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IT Literacy

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)






2. 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






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






4. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting






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






6. Identifying recurring patterns in input data with the goal of understand or categorizing that input. (Easy for humans) (Ex: fingerprint identification - handwriting recognition - speech recognition - optional character recognition)






7. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network






8. Artificial intelligence techniques that make it possible for machine performance to improve based on feedback from past performance. (Used in games like chess/checkers; based on prior actions)






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






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






11. Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users; example: Linux






12. Professionally designed - empty documents that can be adapted to specific user needs. In spreadsheet software - worksheets that contain labels and formulas but no data values. The template produces instant answers when you fill in the blanks.






13. 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.






14. Software for editing digital video - including titles - sound and special effects.






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






16. Information in a form that can be read - used and manipulated by a computer






17. 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')






18. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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.






24. An error in programming






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






26. Language that people speak/write everyday.






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






28. 1) color depth; 2) resolution






29. A class of Internet addresses indicated by a suffix such as: .com - .gov - .net






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






31. Grouping of 8 bits






32. 1) vulnerable to network glitches and machine failures; 2) vulnerable to security breech; 3) filters out human component of communication (ex: eye contact; voice)






33. Spreadsheet document which appears on the screen as a grid or numbered rows/columns






34. Device for accepting input (e.g. a keyboard)






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






36. Terabyte; Approximately 1 million megabytes






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






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






39. 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)






40. Component of word-processing software that analyzes each word in context - checking for content errors - common grammatical errors - and stylistic problems






41. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas






42. 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.






43. Reference to a cell in relation to the current cell; modifies when copied






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






45. Synonym finder






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






47. 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






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






49. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)






50. 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