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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. 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
Netiquette
Cookies
word wrap
Backup
2. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Site License
GUI
Master Pages
cell format
3. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
typeface
KB
Fuzzy logic
'what if?' questions
4. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
word wrap
LAN
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Resolution
5. 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.
spell check
Commercial Software
Robot
WWW (world wide web)
6. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key
Logic Bomb
An example of presentation-graphics software
serif fonts
Encryption
7. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Feedback Loop
Telecommuting
Bit
Protocol
8. 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.
Kerning
Bitmapped Graphics
Pixel
Firewall
9. 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
Backdoor
Operating System Advantages
IP address
FTP (file transfer protocol)
10. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
OCR
font
Search engine
Digital Video
11. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Public Domain Software
Booting
'Read-me' file
Help file
12. A continuous wave
Speech recognition
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Analog Signal
13. 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
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
MB
Hacker
Advantages of Robots (3)
14. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine
Software License
Master Pages
Pixel
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
15. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Multimedia
Search engine
Shareware
Information
16. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
Command-Line Interface
Vector Graphics
Leading
Utility Program
17. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
row
Bandwidth
Logic Bomb
proportionally spaced fonts
18. Rectangular block of selected cells
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
range
Presentation-Graphics Software
Networks: + / ?
19. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
spell check
Parallel processing
Painting Software
System Administrator
20. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Virtual Reality (VR)
Peripheral
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Firewall
21. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Hypermedia
Password
Analog Signal
TB
22. Grouping of 8 bits
Firewall
OCR
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Byte
23. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
Site License
value
Bitmapped Graphics
Turning Test
24. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Model
Bitmapped Graphics
Wizard
Byte
25. 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')
Arpanet
FTP (file transfer protocol)
macro
Multimedia
26. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Full-Color
Advantages of DTP
ebook (Electronic Book)
Mailing list
27. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Input Devices
Processor
Kerning
Browser
28. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Memory
Template
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Full-Color
29. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Ethernet
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
URL (uniform resource locator)
30. 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.
Source Document
Byte
font
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
31. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.
Camera-Ready
IP address
Animation
UPS
32. ~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
proportionally spaced fonts
Networks: + / ?
Cookies
33. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Full-Color
Advantages of digital television (3)
Commercial Software
34. 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.
User Interface
Hypertext
Rules of Netiquette (6)
grammar and style checker
35. 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
Common-sense knowledge
Virus
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
relative reference
36. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
Information
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Bit
Camera-Ready
37. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Presentation-Graphics Software
Unicode
Netiquette
formatting
38. A defense department system with 24 satellites that can pinpoint any location on the Earth.
Presentation-Graphics Software
Global positioning system
Search engine
Hypertext
39. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Worm
User Interface
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Operating System Advantages
40. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Digital television
Software
Bandwidth
41. To copy software from an online source to a local computer
WYSIWYG
Download
Output Devices
label
42. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Model
Firewall
Rules of Thumb for DTP
System Administrator
43. 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
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
range
Video teleconference
44. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Model + / ?
Password
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Digital Signal
45. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others
Upload
Multimedia
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Output Devices
46. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
An example of presentation-graphics software
Integrated Software
Online help
Access-Control Software
47. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Packet-switching
Image Processing Software
thesaurus
Wizard
48. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
point size
Processor
Digital Video
Spot Color
49. 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.
Logic Bomb
label
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Spot Color
50. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
Push technology
UPS
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)