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IT Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of logic that allows conclusions to be stated as probabilities rather than certainties. (Used by inference engines and knowledge bases)
Fuzzy logic
Hypermedia
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
2. 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)
Information
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
3. 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')
System Administrator
Responsibilities of System Admin
Arpanet
justification
4. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
WWW (world wide web)
Video teleconference
Advantages of digital television (3)
GUI Advantages
5. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.
Video teleconference
WYSIWYG
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
Protocol
6. A continuous wave
Bit
GUI Advantages
Open-Source Software
Analog Signal
7. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
Bandwidth
Bluetooth
Spot Color
Software License
8. 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
An example of presentation-graphics software
OCR
Full-Color
Factors of a good pw...
9. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
automatic hyphenation
'Read-me' file
Virtual Reality (VR)
Image Processing Software
10. 1) color depth; 2) resolution
Knowledge engineer
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
IP address
Factors that control image quality (2)
11. Automatic replication of values - labels and formulas
RAM
replication
Browser
Full-Color
12. A database that contains both facts - and a system of rules for determining and changing the relationship among those facts.
Site License
Data
Knowledge base
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
13. The address of a Web site. (unique)
Teleconference
Download
template
URL (uniform resource locator)
14. Software that enables the user to manipulate photographs and other high-resolution images.
TB
Training software
Image Processing Software
User Interface
15. The standard technique used to send information over the Internet. A message is broken into packets that travel independently from network to network toward their common destination - where they are reunited.
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Browser
Packet-switching
Ergonomics
16. Stores a picture as a collection of lines and shapes. Also stores shapes as shape formulas and text as text.
outliner
automatic correction
Resolution
Drawing Software
17. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
Presentation-Graphics Software
Inference engine
Firewall
header
18. Block of information that appears at the bottom of every page in a document - displaying repetitive information such as automatically calculated page number
footer
Advantages of DTP
grammar and style checker
Digital Video
19. 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
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Advantages of DTP
Input Devices
Painting Software
20. The process of simulation motion with a series of still pictures.
WYSIWYG
Knowledge engineer
Page-Layout Software
Animation
21. Microsoft Powerpoint
Humans > Computers (8)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
An example of presentation-graphics software
Training software
22. A specialist who interviews and observes experts - and converts their words and actions into a knowledge base.
Ethernet
Knowledge engineer
Help file
proportionally spaced fonts
23. Uninterruptable Power Supply; A hardware device that protects computers from data loss during power failures
Domain
UPS
Worm
Video teleconference
24. 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
Drawing Software
Operating System
Public Domain Software
Disadvantages of hypertext (4)
25. Binary digit; The smallest unit of information. A bit can have two values: 0 or 1
Cracking
Bug
Bit
Expert system
26. Working from home by modem - as do many programmers - accountants - and other information workers.
row
Telecommuting
Push technology
Simulation
27. In desktop publishing - the articles - chapters - drawings - maps - charts - and photographs that are to appear in the publication. Usually produces with standard word processors and graphics programs.
column
Inference engine
Online help
Source Document
28. Long-term repository for data (e.g. disks - tapes)
Personal digital assistant (PDA)
Storage Devices
Utility Program
Convergence
29. An external device (i.e. keyboard - monitor) connected via cable to the system central processing unit (CPU)
Access-Control Software
formula
Software License
Peripheral
30. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Bug
Telecommuting
Turning Test
KB
31. A method of compression that can squeeze a music file to a fraction of its original CD sized with only slight loss of quality.
Laws of Robots (3) (Asimov)
label
Rules of Netiquette (6)
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
32. 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
Utility Program
Tim Burners-Lee (4)
ASCII
Pull technology
33. Software help agent that walks the user through a complex process
Template
Presentation-Graphics Software
Byte
Wizard
34. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space
Utility Program Features
Responsibilities of System Admin
Memory
Bar Code Reader
35. Random Access Memory; Memory that stores program instructions and data temporarily
Master Pages
Spot Color
RAM
Knowledge base
36. 1) flexible schedule; 2) save time commuting and save $; 3) better for the environment (less gas consumption); 4) better ergonomics (working conditions); 5) save office space/expenses.
column
Agent
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Full-Color
37. Predefined set of calculations (i.e. SUM and AVERAGE)
Image analysis
Kerning
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
function
38. The quantity of information that can be transmitted through a communication medium in a given amount of time. (more bandwidth = faster transmission)
WAN
Digital Signal
Model
Bandwidth
39. 1) Amount of network traffic; 2) size/type of file being transferred; 3) type/quality of network connection
Bar Code Reader
Shareware
Color Depth
Factors that affect bandwidth (3)
40. (Modeling) The use of computers to create abstract models of objects - organisms - organizations and processes
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
value
Model
Arpanet
41. 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.
Video Editing Software
Virus
System Administrator
Commercial Software
42. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
Memory
Leading
Processor
GUI
43. Documentation and help available through a software company's Web site
Online help
UPS
KB
Cracking
44. Enables you to 'paint' pixels on the screen with a pointing device.
Painting Software
OCR
Template
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
45. 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
Source Document
Bit
function
Backdoor
46. Synonym finder
Telecommuting
Netiquette
word wrap
thesaurus
47. Feature in spreadsheet software that allows speculation by providing instant answers to hypothetical questions
48. A program that eliminates fragmented files by changing the assignment of clusters to files; Easier to find files/programs -> Faster computer
Defragmenting
TB
Color Depth
column
49. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Protocol
Software
Processor
Hyperlink
50. Megabyte; Approximately 1000K or 1 million bytes
formatting
MB
replication
WWW (world wide web)