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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net
Shareware
thesaurus
Domains
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
2. A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical even or sequence of events. A type of software sabotage.
Painting Software
Simulation
Logic Bomb
thesaurus
3. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Knowledge engineer
Hyperlink
Tutorial software
Bluetooth
4. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided
Intranet
Worm
Software
template
5. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Digital Signal
Digital Video
Animation
Advantages of DTP
6. Programs that use computer hosts to reproduce themselves. Worm programs travel independently over computer networks - seeking out uninfected workstations to occupy. A form of software sabotage
Advantages of DTP
Advantages of Robots (3)
Worm
function
7. 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.
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Cracking
Password
Responsibilities of System Admin
8. 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
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
9. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
ROM
OMR
PDF (Portable Document Format)
function
10. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
'Read-me' file
Login Name
Model
Knowledge base
11. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
Search engine
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Integrated Software
Defragmenting
12. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
Newsgroups
Push technology
cell
Booting
13. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
Unicode
PDF (Portable Document Format)
worksheet
Hacker
14. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Multimedia
Command-Line Interface
Humans > Computers (8)
spell check
15. 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.
Worm
Factors that control image quality (2)
Input Devices
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
16. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Page-Layout Software
Feedback Loop
Model + / ?
Netiquette
17. Rectangular block of selected cells
outliner
range
MB
Natural language
18. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Software Piracy
Augmented Reality
Pull technology
Responsibilities of System Admin
19. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)
Pull technology
Utility Program
Bandwidth
Rules of Thumb for DTP
20. Local Area Network; Multiple personal computers connected on a network
Open-Source Software
LAN
KB
Source Document
21. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Bar Code Reader
Convergence
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Access-Control Software
22. 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
Encryption
Software
spell check
UPS
23. The spacing between letter pairs in a document.
Software
Kerning
Utility Program Features
Logic Bomb
24. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.
Video Editing Software
Rules of Thumb for DTP
MB
Common-sense knowledge
25. A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and the sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet
Protocol
IP address
Simulation
Factors of a good pw...
26. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
ROM
Utility Program Features
replication
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
27. 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
formatting
font
Networks: + / ?
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
28. Intersection of row and column
typeface
Booting
formula
cell
29. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
footer
Software
Camera-Ready
Bug
30. 1) ability to create models with physical characteristics (weight and volume); 2) model can be rotated; 3) can evaluate structural performance by applying an imaginary force; 4) designs can be easily altered and edited
Factors of a good pw...
Operating System
Help file
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
31. 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
Digital Signal
Operating System
Analog Signal
Domains
32. 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 -
ROM
Augmented Reality
Sensor
Video teleconference
33. Communicates with peripherals; Coordinates the concurrent processing of tasks; Manages memory; Keeps track of location of all programs/files of hard drive
Shareware
Processor
Operating System Advantages
Drawing Software
34. Software that derives logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. ('If... then...' logic)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Commercial Software
Inference engine
Bug
35. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Firewall
Backdoor
'Read-me' file
36. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
OCR
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
function
thesaurus
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
template
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Push technology
GUI
38. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Storage Devices
Public Domain Software
Open-Source Software
WWW (world wide web)
39. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
Login Name
Full-Color
Arpanet
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
40. 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.
Worm
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
ebook (Electronic Book)
41. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
Encryption
Pattern recognition
Hyperlink
Output Devices
42. The process of identifying objects and shapes in a photograph - drawing - video or other visual image. (Effortless for humans - difficult for computers)
Processor
Image analysis
row
word wrap
43. Software that only allows user access according to the user's needs. Some users can open only files that are related to their work. Some users are allowed read-only access to files; they can see but not change them.
Access-Control Software
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Networks: + / ?
Biometrics
44. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
Netiquette
Encryption
MB
Packet-switching
45. An interactive cross-reference system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.
Multimedia
OMR
Hypertext
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
46. Vertical
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Input Devices
column
47. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
Help file
Pull technology
Humans > Computers (8)
48. 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
Camera-Ready
Bluetooth
ASCII
Advantages of Robots (3)
49. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
cell
Turning Test
Site License
Spot Color
50. 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
OCR
'Read-me' file
Painting Software
Rules of Thumb for DTP