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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Function which enables users to change the appearance of a document by specifying the font - point size - and style of any character in the document - as well as the overall layout of text and graphical elements in the document






2. The look and feel of the computing experience from a human point of view






3. Typeface fonts in which the characters are embellished with fine lines (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes






4. Language that people speak/write everyday.






5. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines






6. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






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






8. To copy software from an online source to a local computer






9. 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






10. Technology in which information is delivered automatically to a client computer. The user subscribes to a service - and the server delivers that information periodically and unobtrusively. Contrast with pull technology.






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






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






13. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files






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






15. 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






16. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes






17. 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.






18. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)






19. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.






20. 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.






21. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)






22. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.






23. Process of saving data - esp. for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes






24. Intersection of row and column






25. Vertical






26. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






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






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






29. Fonts which provide more room for wide as opposed to narrow characters






30. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request






31. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






32. '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






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






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






35. 1) Provide expertise when experts are unavailable; 2) preserve knowledge of experts after they leave an organization; 3) combine knowledge of several experts; 4) take care of routine task so workers can do more challenging jobs






36. 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.






37. 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






38. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.






39. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.






40. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)






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






42. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.






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






44. 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






45. ~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






46. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations






47. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world (i.e. temperature - humidity - pressure) to provide data used in robotics. (Enables robots to modify actions based on feedback from outside world) (Ex: vision -






48. 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)






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






50. The online sharing of music or other computer files directly among individual computer users' hard drives - rather than through posting the files on central servers.