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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. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






2. 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






3. Alternatively referred to as malware - sneakware - or spyware - adware is a program installed without a user's consent or knowledge during the install of another program






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






5. Sets of typefaces (or characters) that come in different styles and sizes.






6. Medium






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






8. Justify






9. Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A common system used to request and send HTML documents on the World Wide Web. It is the first portion of all URL addresses on the World Wide Web (e.g. - http://www.whitehouse.gov).






10. Term used to describe a computer keyboard key that has one or more function






11. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






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






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






14. Maximum






15. Where the text is automatically entered






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. A discrete collection of information you create with a computer program - including memos - pictures - budgets - text - and so on.






20. Computer company






21. A website - or web site - is a central location of various web pages that are all related and can be accessed by visiting the home page using a browser






22. 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.






23. 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)






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






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






26. 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.






27. Internet Service Provider






28. Minimum






29. The pre-defined configuration of a system or an application. In most programs - the defaults can be changed to reflect personal preferences.






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






31. Something that can be accessed






32. A space reserved for a person's signature






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






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






35. 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.






36. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






37. A circuit board that you can install in a slot inside the computer to expand the computer's memory or give it the means to communicate with a peripheral device.






38. The layout - coloring - font - etc. of a document






39. Software file that contains updated information and various fixes that resolves issues that have been located by the software developer to help prevent those errors from occurring in the future






40. This is all the instructions for the computer or a program designed to do different things. Examples are: Microsoft Word - Internet Explorer - and Windows.






41. Converts digital data into analog data - so it can be sent over phone lines. Changes analog into digital when receiving data.






42. 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






43. 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.






44. A difference in the text






45. The first calculation device






46. 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






47. 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






48. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.






49. 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.






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