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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 program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.






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






3. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information






4. Measure of character size (one point equals 1/72 inch)






5. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)






6. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






7. 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')






8. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site






9. 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.






10. Copy files between storage devices; Repair damaged data files; Guard against viruses; Compress files to take up less disk space; example: defragmenting






11. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'






12. 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.






13. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).






14. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject






15. A picture element (dot) on a computer screen or printout. Groups of pixels compose the images on the monitor and the output of a printout.






16. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry






17. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process






18. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)






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






20. Intersection of row and column






21. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security






22. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






23. 'what you see is what you get' (wizzy-wig); arrangement of words on the screen representing a close approximation to the arrangement of words on the printed page






24. 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)






25. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.






26. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.






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






28. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






29. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space






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






31. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.






32. Grouping of 8 bits






33. To post software= or documents to an online source for availability to others






34. (autocorrect) word-processing feature that places footnotes where they belong on the page






35. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/






36. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.






37. Reference to a specific cell address; doesn't change when copied






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






39. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.






40. ~Advantages 1)Safety: easy to simulate without actual risk 2)Economy: Build/simulate/destroy without waste 3)Projection 4)Visualization 5)Replication: Redo/rerun/alter easily ~Disadvantages 1)Reliability 2)Depends on original info 3)Complete trust fa






41. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.






42. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.






43. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






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






45. 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.






46. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






47. 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






48. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)






49. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program






50. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes