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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 type of edging around a document






2. A program that walks you through MS






3. Digital Subscriber Line. A method of connecting to the Internet via a phone line. A DSL connection uses copper telephone lines but is able to relay data at much higher speeds than modems and does not interfere with telephone use.






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






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






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






7. Software that allows one to calculate numbers in a format that is similar to pages in a conventional ledger.






8. 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.






9. Where you send something in the past tense






10. The cell in which you are working - indicated by the current location of the cell pointer.






11. 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.






12. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






13. This is all the instructions for the computer or a program designed to do different things. Examples are: Microsoft Word - Internet Explorer - and Windows.






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






15. Side text that could be important later






16. A named sub-window of a frames page. This may be scrollable and resizable and may have a border or outline.






17. The address of documents and resources on the internet.






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






19. Exploring the Internet.






20. 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.






21. Alternatively referred to as ANSI art - text art - or word art - ASCII art is the process of forming pictures or art out of the characters available in the ASCII chart






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






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






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






25. Hardware peripheral that allows computer users to input audio into computers






26. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.






27. Term used to describe the process of switching back and forth between settings or between programs






28. Light or led that indicates the status of a hardware device






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






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






31. A box that allows a change of the format of text that affects the complete paragraph or is different from other paragraphs in a document.






32. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






33. Sets of typefaces (or characters) that come in different styles and sizes.






34. This is the process where you copy something from another computer or the Internet - and save it on your computer.






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






36. A Microsoft program






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






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






39. The horizontal placement of cell contents - for example: left - center - or right. (spreadsheet application)






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41. 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.






42. Provides access to begin programs - documents & access internet information






43. A collection of similar information stored in a file - such as a database of addresses. This information may be created and stored in a database management system (DBMS).






44. 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).






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Recording how long something takes