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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. Justify






2. A set of data-entry fields on a page processed on a server. The user submits the form by clicking on a button or image - and the form is sent by a form handler.






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






4. Software that allows one to calculate numbers in a format that is similar to pages in a conventional ledger.






5. 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.






6. Another name for the hard disc that stores information information in a computer.






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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






10. Data that come out of a computer device. For example - information displayed on the monitor - sound from the speakers - and information printed to paper.






11. A connection that is established using a modem






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






13. To workout a mathematical equation






14. Data laid out in a horizontal line in a table or spreadsheet






15. Any character that is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - or 0






16. An operating environment created by MS provide an interface known as GUI for IBM compatible computers






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






18. A weblog or blog - is a listing of text - images - or other objects that are arranged in a chronological order that first started appearing in 1998.






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






20. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file






21. Where you advertise something






22. 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






23. Hardware peripheral that allows computer users to input audio into computers






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






26. Where you get something






27. An item that has been disposed of






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






29. Turns computer on and off






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






31. 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






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






33. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






34. 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)






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






38. 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






39. Alternatively referred to as state - status is a term used to describe the current situation or mode the device or user currently is in.






40. 3






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






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






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






44. 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)






45. Process of taking data from one program or computer to another






46. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






48. A minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition






49. 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.






50. 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.