. Anything that can be communicated







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