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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
Digital television
Help file
Unicode
Color Depth
2. A picture element (dot) on a computer screen or printout. Groups of pixels compose the images on the monitor and the output of a printout.
word processing
Factors of a good pw...
Pixel
Booting
3. Grouping of 8 bits
Expert system
Video Editing Software
Byte
Download
4. The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages.
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
GB
ebook (Electronic Book)
GUI Advantages
5. The narrow (but deep) knowledge base of an expert system.
Turning Test
Domain
Byte
Compatibility
6. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Defragmenting
formula
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Hyperlink
7. 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
relative reference
formatting
Login Name
Information
8. Language that people speak/write everyday.
Painting Software
Machine learning
Cracking
Natural language
9. A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 at Xerox with general principles which apply to all common network connections
formula
Ethernet
Networks: + / ?
Hyperlink
10. Software that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk - and uses each infected program or disk to copy itself. A form of software sabotage.
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
column
Disadvantages of teleconferencing (4)
Virus
11. Network created in 1969 from a government grant during the Cold War that is the foundation of today's Internet. ('Advanced Research Project Agency NETwork')
Virus
Web crawlers
Humans > Computers (8)
Arpanet
12. An error in programming
Humans > Computers (8)
Commercial Software
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Bug
13. A software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
point size
Wizard
Advantages of DTP
Byte
14. Step-by-step procedure for calculating a number
point size
footer
Push technology
formula
15. Microsoft Powerpoint
Netiquette
An example of presentation-graphics software
Leading
automatic correction
16. 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
Humans > Computers (8)
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Online help
FTP (file transfer protocol)
17. 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.
Spot Color
Download
Speech recognition
HTML (hypertext markup language)
18. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
Turning Test
Knowledge engineer
Operating System
Backup
19. Measurements of individual body characteristics - such as voiceprint or fingerprint; sometimes used in computer security
Biometrics
Bug
PDF (Portable Document Format)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
20. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars
Knowledge base
MB
Bar Code Reader
Turning Test
21. 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)
RAM
Digital Video
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Commercial Software
22. 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.
Expert system
Command-Line Interface
Disadvantages of ebooks
Template
23. All type - including roman - bold - and italics - of a single design (i.e. Helvetica)
Digital Signal
Tutorial software
typeface
Web crawlers
24. Documentation file that appears onscreen at the user's request
Image Processing Software
Hypermedia
GUI Advantages
Help file
25. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Training software
Intranet
cell format
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
26. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
Page-Layout Software
Biometrics
Fuzzy logic
PDF (Portable Document Format)
27. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices
Advantages of digital television (3)
WYSIWYG
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
font
28. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
justification
Drawing Software
Bit
Peripheral
29. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)
Master Pages
Teleconference
Bandwidth
Knowledge base
30. 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.
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
Ethernet
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Compatibility
31. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
Warning
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on line
183
32. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux
Open-Source Software
macro
justification
Robot
33. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Cracking
Protocol
Utility Program
34. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer
ROM
Data
Unicode
Humans > Computers (8)
35. Billions of clock cycles per second - a measurement of a computer's clock speed
Spot Color
Digital Video
Gigahertz
Browser
36. Small files deposited on a user's hard disk by Web sites - enabling sites to remember what they know about their visitors between sessions.
Byte
Telecommuting
Packet-switching
Cookies
37. 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.
Cookies
Input Devices
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Wizard
38. Most common security tools used to restrict access to computer systems.
Access-Control Software
Password
Firewall
automatic correction
39. In desktop publishing - software used to combine various source documents into coherent - visually appealing publication (e.g. Adobe InDesign).
Data
Page-Layout Software
Pixel
LAN
40. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Intranet
Firewall
Information
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
41. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
Digital Signal
font
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
justification
42. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
Turning Test
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
Factors that control image quality (2)
43. Using some combination of text - graphics - animation - video - music - voice and sound effects to communicate.
Multimedia
Model + / ?
Video Editing Software
Global positioning system
44. Graphics in which images are stored and manipulated as organized collections of pixels rather than as shapes and lines. Contrast with object-oriented graphics.
URL (uniform resource locator)
Color Depth
An example of presentation-graphics software
Bitmapped Graphics
45. 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 digital television (3)
Worm
outliner
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
46. A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network
Server
Factors that control image quality (2)
Hypertext
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
47. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Advantages of digital television (3)
Presentation-Graphics Software
URL (uniform resource locator)
ebook (Electronic Book)
48. 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.
Wizard
Common-sense knowledge
Teleconference
Access-Control Software
49. 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
Responsibilities of System Admin
Operating System
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Expert system
50. Software that is free to try with a send-payment-to-keep honor system
Shareware
URL (uniform resource locator)
An example of presentation-graphics software
Personal digital assistant (PDA)