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






2. A character displayed on the screen to prompt the user to take some action. The most common prompt is the 'C prompt' in which the computer hard drive or 'C' requests directions on what the computer should perform next.






3. The first calculation device






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






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






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






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






8. Process of taking data from one program or computer to another






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






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






11. Exploring the Internet.






12. 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.






13. Viewing portion of a display






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






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






16. A minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition






17. Data that goes into a computer device.






18. A connection that is established using a modem






19. Recording how long something takes






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Something that can be accessed






27. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






29. A flat round storage medium that is read by a laser






30. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol






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






32. Alternatively referred to as dummy text - placeholder text is text that is only present in order to hold the place for something else






33. This is the program you use to browse files. A web browser will browse internet files - like Firefox or Internet Explorer.






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






35. Turns computer on and off






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






37. A design that defines the overall look of characters






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






39. Maximum






40. 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






41. A box that allows you to close a document or window






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






43. In general a range refers to a series of value between two other values






44. A box that allows the process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.






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






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






47. 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.






48. A generic text editor included with Microsoft Windows that enables someone to open and read plaintext files






49. Side text that could be important later






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