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






2. Command or option used to close a program or file.






3. A design that defines the overall look of characters






4. Where you get something






5. A row in a table






6. Add - delete or change the contents of a cell or worksheet or file.






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






8. A graphic representation of selected worksheet information. Types include 2-D and 3-D column - bar - pie - area and line charts.






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






10. The address of documents and resources on the internet.






11. Microsoft WordPad is a free rich text editor included with Microsoft Windows 95 - 98 - ME - NT - 2000 - XP - Vista - 7 - and future releases of Microsoft Windows.






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






13. What You See Is What You Get. When using most word processors - page layout programs (See desktop publishing) - and web page design programs - words and images will be displayed on the monitor as they will look on the printed page or web page.






14. In mathematics - a sum is the total amount obtained from adding numbers






15. An item that has been disposed of






16. The layout - coloring - font - etc. of a document






17. The physical division of space on a disk into sections--where information can be stored. A disk's format is established as part of the initialization process.






18. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






19. The first calculation device






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






21. A word or character that causes the computer to do something. A command is a request or directions given to a computer.






22. A precise series of instructions written in a computer language that tells the computer what to do and how to do it. Programs are also called 'software' or 'applications.'






23. 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






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






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






26. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






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






28. This is a picture or an image.






29. The process of transferring information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network). v. To transfer information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network).






30. Where you advertise something






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. Digital Subscriber Line. A method of connecting to the Internet via a phone line. A DSL connection uses copper telephone lines but is able to relay data at much higher speeds than modems and does not interfere with telephone use.






37. Something that can be accessed






38. A graphical or textual page that incorporates navigation hyperlinks to pages that are part of a web structure.






39. A group of application programs - usually on one disk - designed to share data.






40. Light or led that indicates the status of a hardware device






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






42. A command that puts a file away but keeps the program you're in open so that you can continue to work.






43. 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






44. A software program or program feature sometimes found in a program such as a word processor that can be used to help check text for any improper grammar.






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






46. A tool box that allows you to change the font of text






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






48. 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.






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






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