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






2. Turns computer on and off






3. 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.






4. A letter - number or other symbol.






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






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






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






8. Process of taking data from one program or computer to another






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






10. Unique location identified by intersecting column and row coordinates. (spreadsheet application) -The address or name of a specific cell. Cell references may be used in formulas and are relative or absolute. (spreadsheet application)






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






12. When a machine - object etc. is capable of performing a task






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






14. 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.






15. To workout a mathematical equation






16. A feature that steps the user through the installation or setup of a software program or hardware device






17. Creating a new document or folder






18. A set of data-entry fields on a page processed on a server. The user submits the form by clicking on a button or image - and the form is sent by a form handler.






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






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






21. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






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






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






24. When referring to multitasking operating systems - background is the place an active program is running but not seen on the computer






25. The change from one thing to another






26. A menu window that opens vertically on-screen to display context-related options. Also called pop-up menu or pull-down menu.






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






28. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file






29. 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.






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






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






32. The end of a line of text. You can force a line break by pressing 'Return' - or you can let the application break lines for you. This is a special character that forces a new line on a page without creating a new paragraph.






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






34. This is a picture or an image.






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






36. The actual web page on the domain






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






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






39. 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.






40. A built-in formula that you can use in spread sheet application to calculate an average - a square root - a total - and so on.






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






42. 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.






43. The type of money used in a certain place






44. The rectangular area - above the worksheet window - that displays a cell's contents - including numbers - text - and formulas - when you click a cell. You can use the formula bar to enter and edit data in the active cell.






45. A tool used to make an indication that text or other object has been selected with the mouse or keyboard.






46. Term used to describe the process of saving information to be used later






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






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






49. 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.






50. Where you get something







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