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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.
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2. Receptacle for unwanted items






3. 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






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






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






6. The first calculation device






7. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.






8. The study and designing of products to help reduce the stress & make a product more comfortable to the user helping increase the users' productivity






9. Text that appears at the top and bottom of every page or every other page of a document.






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






11. A program that walks you through MS






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13. 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






14. 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).






15. This is the screen that appears if you are not browsing the Internet - reading a file - or playing a game. Your icons are on this screen.






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. A connection that is established using a modem






21. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






22. An item that has been disposed of






23. The default document name in Excel






24. 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.






25. Something that can be accessed






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






27. This is a secret code to protect your data and can keep others from accessing your computer.






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






29. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






30. A box that allows a change of the format of text that affects the complete paragraph or is different from other paragraphs in a document.






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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






35. Term used to describe the process of switching back and forth between settings or between programs






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






37. A key that - when pressed in conjunction with another key - creates a special effect.






38. 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).






39. 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.






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






41. Internet Service Provider






42. 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.






43. Software file that contains updated information and various fixes that resolves issues that have been located by the software developer to help prevent those errors from occurring in the future






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






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






46. Computer company






47. The process of launching the web page into the public for use.






48. Enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software






49. 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.






50. A type of edging around a document