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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. Ctrl-X
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 seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely
A device which will allow you to connect multiple computers together in your house for the purpose of sharing informations is a...

2. Random Access Memory
RAM stands for...
Your computer speakers plug in to the
CPU
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.

3. Ink-jet &laser
output device
'Web Browser' is a...
non-impact printers
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because

4. Display
CPU
impact printers
Another term for a computer monitor is...
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address

5. Save information on the disc

6. Modem
information
nonimpact printers
This device is used for sending and receiving data over a telephone line
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because

7. Viewing web pages and clicking on hyperlinks

8. Network card
an abbreviation for electronic mail which is a letter or memo sent to a person or group electronically over the Internet
In computer technology PC stands for...
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...
A network adapter is also referred to as

9. Brain
The CPU is commonly referred to as the
Right Click is...
Kilobyte
Bit

10. Viewing web pages and clicking on hyperlinks

11. Printers & digital cameras or anything with USB ports
the physical components of the computer system
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect
A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as
the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do

12. 1000 bytes
wo or more computers that can communicate together
This device is used for sending and receiving data over a telephone line
Kilobyte
'Web Browser' is a...

13. You didn't pay attention to where you saved the file

14. Any part of the computer you can touch &physical components
computer hardware
USB is the acronym for...
In computer technology PC stands for...
Bit

15. Adware
input devices
data
A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...

16. Standard layout on most keyboards
computer software
A small graphic that represents something on your computer is a...
Divorak Keyboard
output device

17. Your friend
Right Click is...
A network adapter is also referred to as
non-impact printers
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address

18. E-mail
an abbreviation for electronic mail which is a letter or memo sent to a person or group electronically over the Internet
'Web Browser' is a...
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address
LCD monitor features

19. Dot matrix
Bit
Kilobyte
'Web Browser' is a...
impact printers

20. Binary digit
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
'Web Browser' is a...
A device which will allow you to connect multiple computers together in your house for the purpose of sharing informations is a...
Bit

21. Double click the folder
A network adapter is also referred to as
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely
To select items in a list that are not contiguous you can *Contiguous means that items are not right next to one another
LCD monitor features

22. A global network of interconnected computers

23. Netiquette

24. Your work will be lost when you close the program if you don't.
Where should you save your work?
Before you copy or cut text in a word document you must first
One way to rename a folder is to...
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because

25. 1 trillion bytes
USB ports on your computer allow you to connect
Double clicking in the very top left hand corner of a window will
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...
terabyte

26. Spyware
output device
specialty printers
What does CPU stand for?
A type of computer program that collects personal information without your consent is known as

27. Right click on the folder & select rename and type the new folder name
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely
impact printers
One way to rename a folder is to...
computer

28. Icon
A small graphic that represents something on your computer is a...
Divorak Keyboard
monitor types
'Web Browser' is a...

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

30. Central Processing Unit
What does CPU stand for?
The CPU is commonly referred to as the
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the copy command is...

31. 1 trillion bytes
terabyte
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the CUT command is...
This is where you will find the start menu & quick launch area & list of open windows or programs & and the system tray.

32. Software & Application

33. Any part of the computer you can touch &physical components
computer hardware
information
the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the CUT command is...

34. Hardware
If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a...
Double clicking in the very top left hand corner of a window will
the physical components of the computer system
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address

35. 8 bits or one character
a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
Byte
input devices

36. Ctrl-X
The purpose of the hard drive is to...
monitor types
the physical components of the computer system
Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the CUT command is...

37. Organized & meaningful data
the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do
'Web Browser' is a...
the unwritten 'rules' of etiquette used on the Internet
information

38. Display
the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do
When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to...
nonimpact printers
Another term for a computer monitor is...

39. 1 billion bytes
Your computer speakers plug in to the
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
gigabyte
non-impact printers

40. Select or highlight the text
Before you copy or cut text in a word document you must first
Other terms for 'Computer Program' are...
computer
input devices

41. H: Drive
Where should you save your work?
You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder & you would most likely
input devices
megabyte

42. 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
nonimpact printers
A device which will allow you to connect multiple computers together in your house for the purpose of sharing informations is a...
You can't find a file you know you saved on your computer. The most likely reason is that
If you want to browse the contents of your hard drive which program would be most useful

43. Sound card
megabyte
Your computer speakers plug in to the
specialty printers
data

44. Adware
Your computer seems to have stopped working & or it has 'frozen' you should
A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as
input devices
If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a...

45. Universal Serial Bus
USB is the acronym for...
laptop
A small graphic that represents something on your computer is a...
Mozilla & Firefox & Notepad & Adobe Acrobat & Microsoft Word & Winamp & and Internet Explorer are all examples of...

46. Display help for the current application
nonimpact printers
Where should you save your work?
Pressing F1 will
information

47. Portable computer
A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as
laptop
CPU
When using a word processing program such as Microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because

48. Printer
the unwritten 'rules' of etiquette used on the Internet
the hardware that provides printed output from the computer
non-impact printers
A type of computer program that collects personal information without your consent is known as

49. Sends processed data out of the computer
A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as
output device
data
non-impact printers

50. Representation of a fact &figure & or idea
What does CPU stand for?
A device which will allow you to connect multiple computers together in your house for the purpose of sharing informations is a...
Double clicking in the very top left hand corner of a window will
data