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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. Extra programs






2. Allows you to collapse the documents to see only the main headings or to expand a document to see all the main headings and text.






3. Location of stored activities or events occurring to a computer or network






4. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data






5. Something that can be accessed






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. A command that puts a file away but keeps the program you're in open so that you can continue to work.






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






10. Documents used to remind the user of an event or occasion






11. 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






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13. The rectangular area - above the worksheet window - that displays a cell's contents - including numbers - text - and formulas - when you click a cell. You can use the formula bar to enter and edit data in the active cell.






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






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






16. Justify






17. A general term used to describe what you see on your screen when you're using a computer. This may include video effects - tables - letters - or numbers.






18. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






19. Where you advertise something






20. A FTP command used to upload a file to a remote computer.






21. To combine two or more files into a single file.






22. A design that defines the overall look of characters






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






24. A generic text editor included with MS that enables someone to open and read plain text files






25. A key that can lock into place so that letters you type will come out capitalized. Caps Lock doesn't affect non-alphabetic keys (such as punctuation and symbols). To access these - you must still press the Shift key (on either side of the key board).






26. Microsoft WordPad is a free rich text editor included with Microsoft Windows 95 - 98 - ME - NT - 2000 - XP - Vista - 7 - and future releases of Microsoft Windows.






27. 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






28. World Wide Web - Group of internet servers linking computers around the world.






29. Term used to describe a menu that is contained within another menu






30. A note added by way of comment or explanation






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






32. A software tool included with some word processors that provides synonyms for selected words on command






33. Term used to describe the location or folder that e-mail is received on the computer or a computer program






34. The study and designing of products to help reduce the stress & make a product more comfortable to the user helping increase the users' productivity






35. A series of keys to unlock a screen






36. A space reserved for a person's signature






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






38. 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






39. Term used to describe the process of saving information to be used later






40. Unique location identified by intersecting column and row coordinates. (spreadsheet application) -The address or name of a specific cell. Cell references may be used in formulas and are relative or absolute. (spreadsheet application)






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






42. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






43. Sections of a document that are unused. White spaces help separate paragraphs of text - graphics and other portions of a document - and helps a document look less crowded.






44. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






45. A field or section of a page that enables a user to enter text






46. Alternatively referred to as the arithmetic mean - average is the sum of a series of numbers - divided by the total amount of numbers.






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






48. Software that was written to do bad stuff to your computer.






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 word or character that causes the computer to do something. A command is a request or directions given to a computer.