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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 tool box that allows you to change the font of text






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






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






4. A software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way






5. A circuit board that you can install in a slot inside the computer to expand the computer's memory or give it the means to communicate with a peripheral device.






6. The overall appearance of a document - image - text or other medium designed to be more appeasing to the viewer or help locate or identify the medium being looked at






7. The actual web page on the domain






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






9. 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.






10. The process of transferring information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network). v. To transfer information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network).






11. Microsoft software presentation program that allows a user to create a slide show of important notes that can be easily shown and moved through during a presentation






12. 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.






13. 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






14. 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.






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






16. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






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






18. A feature that steps the user through the installation or setup of a software program or hardware device






19. A minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition






20. 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).






21. Where you advertise something






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






23. Text that appears at the top and bottom of every page or every other page of a document.






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






25. 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).






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






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






28. 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).






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






30. Programs currently being worked on






31. Alternatively referred to as a worksheet - a spreadsheet is a data file made up of rows and columns that are used to sort data and allow a user to manipulate and arrange data easily - commonly numerical data.






32. A letter - number or other symbol.






33. Sometimes referred to as run around - word wrap is an ability found in most text editing programs that allows any text that reaches the end of the far right edge of the window to wrap automatically to the next line without requiring the user to press






34. A type of edging around a document






35. The horizontal placement of cell contents - for example: left - center - or right. (spreadsheet application)






36. Graphical User Interface. A system that simplifies selecting computer commands by enabling the user to point to symbols or illustrations (called icons) on the computer screen with a mouse.






37. Microsoft Office feature found in Microsoft Office 2002 (XP) - Office 2003 - and later versions that enables users to have quick access to common features - information - and commands.






38. 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.






39. A software program or program feature designed to locate misspelled words and notify the user of those misspelled words.






40. A Microsoft program






41. The first calculation device






42. A key on the numeric keypad that confirms a choice or tells a program you're ready to proceed. In most cases - the Return key also serves this function. The ____ button is used to confirm an entry into an active cell. (in spreadsheet applications)






43. Exploring the Internet.






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






45. When referring to a network - a gateway is an address used as an entry point into another network






46. 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.






47. Something that can be accessed






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






49. Copy of text stored on the computer and only accessible through the computer






50. 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.