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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. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations






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






3. A name - e-mail - or other personal information that enables other users to get a hold of someone






4. 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.






5. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






6. A difference in the text






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






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






9. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






10. 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.






11. Side text that could be important later






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. A precise series of instructions written in a computer language that tells the computer what to do and how to do it. Programs are also called 'software' or 'applications.'






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






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






18. 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






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






20. The process of writing data to a storage medium such as a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive






21. Term used to describe the process of switching back and forth between settings or between programs






22. A box that allows a change of the format of text that affects the complete paragraph or is different from other paragraphs in a document.






23. The overall appearance of a document - image - text or other medium designed to be more appeasing to the viewer or help locate or identify the medium being looked at






24. Internet Service Provider






25. The pre-defined configuration of a system or an application. In most programs - the defaults can be changed to reflect personal preferences.






26. Medium






27. Alternatively referred to as malware - sneakware - or spyware - adware is a program installed without a user's consent or knowledge during the install of another program






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






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






30. The screen that shows you what you are doing. It is like a viewer that displays what the computer sends to it.






31. A command that puts a file away but keeps the program you're in open so that you can continue to work.






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






33. A box that helps you edit the parameters defined by the user that help determine how a printed page will appear.






34. Graphical User Interface. A system that simplifies selecting computer commands by enabling the user to point to symbols or illustrations (called icons) on the computer screen with a mouse.






35. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






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






37. A key that can lock into place so that letters you type will come out capitalized. Caps Lock doesn't affect non-alphabetic keys (such as punctuation and symbols). To access these - you must still press the Shift key (on either side of the key board).






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






39. Programs currently being worked on






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






41. A peripheral device which allows users to play video games or computer games which demand fast reflexes and decision-making.






42. This is a picture that pops up when you are not using your computer.






43. The actual web page on the domain






44. 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






45. The default document name in Excel






46. 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.






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






48. A box that allows the process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.






49. 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.






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