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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. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






6. A portion of a computer display used in a graphical interface that enables users to select commands by pointing to illustrations or symbols with a mouse. 'Windows' is also the name Microsoft adopted for its popular operating system.






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






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






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






10. A design that defines the overall look of characters






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






12. To workout a mathematical equation






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






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






15. Turns computer on and off






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






17. Maximum






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






19. Row of boxes - often at the top of an application window that control various functions of the software






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






21. Internet Service Provider






22. Exploring the Internet.






23. This is a picture or an image.






24. A discrete collection of information you create with a computer program - including memos - pictures - budgets - text - and so on.






25. Allows user to draw or paint & bit mapped images






26. Add - delete or change the contents of a cell or worksheet or file.






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






28. A connection that is established using a modem






29. A box that helps with the overall process of connecting and preparing a software program - hardware device or computer to function properly.






30. An operating environment created by MS provide an interface known as GUI for IBM compatible computers






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






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






33. 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






34. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.






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






36. 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.






37. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






38. A command that removes and adds cell contents from a worksheet.






39. Extra programs






40. 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.






41. Styles of text already in MS






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






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






44. Document commonly written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or through another network using a browser






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






46. A piece of paper used to advertise an event - company - etc.






47. More than one or something that can be multiplied






48. Creating a new document or folder






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






50. 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.