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






2. Recording how long something takes






3. Receptacle for unwanted items






4. 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.






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






6. This is a small symbol or picture that represents a program or other things.






7. Something that can be accessed






8. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.






9. 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.






10. A file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents or a generic document.






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






12. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






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






14. Protection for any published work that helps to prevent that work from being used without prior authorization






15. 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.






16. Alternatively referred to as the arithmetic mean - average is the sum of a series of numbers - divided by the total amount of numbers.






17. A collection of similar information stored in a file - such as a database of addresses. This information may be created and stored in a database management system (DBMS).






18. This is where all the letters - numbers - and other buttons are located. When you type on it - the symbols appear on the monitor.






19. A Microsoft program






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






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






22. 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.






23. The type of money used in a certain place






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






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






26. Toolbar used to format documents






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






28. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations






29. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






30. Completes the text for you






31. A character displayed on the screen to prompt the user to take some action. The most common prompt is the 'C prompt' in which the computer hard drive or 'C' requests directions on what the computer should perform next.






32. The default document name in Excel






33. The process of transferring information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network). v. To transfer information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network).






34. Digital Subscriber Line. A method of connecting to the Internet via a phone line. A DSL connection uses copper telephone lines but is able to relay data at much higher speeds than modems and does not interfere with telephone use.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Text or an image that is connected by hypertext coding to a different location. By selecting the text or image with a mouse - the computer 'jumps to' (or displays) the linked text.






47. An early operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Disc Operating System).






48. The address of documents and resources on the internet.






49. Viewing portion of a display






50. 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.






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