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






2. A Microsoft program






3. Alternatively referred to as an account name - login ID - and user ID - a username or user name is a name given to a user on a computer or computer network.






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






5. 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.






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






7. Where the text is automatically entered






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






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






10. Any character that is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - or 0






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






12. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






13. Adding text to a document






14. 1) text-based applications - a way of designing the number of characters that fit on the computer's display. A column is one character wide. 2) In spread sheet applications - a column is a vertical arrangement of cells.






15. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






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






17. 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






18. Creating a new document or folder






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






21. Side text that could be important later






22. Internet Service Provider






23. 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.






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






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






26. Toolbar used to format documents






27. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations






28. 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.






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






30. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






31. Protection for any published work that helps to prevent that work from being used without prior authorization






32. A little device that you move with your hand which then moves the cursor on the screen.






33. A disk which is 5.25 inches in diameter - with a storage capacity of 143 K (the equivalent of about 70 pages of text).






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






35. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






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






37. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






38. 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.






39. 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)






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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.






45. Document commonly written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or through another network using a browser






46. 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.






47. A row in a table






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






49. Computer company






50. Command or option used to close a program or file.