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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 program that walks you through MS






2. 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






3. Graphical User Interface. A system that simplifies selecting computer commands by enabling the user to point to symbols or illustrations (called icons) on the computer screen with a mouse.






4. Adding text to a document






5. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






6. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






7. The screen that shows you what you are doing. It is like a viewer that displays what the computer sends to it.






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






9. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.






10. 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.






11. Internet Service Provider






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






14. 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.






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






16. Data that goes into a computer device.






17. 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.






18. A set of instructions that you enter in a cell to perform numeric calculations (adding - multiplying - averaging - etc.); for example - +A1+B1. (in spreadsheet applications)






19. A difference in the text






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






21. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






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






23. Alternatively referred to as malware - sneakware - or spyware - adware is a program installed without a user's consent or knowledge during the install of another program






24. 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.






25. Provides access to begin programs - documents & access internet information






26. Alternatively referred to as an account name - login ID - and user ID - a username or user name is a name given to a user on a computer or computer network.






27. Recording how long something takes






28. The pre-defined configuration of a system or an application. In most programs - the defaults can be changed to reflect personal preferences.






29. The default document name in Excel






30. 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.






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






32. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.






33. Unique location identified by intersecting column and row coordinates. (spreadsheet application) -The address or name of a specific cell. Cell references may be used in formulas and are relative or absolute. (spreadsheet application)






34. A set of data-entry fields on a page processed on a server. The user submits the form by clicking on a button or image - and the form is sent by a form handler.






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






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






37. Programs currently being worked on






38. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations






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






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






41. 3






42. Where you send something in the past tense






43. When referring to a network - a gateway is an address used as an entry point into another network






44. Term used to describe the process of switching between tasks currently running on the computer without affecting any of the tasks.






45. Turns computer on and off






46. A website - or web site - is a central location of various web pages that are all related and can be accessed by visiting the home page using a browser






47. Alternatively referred to as the arithmetic mean - average is the sum of a series of numbers - divided by the total amount of numbers.






48. A software program or program feature designed to locate misspelled words and notify the user of those misspelled words.






49. 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).






50. Another name for the hard disc that stores information information in a computer.