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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. 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






2. 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).






3. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.






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






5. A note added by way of comment or explanation






6. Magnetic tape drive capable of moving the tape through the tapes drive's read






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






8. To do this - you click on something and hold the button down. This will move the object you clicked on and will leave it where you let go of the button. So it drags it and drops it.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 1) text-based applications - a way of designing the number of characters that fit on the computer's display. A column is one character wide. 2) In spread sheet applications - a column is a vertical arrangement of cells.






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






20. 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.






21. Alternatively referred to as an account name - login ID - and user ID - a username or user name is a name given to a user on a computer or computer network.






22. A series of keys to unlock a screen






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. Programs currently being worked on






28. A peripheral device which allows users to play video games or computer games which demand fast reflexes and decision-making.






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






30. Adding text to a document






31. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






32. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






33. 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






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






35. Minimum






36. Internet Service Provider






37. Pages that have instructions - questions - etc. that need to be numbered






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






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






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






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






42. 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.'






43. 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.






44. What You See Is What You Get. When using most word processors - page layout programs (See desktop publishing) - and web page design programs - words and images will be displayed on the monitor as they will look on the printed page or web page.






45. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






46. A design that defines the overall look of characters






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






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






49. Text or an image that is connected by hypertext coding to a different location. By selecting the text or image with a mouse - the computer 'jumps to' (or displays) the linked text.






50. Copy: A command that copies the selected information and places it on the clipboard.cut: To remove text or graphics from a document by using the Cut command. The most recent 'clipping' is stored on the Clipboard of the computer so that you can paste