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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file






2. Term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors - refresh refers to the renewal of the screen contents.






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






4. Receptacle for unwanted items






5. A row in a table






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 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






9. Term used to describe the process of switching between tasks currently running on the computer without affecting any of the tasks.






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






11. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






12. Maximum






13. The horizontal strip across the top of an application's window. Each word on the strip has a context sensitive drop-down menu containing features and actions that are available for the application in use.






14. A software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way






15. A term used to describe the process of organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier






16. A function similar to the save function that allows a user to specify the name and location of where he or she wishes to save the file before saving it.






17. Where you send something in the past tense






18. Everything to the left except date - closing - written signature - typed name - senders address - comma






19. The type of money used in a certain place






20. 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






21. Completes the text for you






22. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






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






24. Any character that is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - or 0






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






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






27. Allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes






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






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






30. A series of keys to unlock a screen






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






32. 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).






33. More than one or something that can be multiplied






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






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






36. Exploring the Internet.






37. A space reserved for a person's signature






38. Cable TV






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






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






41. A name - e-mail - or other personal information that enables other users to get a hold of someone






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






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






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






45. Minimum






46. A term used to describe the process of searching for - locating and returning data.






47. Internet Service Provider






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






49. This is a picture or an image.






50. A weblog or blog - is a listing of text - images - or other objects that are arranged in a chronological order that first started appearing in 1998.