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Computer Literacy

Subjects : literacy, it-skills
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. The name you give your file or document before you save it on a disk. This name should help you identify and retrieve this file.






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3. Microsoft Office feature found in Microsoft Office 2002 (XP) - Office 2003 - and later versions that enables users to have quick access to common features - information - and commands.






4. A tool that converts an image or a file.






5. In mathematics - a sum is the total amount obtained from adding numbers






6. A disk which is 5.25 inches in diameter - with a storage capacity of 143 K (the equivalent of about 70 pages of text).






7. Something that can be accessed






8. Styles of text already in MS






9. Function performed to reverse the action of an earlier action






10. Hypertext Markup Language. A standard of text markup conventions used for documents on the World Wide Web. Browsers interpret the codes to give the text structure and formatting (such as bold - blue - or italic).






11. Command or option used to close a program or file.






12. Where the text is automatically entered






13. Microsoft software presentation program that allows a user to create a slide show of important notes that can be easily shown and moved through during a presentation






14. Alternatively referred to as a worksheet - a spreadsheet is a data file made up of rows and columns that are used to sort data and allow a user to manipulate and arrange data easily - commonly numerical data.






15. A software program or program feature sometimes found in a program such as a word processor that can be used to help check text for any improper grammar.






16. A box that helps you edit the parameters defined by the user that help determine how a printed page will appear.






17. Data laid out in a horizontal line in a table or spreadsheet






18. A command that removes and adds cell contents from a worksheet.






19. Storage medium that holds information until it is deleted or overwritten regardless if the computer has power






20. The process of writing data to a storage medium such as a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive






21. Where you advertise something






22. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






23. Term used to describe the process of switching between tasks currently running on the computer without affecting any of the tasks.






24. A letter - number or other symbol.






25. Protection for any published work that helps to prevent that work from being used without prior authorization






26. The physical division of space on a disk into sections--where information can be stored. A disk's format is established as part of the initialization process.






27. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.






28. A software program or program feature designed to locate misspelled words and notify the user of those misspelled words.






29. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






30. Medium






31. This is where all the letters - numbers - and other buttons are located. When you type on it - the symbols appear on the monitor.






32. This is a picture that pops up when you are not using your computer.






33. In mouse-based applications - a market moves across the screen when you move the mouse across your desk.






34. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.






35. Converts digital data into analog data - so it can be sent over phone lines. Changes analog into digital when receiving data.






36. Computer company






37. An image usually displayed at the top of a page in a Web site - containing text and design elements (often to identify the site).






38. The screen that shows you what you are doing. It is like a viewer that displays what the computer sends to it.






39. A box that allows you to close a document or window






40. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






41. A term used to describe the process of organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier






42. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.






43. Allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes






44. Side text that could be important later






45. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






46. Software file that contains updated information and various fixes that resolves issues that have been located by the software developer to help prevent those errors from occurring in the future






47. A key that - when pressed in conjunction with another key - creates a special effect.






48. Alternatively referred to as UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) - spam - not to be confused with the meat product - is slang commonly used to describe junk e-mail on the Internet.






49. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






50. In general - the term query is commonly used to describe a question or request that is made by a user or another computer or device