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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. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.






2. Alternatively referred to as UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) - spam - not to be confused with the meat product - is slang commonly used to describe junk e-mail on the Internet.






3. Information that comes from a computer after it has been processed






4. Toolbar used to format documents






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






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






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






8. This is simply a way to send a message from one computer to another.






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






10. Medium






11. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






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






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14. A device - such as a keyboard - stylus and tablet - mouse - puck - or microphone - that allows input of information (letters - numbers - sound - video) to a computer.






15. This is a picture that pops up when you are not using your computer.






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






17. A paper printout of what you have prepared on the computer.






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






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






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






21. A portion of a computer display used in a graphical interface that enables users to select commands by pointing to illustrations or symbols with a mouse. 'Windows' is also the name Microsoft adopted for its popular operating system.






22. A device that scans something that is flat and sends the image to the computer.






23. Turns computer on and off






24. The change from one thing to another






25. More than one or something that can be multiplied






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. An attachment can be a picture - a word document - a movie - a sound file - an excel document - or any other file that requires another program to open it.






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






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






34. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






35. Cable TV






36. Alternatively referred to as dummy text - placeholder text is text that is only present in order to hold the place for something else






37. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






38. 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.






39. 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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. Term used to describe the location or folder that e-mail is received on the computer or a computer program






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






45. A general term used to describe what you see on your screen when you're using a computer. This may include video effects - tables - letters - or numbers.






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






47. Minimum






48. A software program or program feature sometimes found in a program such as a word processor that can be used to help check text for any improper grammar.






49. Sometimes referred to as run around - word wrap is an ability found in most text editing programs that allows any text that reaches the end of the far right edge of the window to wrap automatically to the next line without requiring the user to press






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