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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 collection of icons - pictures - buttons and other useful image files along with sound and video files that can be embedded or inserted into web pages.






2. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.






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






4. Documents used to remind the user of an event or occasion






5. Medium






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






7. 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.






8. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






9. 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






10. Toolbar used to format documents






11. A disk which is 5.25 inches in diameter - with a storage capacity of 143 K (the equivalent of about 70 pages of text).






12. A chart or graphic image that can be moved and re-sized and contains handles when selected.






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. Where you advertise something






16. 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.






17. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






23. A function similar to the save function that allows a user to specify the name and location of where he or she wishes to save the file before saving it.






24. Data that goes into a computer device.






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






26. To move the visual portions of a screen up - down - left - or right - in order to see additional information on the monitor.






27. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






28. Creating a new document or folder






29. Software that allows one to calculate numbers in a format that is similar to pages in a conventional ledger.






30. A box that helps with the overall process of connecting and preparing a software program - hardware device or computer to function properly.






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






32. Bar located along the top of a window or a dialog box that displays the name of the window or software program being used.






33. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






34. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






35. Alternatively referred to as state - status is a term used to describe the current situation or mode the device or user currently is in.






36. Allows user to draw or paint & bit mapped images






37. 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.






38. Programs currently being worked on






39. 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.






40. Turns computer on and off






41. A term used to describe the process of organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier






42. The change from one thing to another






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






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






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






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






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






48. A device that scans something that is flat and sends the image to the computer.






49. The horizontal placement of cell contents - for example: left - center - or right. (spreadsheet application)






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