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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 visual representation of months and dates for a given year






2. The address of documents and resources on the internet.






3. More than one or something that can be multiplied






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






5. Term used to describe a menu that is contained within another menu






6. Exploring the Internet.






7. A program that walks you through MS






8. This is where all the letters - numbers - and other buttons are located. When you type on it - the symbols appear on the monitor.






9. An operating environment created by MS provide an interface known as GUI for IBM compatible computers






10. 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.






11. Receptacle for unwanted items






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






13. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers






14. Term used to describe a software program that is intentionally installed on the computer by a user to monitor or spy on what other users of the same computer are doing.






15. Digital Subscriber Line. A method of connecting to the Internet via a phone line. A DSL connection uses copper telephone lines but is able to relay data at much higher speeds than modems and does not interfere with telephone use.






16. Maximum






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






18. Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A common system used to request and send HTML documents on the World Wide Web. It is the first portion of all URL addresses on the World Wide Web (e.g. - http://www.whitehouse.gov).






19. A function similar to the save function that allows a user to specify the name and location of where he or she wishes to save the file before saving it.






20. Adding text to a document






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






22. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






23. This is a picture that pops up when you are not using your computer.






24. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






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






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






28. 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)






29. Internet Service Provider






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






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






32. Term used to describe the process of saving information to be used later






33. Completes the text for you






34. The physical division of space on a disk into sections--where information can be stored. A disk's format is established as part of the initialization process.






35. Pages that have instructions - questions - etc. that need to be numbered






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






37. ...






38. A software program or program feature sometimes found in a program such as a word processor that can be used to help check text for any improper grammar.






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






40. Recording how long something takes






41. A character that is not a number or a letter






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. Everything to the left except date - closing - written signature - typed name - senders address - comma






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






46. Everything to the left except the date - closing - signature - typed name and senders address are to the middle semi-colon






47. 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.






48. When a machine - object etc. is capable of performing a task






49. Cable TV






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






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