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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 letter - number or other symbol.






2. Text or an image that is connected by hypertext coding to a different location. By selecting the text or image with a mouse - the computer 'jumps to' (or displays) the linked text.






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Completes the text for you






10. A series of keys to unlock a screen






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






12. A vertical or horizontal bar commonly located on the far right or bottom of a window that allows a user to move the window viewing area up - down - left - or right.






13. Where the text is automatically entered






14. 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).






15. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.






16. Side text that could be important later






17. A space reserved for a person's signature






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






19. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






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






21. Term used to describe the location or folder where e-mail is stored before being sent






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






23. 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.






24. A collection of icons - pictures - buttons and other useful image files along with sound and video files that can be embedded or inserted into web pages.






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






26. Minimum






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






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






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






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






31. Extra programs






32. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






33. Alternatively referred to as state - status is a term used to describe the current situation or mode the device or user currently is in.






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. Sections of a document that are unused. White spaces help separate paragraphs of text - graphics and other portions of a document - and helps a document look less crowded.






39. 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.






40. Alternatively referred to as the arithmetic mean - average is the sum of a series of numbers - divided by the total amount of numbers.






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






42. To workout a mathematical equation






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






44. A set of instructions that you enter in a cell to perform numeric calculations (adding - multiplying - averaging - etc.); for example - +A1+B1. (in spreadsheet applications)






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






46. 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.






47. A Microsoft program






48. 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.






49. Medium






50. Something that can be accessed