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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. ~Adding/configuring new work stations ~Setting up user accounts ~Installing system wide software ~Performing preventative procedures for viruses ~Allocating storage space






2. Horizontal






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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. Part of the Internet - a collection of multimedia documents created by organizations and users worldwide. Documents are linked in a hypertext Web site that allows users to explore them with simpler mouse clicks.






10. An error in programming






11. 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






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






13. 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 -






14. Software programs that can ask questions - respond to commands - pay attention to users' work patters - serve as a guide and a coach - take on owner's goals - and use reasoning to fabricate their own goals.






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






16. 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.






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






18. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information






19. 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






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






21. Technology in which information is delivered automatically to a client computer. The user subscribes to a service - and the server delivers that information periodically and unobtrusively. Contrast with pull technology.






22. 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.






23. Read-Only Memory; Memory that include permanent information only. The computer can only read information from in; it can never write any new information on it






24. The spacing between lines of text.






25. Technology in which browsers on client computers pull information from server machines; the browser needs to initiate a request before any information is delivered.






26. 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.






27. 1) data stays consistent over distances; 2) more data can be transmitted; 3) can communicate with other devices






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






29. In desktop publishing - the pages that control the general layout of the document (such as the page borders - numbers - or header).






30. Created: 1) URL; 2) HTML; 3) HTTP://; 4) first 'browser'






31. A stream of bits






32. 1)No common words 2)Change frequently 3)Use #s and letters 4)Keep it a secret






33. Grouping of 8 bits






34. Software used as an introductory - teaching or transitional tool for user tasks






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






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






37. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.






38. 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






39. In a computer simulation - the user and the computer responding to data from each other






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






41. The address of a Web site. (unique)






42. 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)






43. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)






44. Stores programs and the data they need to be instantly accessible to the CPU






45. 1) Save labor costs (work all the time - no breaks/vacations); 2) improve quality and increase production (esp. in repetitive tasks); 3) ideal for dangerous/impossible jobs for humans






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






47. License for multiple copies or removing restrictions on software copying and use at a network site






48. A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer - or between two computers.






49. The use of computers to draw products or process designs on the screen.






50. Text-editing feature of a word-processing program which automatically moves any words that won't fit on the current line to the next line - along with the cursor