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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. 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.






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






3. What You See Is What You Get. When using most word processors - page layout programs (See desktop publishing) - and web page design programs - words and images will be displayed on the monitor as they will look on the printed page or web page.






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






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






6. Enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software






7. 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






8. A difference in the text






9. An item that has been disposed of






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






11. A key that - when pressed in conjunction with another key - creates a special effect.






12. Cable TV






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






14. Programs currently being worked on






15. Medium






16. 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.






17. Receptacle for unwanted items






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






19. 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.






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






21. A feature that steps the user through the installation or setup of a software program or hardware device






22. A piece of paper used to advertise an event - company - etc.






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






24. A design that defines the overall look of characters






25. Extra programs






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Viewing portion of a display






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






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






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






36. A tool that converts an image or a file.






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






38. Justify






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






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






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






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






43. 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)






44. Bar located along the top of a window or a dialog box that displays the name of the window or software program being used.






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






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






47. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






48. A series of keys to unlock a screen






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






50. The process of moving data used in another program or earlier software version and moving it into another program or later version of the program.