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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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1. Cable TV






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






3. Exploring the Internet.






4. An arrangement of information in rows and columns that makes comparing and contrasting easier






5. A key on the numeric keypad that confirms a choice or tells a program you're ready to proceed. In most cases - the Return key also serves this function. The ____ button is used to confirm an entry into an active cell. (in spreadsheet applications)






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






7. Copy of text stored on the computer and only accessible through the computer






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






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. A term used to describe the process of searching for - locating and returning data.






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






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






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






14. Side text that could be important later






15. To study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis






16. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






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






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






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






20. A menu window that opens vertically on-screen to display context-related options. Also called pop-up menu or pull-down menu.






21. Where you advertise something






22. 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






23. 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.






24. Devices used to store massive amounts of information so that it can be readily retrieved. Devices include RAIDs - CD-ROMs - DVDs






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






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






27. 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.






28. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






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






30. 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






31. Creating a new document or folder






32. Short for document






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. A name - e-mail - or other personal information that enables other users to get a hold of someone






42. 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).






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






44. Completes the text for you






45. 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.






46. Many computers that are connected like a web so you can see what other computer operators show you and you can show them things as well.






47. 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






48. 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






49. A visual representation of months and dates for a given year






50. A set of programs that - among other things - controls the way information is loaded into memory - the way the computer works with that information - the way information is stored on a disk - and the way the computer communicates with a printer and o







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