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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. A website - or web site - is a central location of various web pages that are all related and can be accessed by visiting the home page using a browser






2. A graphic representation of selected worksheet information. Types include 2-D and 3-D column - bar - pie - area and line charts.






3. This is a secret code to protect your data and can keep others from accessing your computer.






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






5. A set of instructions that you enter in a cell to perform numeric calculations (adding - multiplying - averaging - etc.); for example - +A1+B1. (in spreadsheet applications)






6. A precise series of instructions written in a computer language that tells the computer what to do and how to do it. Programs are also called 'software' or 'applications.'






7. Graphical User Interface. A system that simplifies selecting computer commands by enabling the user to point to symbols or illustrations (called icons) on the computer screen with a mouse.






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






9. The horizontal strip across the top of an application's window. Each word on the strip has a context sensitive drop-down menu containing features and actions that are available for the application in use.






10. A device - such as a keyboard - stylus and tablet - mouse - puck - or microphone - that allows input of information (letters - numbers - sound - video) to a computer.






11. A computer bridge is a device that connects two local-area networks (LANs) - or two segments of the same LAN.






12. Minimum






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






14. A chart or graphic image that can be moved and re-sized and contains handles when selected.






15. The process of transferring information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network). v. To transfer information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network).






16. A little device that you move with your hand which then moves the cursor on the screen.






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






18. Data that goes into a computer device.






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






20. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol






21. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






22. An arrangement of information in rows and columns that makes comparing and contrasting easier






23. The process of launching the web page into the public for use.






24. Recording how long something takes






25. Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A common system used to request and send HTML documents on the World Wide Web. It is the first portion of all URL addresses on the World Wide Web (e.g. - http://www.whitehouse.gov).






26. A file or view of data formatted in a way that allows the user to see a large amount of data quickly from documents or a database.






27. Enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software






28. Any character that is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - or 0






29. Data that come out of a computer device. For example - information displayed on the monitor - sound from the speakers - and information printed to paper.






30. A set of programs that - among other things - controls the way information is loaded into memory - the way the computer works with that information - the way information is stored on a disk - and the way the computer communicates with a printer and o






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






32. A character that is not a number or a letter






33. An attachment can be a picture - a word document - a movie - a sound file - an excel document - or any other file that requires another program to open it.






34. An item that has been disposed of






35. A paragraph style that creates a single list element - usually indicated by a 'bullet' character. This is also known as an 'unordered list.'






36. A difference in the text






37. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations






38. Alternatively referred to as malware - sneakware - or spyware - adware is a program installed without a user's consent or knowledge during the install of another program






39. This is the screen that appears if you are not browsing the Internet - reading a file - or playing a game. Your icons are on this screen.






40. A minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition






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






42. Term used to describe a computer keyboard key that has one or more function






43. The layout - coloring - font - etc. of a document






44. When referring to a network - a gateway is an address used as an entry point into another network






45. The first calculation device






46. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers






47. A type of edging around a document






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






49. Many computers that are connected like a web so you can see what other computer operators show you and you can show them things as well.






50. A tool box that allows you to change the font of text