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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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1. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Open-Source Software
Wizard
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Knowledge engineer
2. 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
ROM
Virtual Reality (VR)
Compatibility
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
3. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
Knowledge base
TB
Upload
range
4. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Camera-Ready
cell format
Digital television
PDF (Portable Document Format)
5. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
word wrap
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Access-Control Software
Bandwidth
6. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
cell
Browser
Vector Graphics
Animation
7. 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.
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Shareware
Disadvantages of ebooks
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
8. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
WWW (world wide web)
point size
Video teleconference
Teleconference
9. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Humans > Computers (8)
Help file
RAM
Advantages of DTP
10. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Feedback Loop
header
Storage Devices
Animation
11. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Common-sense knowledge
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
row
URL (uniform resource locator)
12. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
spell check
Video teleconference
Packet-switching
Feedback Loop
13. An undocumented way of gaining access to a program - online service - or entire computer system - written by a programmer who created the code; Can be a security hazard because it is vulnerable to hackers
Bitmapped Graphics
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Backdoor
Agent
14. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans
Newsgroups
Packet-switching
Advantages of Robots (3)
MB
15. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Responsibilities of System Admin
row
Template
Pixel
16. 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 -
Spot Color
Sensor
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Server
17. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Common-sense knowledge
Push technology
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
18. 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.
Ethernet
Virus
absolute reference
Networks: + / ?
19. 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
GUI Advantages
Advantages of digital television (3)
Factors that control image quality (2)
System Administrator
20. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
cell format
serif fonts
WWW (world wide web)
Output Devices
21. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
Site License
justification
header
Browser
22. 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.
Hypertext
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Kerning
Template
23. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
Sensor
LAN
WAN
Biometrics
24. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Spot Color
automatic correction
Output Devices
outliner
25. Rectangular block of selected cells
Teleconference
Bar Code Reader
column
range
26. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Backup
Speech recognition
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Command-Line Interface
27. 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
WAN
GUI Advantages
Software License
OMR
28. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
Digital Signal
outliner
Disadvantages of ebooks
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
29. 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.
Domain
Virus
Search engine
Virtual Reality (VR)
30. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Morph
serif fonts
function
31. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
Knowledge engineer
Expert system
Wizard
automatic hyphenation
32. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
font
template
Disadvantages of ebooks
function
33. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Memory
Expert system
serif fonts
word wrap
34. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Video teleconference
Hyperlink
Knowledge engineer
Backup
35. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Parallel processing
Kerning
Resolution
An example of presentation-graphics software
36. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject
Tutorial software
Camera-Ready
Natural language
Cracking
37. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Telecommuting
WYSIWYG
Drawing Software
LAN
38. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
Hypertext
Download
value
replication
39. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
OCR
Speech recognition
UPS
Search engine
40. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Memory
replication
Common-sense knowledge
Commercial Software
41. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Booting
Animation
Robot
RAM
42. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
Netiquette
OCR
Responsibilities of System Admin
Bit
43. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns
Bug
worksheet
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Model
44. 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.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
LAN
Access-Control Software
Pixel
45. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
word processing
Robot
Image Processing Software
footer
46. 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
word wrap
Global positioning system
Knowledge engineer
Digital Signal
47. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Backdoor
URL (uniform resource locator)
Simulation
'what if?' questions
48. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Humans < Computers (3)
Gigahertz
Multimedia
Convergence
49. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Backdoor
formatting
An example of presentation-graphics software
Camera-Ready
50. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Advantages of digital television (3)
Push technology
Analog Signal
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
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