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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. 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).






2. A Microsoft program






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. A piece of paper used to advertise an event - company - etc.






9. 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.






10. Converts digital data into analog data - so it can be sent over phone lines. Changes analog into digital when receiving data.






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






12. A note added by way of comment or explanation






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






14. A general term used to describe what you see on your screen when you're using a computer. This may include video effects - tables - letters - or numbers.






15. A space reserved for a person's signature






16. Adding text to a document






17. 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






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






19. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers






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. The overall appearance of a document - image - text or other medium designed to be more appeasing to the viewer or help locate or identify the medium being looked at






22. Everything to the left except the date - closing - signature - typed name and senders address are to the middle semi-colon






23. A type of edging around a document






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






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






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






27. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.






28. When a machine - object etc. is capable of performing a task






29. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






30. Creating a new document or folder






31. A software program or program feature designed to locate misspelled words and notify the user of those misspelled words.






32. Completes the text for you






33. Viewing portion of a display






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






35. Toolbar used to format documents






36. 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).






37. A collection of similar information stored in a file - such as a database of addresses. This information may be created and stored in a database management system (DBMS).






38. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.






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






40. Alternatively referred to as the arithmetic mean - average is the sum of a series of numbers - divided by the total amount of numbers.






41. 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






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






43. This is a small symbol or picture that represents a program or other things.






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






45. 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.






46. Where the text is automatically entered






47. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






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






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






50. Term used to describe a software program that is intentionally installed on the computer by a user to monitor or spy on what other users of the same computer are doing.