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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. Bar located along the top of a window or a dialog box that displays the name of the window or software program being used.






2. A difference in the text






3. A visual representation of months and dates for a given year






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






5. E-mail software program by Microsoft that enables users to easily send and receive e-mail on their computer






6. A character displayed on the screen to prompt the user to take some action. The most common prompt is the 'C prompt' in which the computer hard drive or 'C' requests directions on what the computer should perform next.






7. The process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.






8. Programs currently being worked on






9. A similarity between different objects - documents - etc.






10. The pre-defined configuration of a system or an application. In most programs - the defaults can be changed to reflect personal preferences.






11. Adding text to a document






12. A tab at the bottom left corner of a worksheet that has the worksheet name and other worksheets in the workbook






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






14. A flat round storage medium that is read by a laser






15. This is simply a way to send a message from one computer to another.






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






17. 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






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






19. Allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes






20. Minimum






21. Short for document






22. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






23. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






24. 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.






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






26. A term used to describe a software program or section of a program that is running in a multitasking environment.






27. A generic text editor included with Microsoft Windows that enables someone to open and read plaintext files






28. Completes the text for you






29. More than one or something that can be multiplied






30. 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.






31. Term used to describe the location or folder where e-mail is stored before being sent






32. The overall appearance of a document - image - text or other medium designed to be more appeasing to the viewer or help locate or identify the medium being looked at






33. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






34. A column in a table






35. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.






36. 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






37. A graphical or textual page that incorporates navigation hyperlinks to pages that are part of a web structure.






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






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






40. Sometimes referred to as seek - search is the process of locating a letter(s) - word(s) - file(s) - website(s) - etc.






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






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






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. The actual web page on the domain






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






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






47. Devices used to store massive amounts of information so that it can be readily retrieved. Devices include RAIDs - CD-ROMs - DVDs






48. ...






49. 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.






50. 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.