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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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 graphical or textual page that incorporates navigation hyperlinks to pages that are part of a web structure.






2. 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).






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






4. Exploring the Internet.






5. Minimum






6. A graphic representation of selected worksheet information. Types include 2-D and 3-D column - bar - pie - area and line charts.






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






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






9. A FTP command used to upload a file to a remote computer.






10. A group of application programs - usually on one disk - designed to share data.






11. Extra programs






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






13. A paragraph style that creates a single list element - usually indicated by a 'bullet' character. This is also known as an 'unordered list.'






14. A weblog or blog - is a listing of text - images - or other objects that are arranged in a chronological order that first started appearing in 1998.






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






16. Term used to describe the process of switching back and forth between settings or between programs






17. This is the screen that appears if you are not browsing the Internet - reading a file - or playing a game. Your icons are on this screen.






18. Term used to describe the location or folder where e-mail is stored before being sent






19. A note added by way of comment or explanation






20. A box that helps you edit the parameters defined by the user that help determine how a printed page will appear.






21. 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.






22. A term used to describe a software program or section of a program that is running in a multitasking environment.






23. A picture or graphics file that can be inserted on a web page and displayed in a browser.






24. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






25. The default document name in Excel






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






27. A connection that is established using a modem






28. Software that was written to do bad stuff to your computer.






29. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file






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






31. The name you give your file or document before you save it on a disk. This name should help you identify and retrieve this file.






32. To workout a mathematical equation






33. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






34. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






35. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol






36. The type of money used in a certain place






37. The change from one thing to another






38. Allows you to collapse the documents to see only the main headings or to expand a document to see all the main headings and text.






39. Justify






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






41. 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.






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






43. An attachment can be a picture - a word document - a movie - a sound file - an excel document - or any other file that requires another program to open it.






44. A column in a table






45. A difference in the text






46. 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






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






48. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.






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






50. A series of keys to unlock a screen