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Computer Literacy

Subjects : literacy, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. More than one or something that can be multiplied






2. Shows the date & time & lets you set the clock






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






4. This is all the instructions for the computer or a program designed to do different things. Examples are: Microsoft Word - Internet Explorer - and Windows.






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






9. A row in a table






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






11. 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.






12. A field or section of a page that enables a user to enter text






13. A type of edging around a document






14. A file containing a series of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images that are displayed in rapid sequence in some Web browsers.






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






16. Allows user to draw or paint & bit mapped images






17. 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).






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






19. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






20. The process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.






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






22. A generic text editor included with MS that enables someone to open and read plain text files






23. To combine two or more files into a single file.






24. The horizontal placement of cell contents - for example: left - center - or right. (spreadsheet application)






25. 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.






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






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






28. A design that defines the overall look of characters






29. When referring to a network - a gateway is an address used as an entry point into another network






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






31. A note added by way of comment or explanation






32. A discrete collection of information you create with a computer program - including memos - pictures - budgets - text - and so on.






33. A term used to describe a software program or section of a program that is running in a multitasking environment.






34. A space reserved for a person's signature






35. A computer bridge is a device that connects two local-area networks (LANs) - or two segments of the same LAN.






36. The cell in which you are working - indicated by the current location of the cell pointer.






37. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.






38. Everything to the left except date - closing - written signature - typed name - senders address - comma






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






40. Cable TV






41. A letter - number or other symbol.






42. 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






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






44. A flat round storage medium that is read by a laser






45. A character that is not a number or a letter






46. 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






47. The actual web page on the domain






48. 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






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






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







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