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IT Literacy
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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. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Morph
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
label
Booting
2. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
Turning Test
WWW (world wide web)
Integrated Software
Full-Color
3. Function which enables users to change the appearance of a document by specifying the font - point size - and style of any character in the document - as well as the overall layout of text and graphical elements in the document
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
formatting
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Information
4. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Video teleconference
Newsgroups
Worm
Morph
5. A communications protocol that enables users to download files from remote servers to their computers - and to upload files they want to share from their computers to these archives.
MB
Source Document
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Bit
6. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
Hypertext
Command-Line Interface
Byte
Knowledge engineer
7. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Newsgroups
spell check
Unicode
template
8. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
Bitmapped Graphics
GB
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Pixel
9. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Simulation
Disadvantages of ebooks
Bitmapped Graphics
Knowledge engineer
10. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Unicode
WAN
Feedback Loop
Digital Video
11. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Biometrics
Firewall
typeface
Software Piracy
12. 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)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Trojan Horse
Domain
Software
13. 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
Compatibility
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Turning Test
WAN
14. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
Shareware
Robot
label
ROM
15. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Color Depth
Image Processing Software
Master Pages
ASCII
16. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
Bar Code Reader
Help file
Fuzzy logic
monospaced fonts
17. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Push technology
Video Editing Software
18. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Page-Layout Software
grammar and style checker
Netiquette
19. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject
Tutorial software
Color Depth
proportionally spaced fonts
column
20. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
Input Devices
Ethernet
Utility Program
Arpanet
21. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Kerning
Protocol
Humans > Computers (8)
Newsgroups
22. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Full-Color
Newsgroups
Defragmenting
ebook (Electronic Book)
23. Size and style of typeface
font
Disadvantages of ebooks
Domains
Search engine
24. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
System Administrator
Telecommuting
header
Advantages of DTP
25. Spreadsheet software function enabling users to change the appearance of cell contents
Factors that control image quality (2)
Interactive Multimedia
OMR
cell format
26. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Virtual Reality (VR)
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Pull technology
GB
27. 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.
Virtual Reality (VR)
Login Name
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Vector Graphics
28. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Wizard
Operating System
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Video teleconference
29. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
Integrated Software
Painting Software
KB
Spot Color
30. 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
Advantages of digital television (3)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Encryption
Bar Code Reader
31. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Turning Test
Help file
Byte
Presentation-Graphics Software
32. Language that people speak/write everyday.
Commercial Software
Natural language
Agent
Humans > Computers (8)
33. A system of programs that performs a variety of technical operations - providing an additional layer of insulation between the user and the bits-and-bytes world of computer hardware
Input Devices
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Operating System
point size
34. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Expert system
Fuzzy logic
Worm
template
35. 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
Resolution
spell check
range
Bluetooth
36. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])
Bitmapped Graphics
Login Name
Teleconference
Master Pages
37. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Bandwidth
Agent
Peripheral
Vector Graphics
38. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
Leading
Packet-switching
formula
Hacker
39. 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
Protocol
OCR
Domain
Upload
40. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
Knowledge base
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Netiquette
41. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
OCR
KB
Presentation-Graphics Software
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
42. Grouping of 8 bits
Memory
WYSIWYG
Byte
Ergonomics
43. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
'Read-me' file
Training software
Augmented Reality
automatic hyphenation
44. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
Software
Humans > Computers (8)
Networks: + / ?
grammar and style checker
45. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Cookies
value
ASCII
46. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
WYSIWYG
Expert system
Cracking
Hyperlink
47. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Pattern recognition
URL (uniform resource locator)
proportionally spaced fonts
48. Microsoft Powerpoint
Camera-Ready
TB
An example of presentation-graphics software
Protocol
49. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
Factors that control image quality (2)
LAN
Shareware
OMR
50. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Robot
row
User Interface
Input Devices