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IT Literacy
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1. 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
WYSIWYG
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Advantages of Robots (3)
Teleconference
2. 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
'Read-me' file
Encryption
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
Server
3. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Output Devices
Memory
Search engine
Defragmenting
4. 1) Plan before you publish! 2) Use appropriate fonts. 3) Don't go 'style-crazy.' 4) Look at the document through the reader's eyes. 5) Learn from the masters. 6) Know your limitations. 7) Remember your message/objective.
Full-Color
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Master Pages
proportionally spaced fonts
5. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Knowledge engineer
Turning Test
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Booting
6. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
MB
Advantages of digital television (3)
Encryption
Machine learning
7. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Web crawlers
Browser
Simulation
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
8. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Telecommuting
Worm
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Ethernet
9. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Software
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Netiquette
FTP (file transfer protocol)
10. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Login Name
KB
Bandwidth
header
11. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
Shareware
ASCII
replication
Digital television
12. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)
Storage Devices
Netiquette
function
Intranet
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
Software License
replication
Compatibility
Download
14. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
Telecommuting
footer
Domains
Rules of Thumb for DTP
15. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Intranet
ROM
Operating System Advantages
IP address
16. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)
Agent
Virus
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
17. ~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
Responsibilities of System Admin
Model + / ?
Tutorial software
Output Devices
18. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.
Source Document
Input Devices
Image Processing Software
Cracking
19. Grouping of 8 bits
Domains
Byte
Booting
Telecommuting
20. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
Bluetooth
range
cell
Parallel processing
21. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
Processor
WAN
Agent
Morph
22. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space
Turning Test
Search engine
Color Depth
monospaced fonts
23. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
Disadvantages of telecommuting (3)
Sensor
Image analysis
Agent
24. Intuitive: 1)throw away 2)trash bin; open file ~ folders 3)Consistent: integrated software 4)Forgiving: undo - cancel 5)Protective: double-click on closing 6)Flexible: copy/paste - shortcuts 7)Speech Recognition Software
GUI Advantages
Compatibility
Booting
value
25. Small text file that comes with many software packages - and contains information not included in the official documentation
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
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on line
183
26. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Factors of a good pw...
Password
footer
Model
27. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Mailing list
word processing
Ergonomics
28. 1) Mathematical calculations faster w/ more accuracy; 2) storing vast amounts of data; 3) recall information
UPS
Humans < Computers (3)
WWW (world wide web)
System Administrator
29. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
typeface
Image analysis
Bit
Knowledge base
30. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Model
value
Teleconference
Web crawlers
31. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
proportionally spaced fonts
Push technology
Utility Program
32. 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.
header
Hyperlink
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Biometrics
33. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
Knowledge engineer
Simulation
Image analysis
formula
34. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
Full-Color
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
typeface
35. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)
Turning Test
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Image analysis
Input Devices
36. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Cracking
URL (uniform resource locator)
Convergence
thesaurus
37. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
ISP (Internet service provider)
Command-Line Interface
Defragmenting
Unicode
38. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).
LAN
Software License
Data
Master Pages
39. '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
Kerning
Full-Color
Digital Video
WYSIWYG
40. 1) Paper is easier on eyes. 2) Books can be read anywhere w/o the need of electricity/batteries. 3) Books are aesthetically more pleasing. 4) Books can be highlighted and written in.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Information
Disadvantages of ebooks
Open-Source Software
41. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks
row
IP address
Natural language
Training software
42. Software used mainly to produce print publications. Also - the process of using desktop-publishing software to produce publications (e.g. brochures - newsletters - forms - menus - event fliers - notices)
'what if?' questions
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Pixel
43. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
WYSIWYG
formula
value
Knowledge base
44. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
RAM
Integrated Software
FTP (file transfer protocol)
worksheet
45. 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.
template
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Storage Devices
Command-Line Interface
46. 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
spell check
Video teleconference
Hypertext
macro
47. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.
Color Depth
Video teleconference
Virtual Reality (VR)
Storage Devices
48. An error in programming
Protocol
Sensor
Bug
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
49. ~Advantages 1)Share data - increase productivity 2)Share hardware - reduce costs 3)Allow people to work together/communicate ~Disadvantages 1)Easier spread of viruses 2)Privacy issues - especially access levels not set 3)Integrity of data - when shar
Software Piracy
Bit
Networks: + / ?
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
50. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret
Bug
Page-Layout Software
Trojan Horse
Factors of a good pw...
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