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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






2. 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')






3. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number






4. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.






5. 1) Poor at planning strategies (less creativity than humans) and can't make decisions (after diagnosis - can't say how to treat patient); 2) powerless outside narrow (but deep) domain of knowledge






6. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.






7. The field of computer science devoted to making computers perceive - reason and act in ways that have - until now - been reserved for human beings.






8. Artificial intelligence techniques that make it possible for machine performance to improve based on feedback from past performance. (Used in games like chess/checkers; based on prior actions)






9. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily






10. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.






11. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.






12. Graphical User Interface; A user interface based on graphical displays. With a mouse - the user points to icons that represent files - folders - and disks. Documents are displayed in windows. The user selects commands from menus






13. 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






14. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation

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15. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.






16. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






17. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.






18. 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)






19. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory






20. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.






21. 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)






22. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems






23. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer






24. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






25. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files






26. An agreement allowing the use of a software program on a single machine






27. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines






28. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures






29. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.






30. 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






31. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)






32. 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






33. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)






34. 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






35. American Standard Code for Information Interchange; A code that represents characters as 8-bit codes. Allows the binary computer to work with letters - digits and special characters






36. An online meeting between 2 or more people; done in 'real time' (ex: IM [instant messaging])






37. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.






38. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger






39. 1) Provide expertise when experts are unavailable; 2) preserve knowledge of experts after they leave an organization; 3) combine knowledge of several experts; 4) take care of routine task so workers can do more challenging jobs






40. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view






41. To copy software from an online source to a local computer






42. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system






43. 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






44. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request






45. An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system






46. 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






47. The address of a Web site. (unique)






48. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.






49. 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.






50. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes