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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 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).






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






3. The name you give your file or document before you save it on a disk. This name should help you identify and retrieve this file.






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






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






6. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol






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






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






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






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






11. A disk which is 5.25 inches in diameter - with a storage capacity of 143 K (the equivalent of about 70 pages of text).






12. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






13. Data that goes into a computer device.






14. 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.






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






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 similarity between different objects - documents - etc.






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






19. In mathematics - a sum is the total amount obtained from adding numbers






20. A row in a table






21. The default document name in Excel






22. 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.






23. Space separating text or other elements from the edge of the paper commonly adjusted through the page setup.






24. A graphical or textual page that incorporates navigation hyperlinks to pages that are part of a web structure.






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






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






27. More than one or something that can be multiplied






28. 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.






29. Magnetic tape drive capable of moving the tape through the tapes drive's read






30. Software file that contains updated information and various fixes that resolves issues that have been located by the software developer to help prevent those errors from occurring in the future






31. 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.'






32. A Microsoft program






33. A type of edging around a document






34. 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.






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






36. Where the text is automatically entered






37. Alternatively referred to as a worksheet - a spreadsheet is a data file made up of rows and columns that are used to sort data and allow a user to manipulate and arrange data easily - commonly numerical data.






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






39. 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).






40. Pages that have instructions - questions - etc. that need to be numbered






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






42. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






43. Viewing portion of a display






44. A term used to describe the process of searching for - locating and returning data.






45. 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.






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






47. This is the process where you copy something from another computer or the Internet - and save it on your computer.






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






49. Term used to describe the location or folder that e-mail is received on the computer or a computer program






50. 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.