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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. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.






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






3. 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.






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






5. An image usually displayed at the top of a page in a Web site - containing text and design elements (often to identify the site).






6. 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.






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






8. Space separating text or other elements from the edge of the paper commonly adjusted through the page setup.






9. 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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. In mouse-based applications - a market moves across the screen when you move the mouse across your desk.






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






14. A type of edging around a document






15. Programs currently being worked on






16. A character that is not a number or a letter






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






18. To move the visual portions of a screen up - down - left - or right - in order to see additional information on the monitor.






19. A Microsoft program






20. A similarity between different objects - documents - etc.






21. A tab at the bottom left corner of a worksheet that has the worksheet name and other worksheets in the workbook






22. Viewing portion of a display






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






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






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






26. A space reserved for a person's signature






27. Light or led that indicates the status of a hardware device






28. In general a range refers to a series of value between two other values






29. An attachment can be a picture - a word document - a movie - a sound file - an excel document - or any other file that requires another program to open it.






30. A software program or program feature sometimes found in a program such as a word processor that can be used to help check text for any improper grammar.






31. Term used to describe the location or folder where e-mail is stored before being sent






32. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.






33. A term used to describe a software program or section of a program that is running in a multitasking environment.






34. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






35. A group of application programs - usually on one disk - designed to share data.






36. A menu where you can search for anything that you need






37. 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






38. A row in a table






39. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






40. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.






41. A program that walks you through MS






42. Minimum






43. To workout a mathematical equation






44. Where you get something






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






46. Bar located along the top of a window or a dialog box that displays the name of the window or software program being used.






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






48. Copy of text stored on the computer and only accessible through the computer






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






50. 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