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Computer Literacy
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1. 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.
GUI
Wizard
OS
Alignment
2. A function similar to the save function that allows a user to specify the name and location of where he or she wishes to save the file before saving it.
Size & Style
Active programs
Save As
Ad-ware
3. An operating environment created by MS provide an interface known as GUI for IBM compatible computers
MS Windows
Wizard
Date/Time control
MIN
4. 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.
index.html
Spreadsheet
Hyperlink
Retrieve
5. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.
Auto Text
Flyers
Margins
Store
6. Where you send something in the past tense
User name
Sent
Notes
Toggle Switches
7. A word or character that causes the computer to do something. A command is a request or directions given to a computer.
Command
Forward
Auto Text
Range
8. The study and designing of products to help reduce the stress & make a product more comfortable to the user helping increase the users' productivity
Secondary storage device
Search & Replace
Ergonomics
Outlook
9. A design that defines the overall look of characters
Typeface & Font
Formula
Paragraph dialog box
Date/Time control
10. Receptacle for unwanted items
Slide show
Internet
Search & Replace
Recycle bin
11. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data
Relationships
Punched cards
Mouse
Typeface & Font
12. A device that scans something that is flat and sends the image to the computer.
Browser
Blog
Scanner
Ad-ware
13. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos
AutoCorrect
WordPad
Tables
Insert/Type over
14. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.
Document
Outbox
Toggle Switches
Application software
15. A Microsoft program
Currency
Cell address/cell reference
MS Word
Character
16. 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).
Desktop
Receive
HTTP
Menu
17. To combine two or more files into a single file.
Blog
Desktop
Merged
Bulleted list
18. 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.
Size & Style
Ready
Desktop
Monitor
19. Shows the date & time & lets you set the clock
Scrolling
Spreadsheet
Date/Time control
Relationships
20. A built-in formula that you can use in spread sheet application to calculate an average - a square root - a total - and so on.
Reports
Save As
Calculate
Function
21. Programs currently being worked on
Storage
Screen
Active programs
Retrieve
22. 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.
Spreadsheet
Print dialog box
Layout
ISP
23. Where you get something
Query
Receive
Paint
Smart Tag
24. A command that puts a file away but keeps the program you're in open so that you can continue to work.
OS
CLOSE
Toggles
Demote
25. A generic text editor included with MS that enables someone to open and read plain text files
Note Pad
Keyboard
Cards
Contacts
26. The address of documents and resources on the internet.
URL
Outline View
Microphone
Exported
27. In mathematics - a sum is the total amount obtained from adding numbers
SUM
MS Word
AutoContent
Document
28. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon
Filter
Block Letter Format
Calculate
WWW
29. Recording how long something takes
Journal
Query
Junk
Timing
30. Viewing portion of a display
Typeface & Font
Web page
Placeholder
Screen
31. Protection for any published work that helps to prevent that work from being used without prior authorization
WWW
Copyright
Graphics
Storage
32. A software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way
Num lock
Forward
Form
Menu
33. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits
Scanner
Recycle bin
Slide show
Digital
34. 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.
Modem
Reports
Analog
Scroll Bars
35. 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.
Paragraph dialog box
Receive
WYSIWYG
Jump/Flash drive
36. Internet Service Provider
AutoContent
Demote
ISP
Punched cards
37. A tab at the bottom left corner of a worksheet that has the worksheet name and other worksheets in the workbook
Row
Jump/Flash drive
Worksheet tab
Num lock
38. A letter - number or other symbol.
Setup dialog box
Option
Thesaurus
Character
39. 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.
Modified Block Letter Format
Function
DSL
Display/Monitor
40. Data laid out in a horizontal line in a table or spreadsheet
Date/Time control
Row
Contacts
Objects box/pane
41. A menu window that opens vertically on-screen to display context-related options. Also called pop-up menu or pull-down menu.
Exported
Blog
Imported
Menu - drop-down
42. A row in a table
Record
Default # worksheets
Active worksheet
Undo
43. Command or option used to close a program or file.
GUI
EXIT
Fonts
Cards
44. Row of boxes - often at the top of an application window that control various functions of the software
Alignment
Font dialog box
Insert & Delete
Toolbar
45. Function performed to reverse the action of an earlier action
Document
Sent
Paragraph dialog box
Undo
46. Term used to describe a computer keyboard key that has one or more function
Toggle Switches
Junk
Start-up button
Alignment
47. The change from one thing to another
Transition
Icon
Mouse
Task panes
48. A graphic representation of selected worksheet information. Types include 2-D and 3-D column - bar - pie - area and line charts.
Toggle Switches
Relationships
Chart
Trashcan
49. When a machine - object etc. is capable of performing a task
Deleted items
Ready
WWW
MAX
50. A box that allows a change of the format of text that affects the complete paragraph or is different from other paragraphs in a document.
Operating system
Paragraph dialog box
Exported
Typeface & Font
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