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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. 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






2. 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.






3. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions






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

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5. 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.






6. 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






7. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed






8. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)






9. 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.






10. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






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






12. 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.






13. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






14. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






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






16. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)






17. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.






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






19. 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






20. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely






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






22. 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






23. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars






24. The illegal duplication of copyrighted software






25. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network






26. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






27. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)






28. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






29. 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






30. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1






31. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others






32. 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






33. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU






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






35. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections






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






37. Synonym finder






38. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network






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






40. Language that people speak/write everyday.






41. Anything that can be communicated






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






43. 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.






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






45. Software that serves as tools for doing system maintenance and some repairs that are not automatically handled by the operating system;






46. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music and other media in a hyperlinked document.






47. Using multiple processors to divide jobs into pieces and work simultaneously on the pieces (multitasking!)






48. Email discussion groups on special-interest topics. All subscribers receive messages sent to the group's mailing address. (private)






49. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net






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