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






2. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.






3. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






5. Alternatively referred to as UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) - spam - not to be confused with the meat product - is slang commonly used to describe junk e-mail on the Internet.






6. A row in a table






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






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






9. A device that scans something that is flat and sends the image to the computer.






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






11. 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.






12. Maximum






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. A software program or program feature designed to locate misspelled words and notify the user of those misspelled words.






18. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






19. This is simply a way to send a message from one computer to another.






20. The change from one thing to another






21. A named sub-window of a frames page. This may be scrollable and resizable and may have a border or outline.






22. Everything to the left except date - closing - written signature - typed name - senders address - comma






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Text that appears at the top and bottom of every page or every other page of a document.






28. A difference in the text






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






30. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers






31. 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.






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






33. A portion of a computer display used in a graphical interface that enables users to select commands by pointing to illustrations or symbols with a mouse. 'Windows' is also the name Microsoft adopted for its popular operating system.






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






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






36. Shows the date & time & lets you set the clock






37. 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.






38. A column in a table






39. 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)






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






41. A device - such as a keyboard - stylus and tablet - mouse - puck - or microphone - that allows input of information (letters - numbers - sound - video) to a computer.






42. Programs currently being worked on






43. Toolbar used to format documents






44. The cell in which you are working - indicated by the current location of the cell pointer.






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. Storage medium that holds information until it is deleted or overwritten regardless if the computer has power






49. When referring to multitasking operating systems - background is the place an active program is running but not seen on the computer






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