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IT Literacy
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1. Kilobyte; About 1000 bytes of information
Open-Source Software
Byte
KB
Camera-Ready
2. Alignment of text on a line: left justification (smooth left margin - ragged right margin) - right justification (smooth right - ragged left)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
justification
Bar Code Reader
Kerning
3. The storage of pictures as collections of lines - shapes and other objects.
Responsibilities of System Admin
Vector Graphics
GUI Advantages
Protocol
4. A desktop-published document that uses a wide range of color; contrast with spot color.
GUI Advantages
Open-Source Software
ROM
Full-Color
5. Loading the non-ROM part of the operating system into memory
TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol)
Template
Output Devices
Booting
6. 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.
Model + / ?
Server
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
label
7. Using a computer to create - edit and print documents
header
Advantages of telecommuting (5)
Telecommuting
word processing
8. A way to test machine intelligence. (Tester and subject converse - and tester attempts to perceive whether it's a human or computer)
Biometrics
Turning Test
Peripheral
replication
9. A standard interface that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate with each other and work together.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Byte
Page-Layout Software
Unicode
10. A program for locating information on the Web. (uses Web crawlers)
Pixel
Sensor
Search engine
Advantages of Robots (3)
11. Face-to-face communication over long distances using video and computer technology.
Rules of Netiquette (6)
WAN
Video teleconference
Advantages of digital television (3)
12. Protects transmitted information by scrambling the transmissions; When a user encrypts a message by applying a secret numerical code (encryption key) - the message can be read only after it's been reconstructed with a matching key
Encryption
formula
MB
Virtual Reality (VR)
13. A computer model of a real life situation used to see how a model operates under certain conditions
Teleconference
System Administrator
Global positioning system
Simulation
14. The identification of spoken words and sentences by a computer - making it possible for voice input to be converted into text files
Speech recognition
cell
Teleconference
Fuzzy logic
15. 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.
cell format
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Bug
OMR
16. Device for sending information from the computer (e.g. monitor or printer)
RAM
Output Devices
Animation
Intranet
17. The relatively easy use of a single color (or sometimes two) to add interest to a desktop-publishing product.
Spot Color
Factors of a good pw...
ISP (Internet service provider)
Full-Color
18. Software that facilitates the arrangement of information into hierarchies or levels of ideas
Login Name
monospaced fonts
outliner
Telecommuting
19. Rules of etiquette that apply to Internet communication.
Netiquette
Logic Bomb
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Worm
20. Multimedia that enables the user to take an active part in the experience.
Hyperlink
IP address
macro
Interactive Multimedia
21. Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Domains
Virtual Reality (VR)
Hacker
Image analysis
22. Computer controlled machines designed to perform specific manual tasks ('forced labor')
Robot
Operating System
Page-Layout Software
Unicode
23. 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 -
ASCII
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
Sensor
Ergonomics
24. Free software that is not copyrighted - offered through World Wide Websites - electronic bulletin boards - user groups - and other sources
Public Domain Software
Utility Program
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Utility Program Features
25. 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)
cell
Storage Devices
Motion Picture Audio Layer (MP3)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
26. A special type of communications software designed to access and display information at Internet Web sites.
word wrap
Bug
'what if?' questions
Browser
27. Wide Area Network ; A network that extends over a long distance. Each network site is a node on the network
formatting
WAN
'what if?' questions
justification
28. 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
Trojan Horse
Domains
ROM
Intranet
29. 1) outline your ideas; 2) remember your audience; 3) use large fonts; 4) be 'stingy' with words (bullets - summarize); 5) use a consistent design; 6) be smart with art (use appropriate graphics)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
proportionally spaced fonts
Rules of thumb for using Powerpoint (6)
cell format
30. Video reduced to a series of numbers (0 and 1) - which can be edited - stored - and played back without loss of quality.
Compatibility
GB
Advantages of Expert Systems (4)
Digital Video
31. Text entry providing information of the contents of a row/column
label
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Search engine
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (P2P)
32. 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.
Command-Line Interface
Agent
Humans < Computers (3)
ROM
33. A 65 -000-character set for making letters - digits - and special characters fit into the computer's binary circuitry
font
Unicode
footer
Rules of Thumb for DTP
34. Rectangular block of selected cells
Digital Video
range
Resolution
Multimedia
35. 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)
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
font
Push technology
spell check
36. 1) makes long distance meetings possible and reduces costs; 2) enables decisions to evolve over time; 3) emphasizes messages over messenger
Rules of Thumb for DTP
Networks: + / ?
thesaurus
Advantages of teleconferencing (3)
37. Intersection of row and column
Analog Signal
cell
GUI Advantages
cell format
38. Numbers which are the raw material used to perform calculations
value
Push technology
OCR
monospaced fonts
39. Word-processing feature that divides long words situated at the ends of lines
automatic hyphenation
Disadvantages of Expert Systems (2)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
40. A word - phrase - or picture that acts as a button - enabling the user to explore the Web or a multimedia document with mouse clicks.
Push technology
OMR
Hyperlink
Parallel processing
41. A type of wireless device that enables mobile phones - hand-held computers - and PCs to communicate with each other regardless of operating system.
Server
Fuzzy logic
Bluetooth
Peripheral
42. Part of the computer which processes information - performs arithmetic calculations - and makes basic decisions based on information values
footer
Ethernet
Upload
Processor
43. User Name; A one-word name that you type to identify yourself when connecting
Download
Login Name
macro
Full-Color
44. Television that processes information through a binary code rather than an analog signal.
font
Digital television
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Factors of a good pw...
45. 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 telecommuting (5)
Server
Packet-switching
typeface
46. Software which must be purchased through commercial channels and is copyrighted; Cannot be legally duplicated for others
Commercial Software
worksheet
Advantages of Computer Aided Design (CAD) (4)
Rules of Netiquette (6)
47. Software packages which include several applications designed to work well together; such as Microsoft Office
Integrated Software
Humans < Computers (3)
Peripheral
Site License
48. Technology that creates the illusion that the user is immersed in a world that exists only inside the computer; this environment contains both scenes and the controls to change those scenes.
Virtual Reality (VR)
Virus
Vector Graphics
Defragmenting
49. User interface that requires the user to type text commands on a command-line to communicate with the operating system
FTP (file transfer protocol)
Command-Line Interface
Utility Program
An example of presentation-graphics software
50. Software or hardware that guards against unauthorized access to an internal network
justification
Natural language
Firewall
Processor
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