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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.






2. 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






3. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')






4. Anything that can be communicated






5. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.






6. Fonts like those in the courier family that mimic typewriters; characters - no matter how narrow or wide - hold the same amount of space






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






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






9. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).






10. 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






11. Size and style of typeface






12. Worksheets which contain labels and formulas but no data values; instant answers are produced when information is provided






13. 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.






14. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.






15. 1) Say what is meant and with care (when using the Internet/email - there is no tone of voice); 2) keep it short (otherwise people may not read it all and miss stuff); 3) don't assume you're anonymous; 4) learn the non-verbal language of the net; 5)






16. 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






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






18. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.






19. Knowledge acquired from living in the world.






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






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






22. Software robots that systematically explore the Web - retrieve information about pages - and index the retrieved information in a database. (used by search engines)






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






24. A program that performs useful tasks while at the same time carrying out a secret destructive act. A form of software sabotage/






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






26. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network






27. 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






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






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






30. A handheld device that displays digital representations of the contents of books.






31. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection






32. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.






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






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






35. 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






36. Microsoft Powerpoint






37. 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






38. Gigabyte; Approximately 1000 MB






39. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas






40. 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






41. 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.






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)






43. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.






44. Grouping of 8 bits






45. 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.






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






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






48. Provides direct instruction in a clearly specified skill of subject






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






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







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