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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. Allows user to draw or paint & bit mapped images






2. Alternatively referred to as UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) - spam - not to be confused with the meat product - is slang commonly used to describe junk e-mail on the Internet.






3. Row of boxes - often at the top of an application window that control various functions of the software






4. A portion of a computer display used in a graphical interface that enables users to select commands by pointing to illustrations or symbols with a mouse. 'Windows' is also the name Microsoft adopted for its popular operating system.






5. To workout a mathematical equation






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. A tab at the bottom left corner of a worksheet that has the worksheet name and other worksheets in the workbook






8. Exploring the Internet.






9. Styles of text already in MS






10. 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).






11. Converts digital data into analog data - so it can be sent over phone lines. Changes analog into digital when receiving data.






12. Shows the date & time & lets you set the clock






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






14. A field or section of a page that enables a user to enter text






15. In general a range refers to a series of value between two other values






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






17. A discrete collection of information you create with a computer program - including memos - pictures - budgets - text - and so on.






18. 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.






19. Alternatively referred to as dummy text - placeholder text is text that is only present in order to hold the place for something else






20. The location of a specific cell or range expressed by the coordinates of column and row; for example - A1. (spreadsheet application)






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. The first calculation device






24. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.






25. Devices used to store massive amounts of information so that it can be readily retrieved. Devices include RAIDs - CD-ROMs - DVDs






26. Bar located along the top of a window or a dialog box that displays the name of the window or software program being used.






27. This is a picture or an image.






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






29. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






30. A piece of paper used to advertise an event - company - etc.






31. Something that can be accessed






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






33. A set of programs that - among other things - controls the way information is loaded into memory - the way the computer works with that information - the way information is stored on a disk - and the way the computer communicates with a printer and o






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






35. In mouse-based applications - a market moves across the screen when you move the mouse across your desk.






36. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data






37. 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.






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. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






41. A file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents or a generic document.






42. The cell in which you are working - indicated by the current location of the cell pointer.






43. A term used to describe the process of organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier






44. Enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software






45. Where you advertise something






46. This is a secret code to protect your data and can keep others from accessing your computer.






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






48. The change from one thing to another






49. A row in a table






50. In general - the term query is commonly used to describe a question or request that is made by a user or another computer or device