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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 design that defines the overall look of characters






2. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






3. The change from one thing to another






4. To workout a mathematical equation






5. 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.






6. A collection of icons - pictures - buttons and other useful image files along with sound and video files that can be embedded or inserted into web pages.






7. A column in a table






8. Receptacle for unwanted items






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






10. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.






11. Allows user to draw or paint & bit mapped images






12. 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.






13. Allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes






14. Adding text to a document






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






16. Toolbar used to format documents






17. The first calculation device






18. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.






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






20. The process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.






21. Internet Service Provider






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






23. 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






24. To combine two or more files into a single file.






25. 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.






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






27. Alternatively referred to as state - status is a term used to describe the current situation or mode the device or user currently is in.






28. The layout - coloring - font - etc. of a document






29. 3






30. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






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






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






33. An image usually displayed at the top of a page in a Web site - containing text and design elements (often to identify the site).






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A name - e-mail - or other personal information that enables other users to get a hold of someone






41. A connection that is established using a modem






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






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






44. 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






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






46. A generic text editor included with Microsoft Windows that enables someone to open and read plaintext files






47. A set of instructions that you enter in a cell to perform numeric calculations (adding - multiplying - averaging - etc.); for example - +A1+B1. (in spreadsheet applications)






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






49. Term used to describe the location or folder that e-mail is received on the computer or a computer program






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