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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. Function performed to reverse the action of an earlier action






2. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






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






4. A peripheral device which allows users to play video games or computer games which demand fast reflexes and decision-making.






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






6. Space separating text or other elements from the edge of the paper commonly adjusted through the page setup.






7. World Wide Web - Group of internet servers linking computers around the world.






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






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






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






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






12. Adding text to a document






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






14. 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.






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






16. A column in a table






17. 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.






18. 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






19. To study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis






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






21. In mouse-based applications - a market moves across the screen when you move the mouse across your desk.






22. Bar located along the top of a window or a dialog box that displays the name of the window or software program being used.






23. Where the text is automatically entered






24. A software tool included with some word processors that provides synonyms for selected words on command






25. Extra programs






26. 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.






27. Toolbar used to format documents






28. A tool that converts an image or a file.






29. 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.






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






31. 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).






32. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






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






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






36. This is a small symbol or picture that represents a program or other things.






37. A visual representation of months and dates for a given year






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






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






40. The type and how big the text or object is






41. A space reserved for a person's signature






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






43. A word or character that causes the computer to do something. A command is a request or directions given to a computer.






44. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






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






46. The process of transferring information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network). v. To transfer information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network).






47. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers






48. 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)






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. 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.