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






2. 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.






3. Toolbar used to format documents






4. A discrete collection of information you create with a computer program - including memos - pictures - budgets - text - and so on.






5. Where the text is automatically entered






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






7. 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.






8. To do this - you click on something and hold the button down. This will move the object you clicked on and will leave it where you let go of the button. So it drags it and drops it.






9. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.






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






11. Minimum






12. Row of boxes - often at the top of an application window that control various functions of the software






13. The default document name in Excel






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






15. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.






16. A note added by way of comment or explanation






17. A column in a table






18. Short for document






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






20. Sections of a document that are unused. White spaces help separate paragraphs of text - graphics and other portions of a document - and helps a document look less crowded.






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






22. 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)






23. 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






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






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






26. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






27. The type and how big the text or object is






28. A file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents or a generic document.






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






30. 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.






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






32. Storage medium that holds information until it is deleted or overwritten regardless if the computer has power






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






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






35. 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






36. The location of a specific cell or range expressed by the coordinates of column and row; for example - A1. (spreadsheet application)






37. E-mail software program by Microsoft that enables users to easily send and receive e-mail on their computer






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






39. 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






40. Turns computer on and off






41. The study and designing of products to help reduce the stress & make a product more comfortable to the user helping increase the users' productivity






42. 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.






43. A Microsoft program






44. Term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors - refresh refers to the renewal of the screen contents.






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






46. In general - the term query is commonly used to describe a question or request that is made by a user or another computer or device






47. A file or view of data formatted in a way that allows the user to see a large amount of data quickly from documents or a database.






48. 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).






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






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