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Computer Literacy

Subjects : literacy, it-skills
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1. Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A common system used to request and send HTML documents on the World Wide Web. It is the first portion of all URL addresses on the World Wide Web (e.g. - http://www.whitehouse.gov).






2. 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.






3. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






4. 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.






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






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






7. Term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors - refresh refers to the renewal of the screen contents.






8. 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.






9. 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






10. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






12. 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






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






14. A similarity between different objects - documents - etc.






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






16. A circuit board that you can install in a slot inside the computer to expand the computer's memory or give it the means to communicate with a peripheral device.






17. Information that comes from a computer after it has been processed






18. This is where all the letters - numbers - and other buttons are located. When you type on it - the symbols appear on the monitor.






19. Software that was written to do bad stuff to your computer.






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






21. 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).






22. Any character that is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - or 0






23. Term used to describe the location or folder where e-mail is stored before being sent






24. In mouse-based applications - a market moves across the screen when you move the mouse across your desk.






25. 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.






26. Location of stored activities or events occurring to a computer or network






27. More than one or something that can be multiplied






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






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






30. Function performed to reverse the action of an earlier action






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






32. Styles of text already in MS






33. Minimum






34. Term used to describe the process of switching between tasks currently running on the computer without affecting any of the tasks.






35. Provides access to begin programs - documents & access internet information






36. Protection for any published work that helps to prevent that work from being used without prior authorization






37. Recording how long something takes






38. A FTP command used to upload a file to a remote computer.






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. A design that defines the overall look of characters






43. 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.






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






45. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data






46. An image usually displayed at the top of a page in a Web site - containing text and design elements (often to identify the site).






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






48. Where the text is automatically entered






49. 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.






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







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