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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. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol






2. 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.






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






4. The default document name in Excel






5. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.






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






7. Extra programs






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






9. 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.






10. Provides access to begin programs - documents & access internet information






11. Exploring the Internet.






12. A similarity between different objects - documents - etc.






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






14. A website - or web site - is a central location of various web pages that are all related and can be accessed by visiting the home page using a browser






15. Light or led that indicates the status of a hardware device






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






17. Completes the text for you






18. 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.






19. 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).






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






21. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon






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






23. A device that scans something that is flat and sends the image to the computer.






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






25. 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).






26. To workout a mathematical equation






27. Where the text is automatically entered






28. This is the process where you copy something from another computer or the Internet - and save it on your computer.






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






30. 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.






31. A paper printout of what you have prepared on the computer.






32. 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






33. Term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors - refresh refers to the renewal of the screen contents.






34. A series of keys to unlock a screen






35. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






36. A key that can lock into place so that letters you type will come out capitalized. Caps Lock doesn't affect non-alphabetic keys (such as punctuation and symbols). To access these - you must still press the Shift key (on either side of the key board).






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






38. Software file that contains updated information and various fixes that resolves issues that have been located by the software developer to help prevent those errors from occurring in the future






39. A command that removes and adds cell contents from a worksheet.






40. The process of moving data used in another program or earlier software version and moving it into another program or later version of the program.






41. Another name for the hard disc that stores information information in a computer.






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






43. 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.






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






45. The horizontal strip across the top of an application's window. Each word on the strip has a context sensitive drop-down menu containing features and actions that are available for the application in use.






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






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






48. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.






49. 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






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