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Basic Computer Knowledge

Subject : 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. Supports hundreds of users simultaneously
Where should you save your work?
server
Kilobyte
terabyte

2. H: Drive
RAM stands for...
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect
Where should you save your work?
To 'reboot' your computer means to...

3. 1 billion bytes
To 'reboot' your computer means to...
gigabyte
To select items in a list that are not contiguous you can *Contiguous means that items are not right next to one another
computer hardware

4. Printer
the hardware that provides printed output from the computer
LCD monitor features
Byte
Before you copy or cut text in a word document you must first

5. Network
To 'reboot' your computer means to...
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the copy command is...
Double clicking in the very top left hand corner of a window will
wo or more computers that can communicate together

6. Display help for the current application
Other terms for 'Computer Program' are...
nonimpact printers
data
Pressing F1 will

7. Programs that enable hardware to perform different tasks &applied software &system software
computer software
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the CUT command is...
Your computer speakers plug in to the

8. Screens are grids made up of millions of pixels &each pixel is composed of red &blue & and green subpixels & picture element is sandwiched between two transparent layers to form images
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect
LCD monitor features
Pressing F1 will
If you want to browse the contents of your hard drive which program would be most useful

9. Performs complex calculations rapidly
In computer technology PC stands for...
CPU
Byte
Pressing F1 will

10. Viewing web pages and clicking on hyperlinks

11. Your friend
The CPU is commonly referred to as the
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because
You can't find a file you know you saved on your computer. The most likely reason is that
Right Click is...

12. Software & Application

13. Select or highlight the text
Mozilla & Firefox & Notepad & Adobe Acrobat & Microsoft Word & Winamp & and Internet Explorer are all examples of...
If you want to browse the contents of your hard drive which program would be most useful
Before you copy or cut text in a word document you must first
The purpose of the hard drive is to...

14. Display help for the current application
megabyte
gigabyte
Pressing F1 will
Mozilla & Firefox & Notepad & Adobe Acrobat & Microsoft Word & Winamp & and Internet Explorer are all examples of...

15. Random Access Memory
RAM stands for...
specialty printers
output device
the unwritten 'rules' of etiquette used on the Internet

16. Ink-jet &laser
non-impact printers
Byte
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the paste command is...
To 'reboot' your computer means to...

17. Files on your computer which contain instructions for the computer

18. Restart it

19. Double click the folder
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely
The phrase 'surfing the internet' refers to...
What type of software application would be best suited for creating a chart to manipulate personal financial data such as income and expenses
In computer technology PC stands for...

20. Adware
The purpose of the hard drive is to...
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because
output device
A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as

21. Single left click
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...
laptop
Another term for a computer monitor is...
The CPU is commonly referred to as the

22. Software application used for viewing web pages

23. High Five
If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a...
Bit
A network adapter is also referred to as
Computer 'Software' refers to...

24. Restart it

25. Inkjet &less expensive device &print high quality color images cost effective &laser jet-more expensive device &faster printing speed &color lasers are becoming less expensive
Your computer speakers plug in to the
an abbreviation for electronic mail which is a letter or memo sent to a person or group electronically over the Internet
nonimpact printers
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the copy command is...

26. Ctrl-V
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the paste command is...
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the CUT command is...
the physical components of the computer system
To select items in a list that are not contiguous you can *Contiguous means that items are not right next to one another

27. Supports hundreds of users simultaneously
To 'reboot' your computer means to...
server
data
www.google.com is an example of a...

28. Gathers data as input - Processes data and information - Stores data and information - Outputs data or information
You can't find a file you know you saved on your computer. The most likely reason is that
computer
www.google.com is an example of a...
Your computer speakers plug in to the

29. Taskbar
Other terms for 'Computer Program' are...
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.
If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a...
specialty printers

30. Binary digit
nonimpact printers
Pressing F1 will
Bit
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.

31. All-in-one &plotters &thermal
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
data
specialty printers
If you want to browse the contents of your hard drive which program would be most useful

32. Your work will be lost when you close the program if you don't.
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because
Where should you save your work?
Where should you save your work?

33. Hold down the Ctrl key and select the desired items
To select items in a list that are not contiguous you can *Contiguous means that items are not right next to one another
The term 'Internet' refers to...
Pressing F1 will
'Web Browser' is a...

34. Netiquette

35. E-mail
A device which will allow you to connect multiple computers together in your house for the purpose of sharing informations is a...
an abbreviation for electronic mail which is a letter or memo sent to a person or group electronically over the Internet
A type of computer program that collects personal information without your consent is known as
www.google.com is an example of a...

36. Software
the hardware that provides printed output from the computer
the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do
Bit
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because

37. Brain
The term 'Internet' refers to...
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because
The CPU is commonly referred to as the
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect

38. 1 million bytes
Kilobyte
LCD monitor features
megabyte
terabyte

39. Representation of a fact &figure & or idea
data
CPU
desktop
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address

40. Software & Application

41. Performs complex calculations rapidly
The phrase 'surfing the internet' refers to...
CPU
What does CPU stand for?
the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do

42. A global network of interconnected computers

43. Sends processed data out of the computer
output device
In computer technology PC stands for...
The phrase 'surfing the internet' refers to...
desktop

44. A global network of interconnected computers

45. CRT (cathode ray tube) &LCD (liquid crystal display)
monitor types
What type of software application would be best suited for creating a chart to manipulate personal financial data such as income and expenses
the unwritten 'rules' of etiquette used on the Internet
server

46. Your friend
A network adapter is also referred to as
Right Click is...
computer
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...

47. Switch
A device which will allow you to connect multiple computers together in your house for the purpose of sharing informations is a...
the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely
A type of computer program that collects personal information without your consent is known as

48. 1 trillion bytes
The phrase 'surfing the internet' refers to...
terabyte
laptop
Before you copy or cut text in a word document you must first

49. 1000 bytes
If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a...
Mozilla & Firefox & Notepad & Adobe Acrobat & Microsoft Word & Winamp & and Internet Explorer are all examples of...
Kilobyte
One way to rename a folder is to...

50. Windows Explorer
laptop
In computer technology PC stands for...
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
If you want to browse the contents of your hard drive which program would be most useful