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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Custom-designed procedure program which automates tasks in an application program






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






3. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






4. 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.






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






6. Horizontal






7. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions


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






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






10. 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.






11. The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. (ex: fax machine which combines scanning/printing)






12. A self-contained intra-organizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet. (within organization)






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






14. '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






15. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)






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






17. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.






18. Language that people speak/write everyday.






19. 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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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






26. The use of computer displays that add virtual information to a person's sensory perceptions - supplementing rather than replacing (as in virtual reality) the world the user sees.






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






28. Automates the creation of visual aids for lectures - training sessions and other presentations. Can include everything from spreadsheet charting programs to animation-editing software - but most commonly used for creating and displaying a series of o






29. 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






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






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






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. Allows documents of all types to be stored - viewed - or modified on any Windows or Macintosh computer - making it possible for many organizations to reduce paper flow.






34. 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






35. The spacing between lines of text.






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






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






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






39. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






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






41. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values






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






43. Typeset-quality pages - ready to be photographed and printed.






44. 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






45. 1) Saves printing costs after initial software purchase. 2) Saves time traveling back to commercial printer b/c you can use a personal printer. 3) Reduces # of publication errors. 4) Allows more people to publish.






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






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






48. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do to transform the input into out put






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






50. Bit depth; the number of bits devoted to each pixel.