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






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






3. Short for document






4. Maximum






5. A box that allows you to close a document or window






6. A space reserved for a person's signature






7. A flat round storage medium that is read by a laser






8. A graphical or textual page that incorporates navigation hyperlinks to pages that are part of a web structure.






9. Cable TV






10. A menu window that opens vertically on-screen to display context-related options. Also called pop-up menu or pull-down menu.






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






12. A picture or graphics file that can be inserted on a web page and displayed in a browser.






13. A little device that you move with your hand which then moves the cursor on the screen.






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






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






16. 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






17. A generic text editor included with MS that enables someone to open and read plain text files






18. 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.






19. The physical division of space on a disk into sections--where information can be stored. A disk's format is established as part of the initialization process.






20. Universal Automatic Computer the UNIVAC is an electrical computer containing thousands of vacuum tubes that utilizes punch cards and switches for inputting data and punch cards for outputting and storing data.






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






22. The number keys on the right side of the keyboard that are laid out like the keys on an adding machine. In most cases - you can use these keys interchangeably with the number keys on the top row of the keyboard. Some programs use the numeric keypad a






23. The type and how big the text or object is






24. 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.






25. Computer company






26. An arrangement of information in rows and columns that makes comparing and contrasting easier






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






28. A letter - number or other symbol.






29. A chart or graphic image that can be moved and re-sized and contains handles when selected.






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






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






32. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.






33. The change from one thing to another






34. Toolbar used to format documents






35. 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.






36. 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).






37. 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.






38. Function performed to reverse the action of an earlier action






39. In general - the term query is commonly used to describe a question or request that is made by a user or another computer or device






40. Receptacle for unwanted items






41. A collection of icons - pictures - buttons and other useful image files along with sound and video files that can be embedded or inserted into web pages.






42. The process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.






43. 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.






44. A disk which is 5.25 inches in diameter - with a storage capacity of 143 K (the equivalent of about 70 pages of text).






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






46. 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






47. A visual representation of months and dates for a given year






48. To do this - you click on something and hold the button down. This will move the object you clicked on and will leave it where you let go of the button. So it drags it and drops it.






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






50. A graphic representation of selected worksheet information. Types include 2-D and 3-D column - bar - pie - area and line charts.