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Computer Literacy
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literacy
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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. 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.
Record
Prompt
Bulleted list
Blog
2. Short for document
Active cell
Note Pad
Search & Replace
.doc
3. A vertical or horizontal bar commonly located on the far right or bottom of a window that allows a user to move the window viewing area up - down - left - or right.
Scroll Bars
AVERAGE
Gridlines
UNIVAC
4. Term used to describe the process of switching between tasks currently running on the computer without affecting any of the tasks.
Task-switching
Layout
UNIVAC
WYSIWYG
5. A word or character that causes the computer to do something. A command is a request or directions given to a computer.
Task-switching
Command
Junk
Bulleted list
6. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.
Hardware
WordPad
Analog
Trashcan
7. To move the visual portions of a screen up - down - left - or right - in order to see additional information on the monitor.
Word Art
Scrolling
Formula bar
Worksheet tab
8. 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.
Search & Replace
Menu toolbar
Punched cards
File name
9. Styles of text already in MS
Download
Built-in Styles
Ad-ware
Recycle bin
10. A group of application programs - usually on one disk - designed to share data.
Windows
On/Off
Outlook
Integrated circuits
11. 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.
Currency
Formula bar
Cards
Worksheet
12. A minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition
CPU
Word Art
Slide show
index.html
13. 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
Scrolling
Cards
Cut - Copy & Paste
AVERAGE
14. Enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software
Formula
OS
Personal Letter Format
Toggle Switches
15. Exploring the Internet.
Copyright
Surf
Typeface & Font
Scrolling
16. When a machine - object etc. is capable of performing a task
Note Pad
Ready
Block Letter Format
Template
17. A tool where the numbering happens automatically
Note Pad
Smart Tag
Auto-number
Spreadsheet
18. 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).
Inbox
Retrieve
HTML
Menu
19. Document commonly written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or through another network using a browser
Display/Monitor
Web page
Font dialog box
Windows
20. A graphic representation of selected worksheet information. Types include 2-D and 3-D column - bar - pie - area and line charts.
Ready
Chart
Template
Letters
21. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data
Punched cards
Formula
spacing
Browser
22. World Wide Web - Group of internet servers linking computers around the world.
URL
WWW
Application software
Letters
23. Medium
Exported
MEDIAN
Hyperlink
Deleted items
24. 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
MIN
Ad-ware
Font dialog box
Microphone
25. The process of writing data to a storage medium such as a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive
CTRL+ALT+DEL
Gateway
Exported
SAVE
26. The change from one thing to another
Transition
Command
Wizard
Sent
27. 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.
Notes
Spell Checker
Start-up button
Reports
28. More than one or something that can be multiplied
Digital
ISP
Publish
Multiple
29. A FTP command used to upload a file to a remote computer.
WordPad
Send
Trashcan
Pointer
30. Where you send something in the past tense
SUM
Placeholder
Sent
Chart
31. When referring to a network - a gateway is an address used as an entry point into another network
Gateway
Screen
Copyright
Word wrap
32. The default document name in Excel
.xls
MS Windows Tour
Menu
Close box
33. 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.
SAVE
Virus
Paint
Imported
34. The address of documents and resources on the internet.
Tables
CLOSE
Outbox
URL
35. Devices used to store massive amounts of information so that it can be readily retrieved. Devices include RAIDs - CD-ROMs - DVDs
Multiple
Storage
Inbox
Signature block
36. A letter - number or other symbol.
Surf
Slide show
Character
Trashcan
37. A file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents or a generic document.
Auto Text
Send
SAVE
Template
38. Process of taking data from one program or computer to another
Scanner
Note Pad
Exported
Forward
39. Pages that have instructions - questions - etc. that need to be numbered
Annotations
Built-in Styles
Typeface & Font
Page Numbering
40. Command or option used to close a program or file.
Alignment
Fonts
EXIT
Imported
41. A paragraph style that creates a single list element - usually indicated by a 'bullet' character. This is also known as an 'unordered list.'
Bulleted list
MIN
Text box
Active cell
42. Function performed to reverse the action of an earlier action
Undo
MS Word
Worksheet
Spam
43. In general a range refers to a series of value between two other values
CPU
Create
Update
Range
44. Internet Service Provider
Edit
Grammar Checker
ISP
Trashcan
45. 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
Spreadsheet
Word Art
DSL
Mouse
46. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.
Field
Brochures
Row
SAVE
47. The number keys on the right side of the keyboard that are laid out like the keys on an adding machine. In most cases - you can use these keys interchangeably with the number keys on the top row of the keyboard. Some programs use the numeric keypad a
Menu
Cards
Num lock
File name
48. 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.
Multiple
Task panes
Relationships
Blog
49. Term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors - refresh refers to the renewal of the screen contents.
Store
Database
Refresh
Word Art
50. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.
Mouse
index.html
Active worksheet
Menu