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Computer Literacy

Subjects : literacy, it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The first calculation device






2. A box that allows the process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.






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






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






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






6. 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).






7. A program that walks you through MS






8. A precise series of instructions written in a computer language that tells the computer what to do and how to do it. Programs are also called 'software' or 'applications.'






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






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






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






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






13. Shows the date & time & lets you set the clock






14. 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.






15. Internet Service Provider






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. Where the text is automatically entered






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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






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






22. A term used to describe the process of searching for - locating and returning data.






23. A type of edging around a document






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






25. Where you advertise something






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






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






29. Alternatively referred to as an account name - login ID - and user ID - a username or user name is a name given to a user on a computer or computer network.






30. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






32. 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.






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






34. A computer bridge is a device that connects two local-area networks (LANs) - or two segments of the same LAN.






35. When referring to a network - a gateway is an address used as an entry point into another network






36. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.






37. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






38. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






39. Alternatively referred to as ANSI art - text art - or word art - ASCII art is the process of forming pictures or art out of the characters available in the ASCII chart






40. 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)






41. Medium






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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)






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






49. Allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes






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







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