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IT Literacy
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1. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Advantages of DTP
System Administrator
Server
Upload
2. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Public Domain Software
Hyperlink
Bit
3. A stream of bits
Login Name
Digital Signal
Open-Source Software
automatic correction
4. 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.
thesaurus
Vector Graphics
WWW (world wide web)
Wizard
5. 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
OMR
'what if?' questions
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Access-Control Software
6. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Image Processing Software
typeface
Resolution
Wizard
7. 1) creative; 2) parallel processing (multitasking); 3) image analysis; 4) common sense knowledge; 5) see relationships between concepts; 6) knowledge base is vast - not narrow; 7) translation of languages (idioms); 8) expression/interpretation of emo
Humans > Computers (8)
Drawing Software
GUI
WAN
8. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
Online help
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Processor
OMR
9. A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet (along with other services).
Color Depth
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
ISP (Internet service provider)
10. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Telecommuting
Rules of Thumb for DTP
ebook (Electronic Book)
11. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
Disadvantages of ebooks
Software
Memory
Teleconference
12. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied
Painting Software
Page-Layout Software
relative reference
grammar and style checker
13. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system
typeface
System Administrator
Source Document
automatic hyphenation
14. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/
Camera-Ready
Trojan Horse
function
Software
15. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Utility Program
Hypermedia
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Video teleconference
16. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Access-Control Software
Responsibilities of System Admin
URL (uniform resource locator)
justification
17. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
header
Login Name
Camera-Ready
Master Pages
18. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Image Processing Software
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Storage Devices
19. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Hyperlink
Login Name
header
Camera-Ready
20. Identifying recurring patterns in input data with the goal of understand or categorizing that input. (Easy for humans) (Ex: fingerprint identification - handwriting recognition - speech recognition - optional character recognition)
range
Pattern recognition
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
21. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
cell format
Booting
Training software
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
22. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
Image Processing Software
Image analysis
Digital Signal
Data
23. 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
Morph
automatic correction
Hypermedia
24. Synonym finder
Humans > Computers (8)
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Operating System Advantages
thesaurus
25. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Simulation
Browser
An example of presentation-graphics software
Command-Line Interface
26. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting
function
Peripheral
Utility Program Features
replication
27. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
Push technology
ebook (Electronic Book)
Color Depth
MB
28. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Commercial Software
Logic Bomb
Online help
Browser
29. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems
grammar and style checker
Camera-Ready
Memory
Ergonomics
30. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Painting Software
proportionally spaced fonts
Utility Program Features
31. 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
Worm
Advantages of digital television (3)
column
word wrap
32. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
Full-Color
Intranet
font
template
33. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
Warning
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/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
34. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
Cookies
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
thesaurus
Knowledge engineer
35. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
Video Editing Software
Wizard
automatic hyphenation
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
36. 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)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Operating System Advantages
Operating System
Common-sense knowledge
37. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Simulation
KB
38. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
Turning Test
Animation
Biometrics
grammar and style checker
39. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
font
header
formula
Packet-switching
40. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Cracking
Page-Layout Software
Pixel
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
41. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Vector Graphics
Download
42. Vertical
column
Encryption
label
Shareware
43. 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.
header
serif fonts
An example of presentation-graphics software
Access-Control Software
44. Anything that can be communicated
Natural language
Fuzzy logic
Information
Model + / ?
45. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
relative reference
Image analysis
Input Devices
46. The ability of a software program to run on a specific computer system. Also the ability of a hardware device to function with a particular type of computer
ROM
LAN
Compatibility
Web crawlers
47. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Netiquette
Pull technology
Agent
48. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
WWW (world wide web)
Unicode
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
word processing
49. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
label
Compatibility
WAN
Expert system
50. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Networks: + / ?
RAM
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
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