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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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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. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)
Sensor
Color Depth
Convergence
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
2. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
Master Pages
Hyperlink
User Interface
Operating System Advantages
3. Information systems or software programs designed to replicate the decision-making process of a human expert.
Expert system
Arpanet
Trojan Horse
Interactive Multimedia
4. Protocols developed as an experiment in internetworking - now the language of the Internet - allowing cross-network communication for almost every type of computer and network.
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
formula
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
5. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
An example of presentation-graphics software
MB
Wizard
Data
6. A text file that includes codes that describe the format - layout - and logical structure of a hypermedia document. Most Web pages are created with this code.
HTML (hypertext markup language)
Responsibilities of System Admin
Operating System
Logic Bomb
7. 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)
column
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Template
Pattern recognition
8. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
Natural language
function
Utility Program Features
URL (uniform resource locator)
9. 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.
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Server
WWW (world wide web)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
10. 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.
Agent
Inference engine
thesaurus
Kerning
11. 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
word wrap
absolute reference
ISP (Internet service provider)
monospaced fonts
12. 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.
Bar Code Reader
Virtual Reality (VR)
Integrated Software
Hypermedia
13. 1) must be a disciplined worker -- self-motivation! (IB student); 2) must have good time management; 3) lack of socialization with coworkers
Digital television
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
justification
LAN
14. Anything that can be communicated
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Information
Disadvantages of ebooks
Machine learning
15. A continuous wave
Command-Line Interface
Advantages of DTP
Analog Signal
Netiquette
16. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;
Utility Program
serif fonts
Networks: + / ?
Input Devices
17. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)
UPS
absolute reference
Web crawlers
URL (uniform resource locator)
18. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Bitmapped Graphics
template
Turning Test
Help file
19. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put
Software
Encryption
Defragmenting
Humans < Computers (3)
20. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other
Ergonomics
Analog Signal
Master Pages
Feedback Loop
21. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Master Pages
Unicode
Firewall
Digital television
22. The density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Data
Resolution
Bar Code Reader
Defragmenting
23. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet
OCR
row
IP address
Telecommuting
24. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Bluetooth
Storage Devices
word processing
Speech recognition
25. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Logic Bomb
spell check
Backdoor
Multimedia
26. 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
Leading
Wizard
Humans > Computers (8)
LAN
27. 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.
Analog Signal
Pattern recognition
Advantages of DTP
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
28. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
Pattern recognition
outliner
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Feedback Loop
29. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Teleconference
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Model
Telecommuting
30. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes
FTP (file transfer protocol)
serif fonts
Knowledge engineer
thesaurus
31. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes
header
Rules of Thumb for DTP
GUI
Backup
32. 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)
KB
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
Booting
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
33. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Help file
Output Devices
Gigahertz
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
34. 1) flexible schedule; 2) save time commuting and save $; 3) better for the environment (less gas consumption); 4) better ergonomics (working conditions); 5) save office space/expenses.
worksheet
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Mailing list
Login Name
35. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
Warning
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183
36. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.
Compatibility
ebook (Electronic Book)
Help file
proportionally spaced fonts
37. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
Byte
UPS
relative reference
Speech recognition
38. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Cookies
Master Pages
Augmented Reality
Tutorial software
39. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)
Video teleconference
RAM
Video Editing Software
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
40. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program
formatting
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Hypermedia
macro
41. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied
cell
Upload
absolute reference
Command-Line Interface
42. 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
Software Piracy
OCR
Bit
Augmented Reality
43. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Commercial Software
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Speech recognition
Defragmenting
44. Video clip in which one image metamorphoses into another.
Morph
Gigahertz
Humans > Computers (8)
Open-Source Software
45. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
System Administrator
Image analysis
Kerning
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.
Hyperlink
Master Pages
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Animation
47. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Analog Signal
Bandwidth
Factors that control image quality (2)
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
48. 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)
Image Processing Software
PDF (Portable Document Format)
function
49. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
cell format
monospaced fonts
ISP (Internet service provider)
Camera-Ready
50. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
WAN
OCR
Video teleconference
Trojan Horse