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Basic Computer Knowledge

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Hardware
CPU
monitor types
One way to rename a folder is to...
the physical components of the computer system

2. Double click the folder
non-impact printers
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.
server

3. Single left click
In computer technology PC stands for...
wo or more computers that can communicate together
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...

4. Standard layout on most keyboards
output device
Divorak Keyboard
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
To 'reboot' your computer means to...

5. High Five
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the copy command is...
If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a...
The CPU is commonly referred to as the
Computer 'Software' refers to...

6. Your friend
Right Click is...
Other terms for 'Computer Program' are...
specialty printers
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should

7. Used at a single location
What type of software application would be best suited for creating a chart to manipulate personal financial data such as income and expenses
USB is the acronym for...
desktop
nonimpact printers

8. 1 million bytes
megabyte
Other terms for 'Computer Program' are...
laptop
www.google.com is an example of a...

9. Any part of the computer you can touch &physical components
laptop
The term 'Internet' refers to...
USB is the acronym for...
computer hardware

10. Ctrl-X
the physical components of the computer system
RAM stands for...
Where should you save your work?
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the CUT command is...

11. Inkjet &less expensive device &print high quality color images cost effective &laser jet-more expensive device &faster printing speed &color lasers are becoming less expensive
Kilobyte
Double clicking in the very top left hand corner of a window will
In computer technology PC stands for...
nonimpact printers

12. Display
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect
impact printers
Another term for a computer monitor is...
What type of software application would be best suited for creating a chart to manipulate personal financial data such as income and expenses

13. Used at a single location
Divorak Keyboard
The CPU is commonly referred to as the
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.
desktop

14. Ctrl-C
Where should you save your work?
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the copy command is...
A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as

15. All-in-one &plotters &thermal
specialty printers
wo or more computers that can communicate together
the physical components of the computer system
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the paste command is...

16. Application software
Pressing F1 will
the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do
A network adapter is also referred to as
Mozilla & Firefox & Notepad & Adobe Acrobat & Microsoft Word & Winamp & and Internet Explorer are all examples of...

17. Save all files and restart
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
the hardware that provides printed output from the computer
The CPU is commonly referred to as the
non-impact printers

18. Right click on the folder & select rename and type the new folder name
A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as
Right Click is...
One way to rename a folder is to...
the unwritten 'rules' of etiquette used on the Internet

19. Close the window
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect
Double clicking in the very top left hand corner of a window will
Other terms for 'Computer Program' are...
Computer 'Software' refers to...

20. Binary digit
To select items in a list that are not contiguous you can *Contiguous means that items are not right next to one another
One way to rename a folder is to...
Bit
non-impact printers

21. Universal Serial Bus
computer hardware
CPU
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address
USB is the acronym for...

22. Bookmark
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address
To 'Burn' a CD or DVD means to...
Bit
RAM stands for...

23. Viewing web pages and clicking on hyperlinks
gigabyte
The phrase 'surfing the internet' refers to...
monitor types
The CPU is commonly referred to as the

24. Your friend
CPU
wo or more computers that can communicate together
Right Click is...
RAM stands for...

25. Random Access Memory
desktop
One way to rename a folder is to...
the unwritten 'rules' of etiquette used on the Internet
RAM stands for...

26. Double click the folder
nonimpact printers
What does CPU stand for?
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely

27. E-mail
an abbreviation for electronic mail which is a letter or memo sent to a person or group electronically over the Internet
the unwritten 'rules' of etiquette used on the Internet
Bit
the hardware that provides printed output from the computer

28. Restart it
To 'reboot' your computer means to...
laptop
output device
The CPU is commonly referred to as the

29. Your work will be lost when you close the program if you don't.
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because
A network adapter is also referred to as
Your computer speakers plug in to the
specialty printers

30. Sends processed data out of the computer
laptop
output device
information
server

31. Screens are grids made up of millions of pixels &each pixel is composed of red &blue & and green subpixels & picture element is sandwiched between two transparent layers to form images
terabyte
Kilobyte
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address
LCD monitor features

32. Store information
You can't find a file you know you saved on your computer. The most likely reason is that
The purpose of the hard drive is to...
This device is used for sending and receiving data over a telephone line
A small graphic that represents something on your computer is a...

33. Save information on the disc
server
What does CPU stand for?
Another term for a computer monitor is...
To 'Burn' a CD or DVD means to...

34. Taskbar
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.
A device which will allow you to connect multiple computers together in your house for the purpose of sharing informations is a...
laptop
computer software

35. Modem
non-impact printers
Kilobyte
LCD monitor features
This device is used for sending and receiving data over a telephone line

36. CRT (cathode ray tube) &LCD (liquid crystal display)
megabyte
wo or more computers that can communicate together
monitor types
The phrase 'surfing the internet' refers to...

37. Search engine
'Web Browser' is a...
One way to rename a folder is to...
To 'Burn' a CD or DVD means to...
www.google.com is an example of a...

38. Universal Serial Bus
the physical components of the computer system
www.google.com is an example of a...
USB is the acronym for...
'Web Browser' is a...

39. H: Drive
Where should you save your work?
specialty printers
RAM stands for...
nonimpact printers

40. Dot matrix
LCD monitor features
'Web Browser' is a...
impact printers
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...

41. Software & Application
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the paste command is...
Other terms for 'Computer Program' are...
Right Click is...
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address

42. Icon
Another term for a computer monitor is...
the hardware that provides printed output from the computer
A small graphic that represents something on your computer is a...
To select items in a list that are not contiguous you can *Contiguous means that items are not right next to one another

43. Dot matrix
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the copy command is...
impact printers
computer hardware
computer software

44. Brain
Your computer speakers plug in to the
The CPU is commonly referred to as the
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because

45. 8 bits or one character
LCD monitor features
gigabyte
Byte
Right Click is...

46. Icon
A small graphic that represents something on your computer is a...
Kilobyte
If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a...
In computer technology PC stands for...

47. Inkjet &less expensive device &print high quality color images cost effective &laser jet-more expensive device &faster printing speed &color lasers are becoming less expensive
nonimpact printers
Where should you save your work?
Your computer speakers plug in to the
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...

48. Software application used for viewing web pages
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the copy command is...
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the CUT command is...
If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a...
'Web Browser' is a...

49. Network card
data
A network adapter is also referred to as
A type of computer program that collects personal information without your consent is known as
Divorak Keyboard

50. Select or highlight the text
'Web Browser' is a...
Bit
Before you copy or cut text in a word document you must first
the physical components of the computer system

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