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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 generic text editor included with Microsoft Windows that enables someone to open and read plaintext files






2. The first calculation device






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






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






5. Recording how long something takes






6. Many computers that are connected like a web so you can see what other computer operators show you and you can show them things as well.






7. The default document name in Excel






8. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






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






10. 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.






11. Copy: A command that copies the selected information and places it on the clipboard.cut: To remove text or graphics from a document by using the Cut command. The most recent 'clipping' is stored on the Clipboard of the computer so that you can paste






12. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






13. 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.






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






15. Universal Automatic Computer the UNIVAC is an electrical computer containing thousands of vacuum tubes that utilizes punch cards and switches for inputting data and punch cards for outputting and storing data.






16. This is the screen that appears if you are not browsing the Internet - reading a file - or playing a game. Your icons are on this screen.






17. Microsoft Office feature found in Microsoft Office 2002 (XP) - Office 2003 - and later versions that enables users to have quick access to common features - information - and commands.






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






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






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






21. Viewing portion of a display






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






23. Programs currently being worked on






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






25. 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.






26. Minimum






27. The type of money used in a certain place






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






29. Alternatively referred to as ANSI art - text art - or word art - ASCII art is the process of forming pictures or art out of the characters available in the ASCII chart






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






31. A space reserved for a person's signature






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






33. A design that defines the overall look of characters






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






35. An item that has been disposed of






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






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






38. A letter - number or other symbol.






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






40. A general term used to describe what you see on your screen when you're using a computer. This may include video effects - tables - letters - or numbers.






41. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.






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






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






44. Allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes






45. 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).






46. A set of instructions that you enter in a cell to perform numeric calculations (adding - multiplying - averaging - etc.); for example - +A1+B1. (in spreadsheet applications)






47. 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






48. Hypertext Markup Language. A standard of text markup conventions used for documents on the World Wide Web. Browsers interpret the codes to give the text structure and formatting (such as bold - blue - or italic).






49. The location of a specific cell or range expressed by the coordinates of column and row; for example - A1. (spreadsheet application)






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