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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. Medium






2. The study and designing of products to help reduce the stress & make a product more comfortable to the user helping increase the users' productivity






3. To workout a mathematical equation






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






5. 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).






6. A series of keys to unlock a screen






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






8. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






10. A piece of paper used to advertise an event - company - etc.






11. 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.






12. To combine two or more files into a single file.






13. 3






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






15. Cable TV






16. The type of money used in a certain place






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. A file or view of data formatted in a way that allows the user to see a large amount of data quickly from documents or a database.






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Computer company






28. Term used to describe a menu that is contained within another menu






29. A tool that converts an image or a file.






30. Everything to the left except the date - closing - signature - typed name and senders address are to the middle semi-colon






31. A software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way






32. 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.






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






34. E-mail software program by Microsoft that enables users to easily send and receive e-mail on their computer






35. A key on the numeric keypad that confirms a choice or tells a program you're ready to proceed. In most cases - the Return key also serves this function. The ____ button is used to confirm an entry into an active cell. (in spreadsheet applications)






36. Maximum






37. This is the program you use to browse files. A web browser will browse internet files - like Firefox or Internet Explorer.






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






39. Programs currently being worked on






40. A paragraph style that creates a single list element - usually indicated by a 'bullet' character. This is also known as an 'unordered list.'






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






42. Allows you to collapse the documents to see only the main headings or to expand a document to see all the main headings and text.






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






44. 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






45. A field or section of a page that enables a user to enter text






46. The horizontal strip across the top of an application's window. Each word on the strip has a context sensitive drop-down menu containing features and actions that are available for the application in use.






47. Documents used to remind the user of an event or occasion






48. The overall appearance of a document - image - text or other medium designed to be more appeasing to the viewer or help locate or identify the medium being looked at






49. A command that removes and adds cell contents from a worksheet.






50. Internet Service Provider







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