Test your basic knowledge |

Computer Literacy

Subjects : literacy, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Pages that have instructions - questions - etc. that need to be numbered






2. Sets of typefaces (or characters) that come in different styles and sizes.






3. The default document name in Excel






4. 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.






5. Where you get something






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. Exploring the Internet.






9. A menu window that opens vertically on-screen to display context-related options. Also called pop-up menu or pull-down menu.






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






11. 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)






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






13. 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).






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






15. Medium






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






17. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. A built-in formula that you can use in spread sheet application to calculate an average - a square root - a total - and so on.






22. Data that goes into a computer device.






23. Term used to describe the process of saving information to be used later






24. A function similar to the save function that allows a user to specify the name and location of where he or she wishes to save the file before saving it.






25. Sometimes referred to as seek - search is the process of locating a letter(s) - word(s) - file(s) - website(s) - etc.






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






27. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






28. A term used to describe the process of organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier






29. Where you advertise something






30. 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.






31. A program that walks you through MS






32. A software tool included with some word processors that provides synonyms for selected words on command






33. 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.






34. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






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






36. 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






37. The horizontal strip across the top of an application's window. Each word on the strip has a context sensitive drop-down menu containing features and actions that are available for the application in use.






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






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






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






41. Microsoft software presentation program that allows a user to create a slide show of important notes that can be easily shown and moved through during a presentation






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






43. Styles of text already in MS






44. To do this - you click on something and hold the button down. This will move the object you clicked on and will leave it where you let go of the button. So it drags it and drops it.






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






46. To study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis






47. A column in a table






48. To move the visual portions of a screen up - down - left - or right - in order to see additional information on the monitor.






49. 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.






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