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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Agent
Pull technology
absolute reference
Operating System Advantages
2. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Firewall
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Input Devices
Software License
3. Software programs that can ask questions - respond to commands - pay attention to users' work patters - serve as a guide and a coach - take on owner's goals - and use reasoning to fabricate their own goals.
Telecommuting
An example of presentation-graphics software
Agent
Domain
4. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Public Domain Software
Video Editing Software
5. Programs that use computer hosts to reproduce themselves. Worm programs travel independently over computer networks - seeking out uninfected workstations to occupy. A form of software sabotage
Worm
spell check
Software
Packet-switching
6. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
formula
Search engine
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Worm
7. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Byte
Color Depth
WWW (world wide web)
Resolution
8. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
Humans > Computers (8)
row
Video teleconference
automatic hyphenation
9. 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
System Administrator
Morph
Pixel
word wrap
10. 1) Robot must not injure a human or - by inaction - allow a human to come to harm; 2) must obey orders given by humans (except where the order conflicts w/ first law); 3) must protect its own existence (w/o conflicting w/ first & second law)
Color Depth
Simulation
Telecommuting
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
11. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
Software
Responsibilities of System Admin
typeface
Browser
12. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.
Interactive Multimedia
GUI Advantages
Hypermedia
Tutorial software
13. 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.
Domains
Resolution
Commercial Software
PDF (Portable Document Format)
14. Technology in which information is delivered automatically to a client computer. The user subscribes to a service - and the server delivers that information periodically and unobtrusively. Contrast with pull technology.
spell check
Push technology
label
Parallel processing
15. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Biometrics
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Responsibilities of System Admin
16. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)
Download
point size
Morph
Painting Software
17. 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')
Tutorial software
Intranet
Unicode
Arpanet
18. 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
ISP (Internet service provider)
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Packet-switching
Feedback Loop
19. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Telecommuting
function
template
Utility Program
20. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
IP address
Responsibilities of System Admin
monospaced fonts
Source Document
21. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Utility Program Features
Color Depth
MB
Pull technology
22. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Knowledge engineer
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Feedback Loop
absolute reference
23. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
point size
Peripheral
Integrated Software
Factors of a good pw...
24. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
thesaurus
Arpanet
Source Document
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
25. 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
Software Piracy
Factors of a good pw...
Compatibility
Fuzzy logic
26. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Video teleconference
UPS
Bit
Online help
27. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Pull technology
word processing
Information
Wizard
28. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Upload
header
Hyperlink
word wrap
29. Ongoing public discussions on a particular subject consisting of notes written to a central Internet site and redistributed through a worldwide newsgroup called Usenet. You can check into and out of them whenever you want; all messages are posted on
Feedback Loop
Open-Source Software
Download
Newsgroups
30. 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
Advantages of Robots (3)
Kerning
Memory
Packet-switching
31. Synonym finder
GUI Advantages
thesaurus
Cracking
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
32. 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)
Operating System Advantages
Rules of Netiquette (6)
WYSIWYG
Netiquette
33. 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.
Protocol
Output Devices
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Access-Control Software
34. 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
Operating System
Wizard
Advantages of DTP
function
35. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
Image analysis
Hyperlink
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
36. Grouping of 8 bits
Utility Program Features
Byte
Image Processing Software
Backup
37. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
Resolution
Software Piracy
formula
OCR
38. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Input Devices
thesaurus
Full-Color
relative reference
39. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
Source Document
Browser
Tutorial software
Bluetooth
40. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Interactive Multimedia
Painting Software
Turning Test
Utility Program
41. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
macro
Inference engine
Leading
42. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
Training software
Bar Code Reader
Digital Video
Animation
43. Unauthorized access and/or vandalism of computer systems; short for criminal hacking
Humans < Computers (3)
Cracking
Login Name
Pixel
44. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
template
macro
Memory
Biometrics
45. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
Output Devices
Domain
label
Password
46. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
automatic correction
macro
Bluetooth
Camera-Ready
47. Size and style of typeface
Processor
column
font
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
48. 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.
WYSIWYG
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Pixel
49. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Worm
outliner
Domains
50. 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
worksheet
column
Humans > Computers (8)
Advantages of Robots (3)
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