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






2. The overall appearance of a document - image - text or other medium designed to be more appeasing to the viewer or help locate or identify the medium being looked at






3. Location of stored activities or events occurring to a computer or network






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. A chart or graphic image that can be moved and re-sized and contains handles when selected.






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






11. The change from one thing to another






12. Where you get something






13. 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).






14. 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.






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






16. Side text that could be important later






17. An image usually displayed at the top of a page in a Web site - containing text and design elements (often to identify the site).






18. Term used to describe a software program that is intentionally installed on the computer by a user to monitor or spy on what other users of the same computer are doing.






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






20. Receptacle for unwanted items






21. A design that defines the overall look of characters






22. 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.






23. 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






24. Text that appears at the top and bottom of every page or every other page of a document.






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






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






27. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.






28. 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.






29. Adding text to a document






30. A letter - number or other symbol.






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






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






33. The type of money used in a certain place






34. Creating a new document or folder






35. The location of a specific cell or range expressed by the coordinates of column and row; for example - A1. (spreadsheet application)






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






37. Justify






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






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






40. The process of moving data used in another program or earlier software version and moving it into another program or later version of the program.






41. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






42. The number keys on the right side of the keyboard that are laid out like the keys on an adding machine. In most cases - you can use these keys interchangeably with the number keys on the top row of the keyboard. Some programs use the numeric keypad a






43. A difference in the text






44. Universal Automatic Computer the UNIVAC is an electrical computer containing thousands of vacuum tubes that utilizes punch cards and switches for inputting data and punch cards for outputting and storing data.






45. Viewing portion of a display






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






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






48. A menu where you can search for anything that you need






49. Documents used to remind the user of an event or occasion






50. Hypertext Markup Language. A standard of text markup conventions used for documents on the World Wide Web. Browsers interpret the codes to give the text structure and formatting (such as bold - blue - or italic).