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






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






3. 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






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






5. Information that comes from a computer after it has been processed






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






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






8. 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.






9. A program that walks you through MS






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






11. A column in a table






12. Programs currently being worked on






13. 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






14. Short for document






15. 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






16. 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.






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






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






19. A key that can lock into place so that letters you type will come out capitalized. Caps Lock doesn't affect non-alphabetic keys (such as punctuation and symbols). To access these - you must still press the Shift key (on either side of the key board).






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






21. This is the process where you copy something from another computer or the Internet - and save it on your computer.






22. Adding text to a document






23. A collection of similar information stored in a file - such as a database of addresses. This information may be created and stored in a database management system (DBMS).






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






33. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






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






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






36. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.






37. Text or an image that is connected by hypertext coding to a different location. By selecting the text or image with a mouse - the computer 'jumps to' (or displays) the linked text.






38. A command that removes and adds cell contents from a worksheet.






39. 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)






40. The cell in which you are working - indicated by the current location of the cell pointer.






41. A difference in the text






42. 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.






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






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






45. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






46. A software tool included with some word processors that provides synonyms for selected words on command






47. An early operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Disc Operating System).






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






49. A word or character that causes the computer to do something. A command is a request or directions given to a computer.






50. Term used to describe the location or folder that e-mail is received on the computer or a computer program