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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. World Wide Web - Group of internet servers linking computers around the world.






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






3. A program that walks you through MS






4. The rectangular area - above the worksheet window - that displays a cell's contents - including numbers - text - and formulas - when you click a cell. You can use the formula bar to enter and edit data in the active cell.






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






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7. Viewing portion of a display






8. A note added by way of comment or explanation






9. The process of launching the web page into the public for use.






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






11. The end of a line of text. You can force a line break by pressing 'Return' - or you can let the application break lines for you. This is a special character that forces a new line on a page without creating a new paragraph.






12. A letter - number or other symbol.






13. A device - such as a keyboard - stylus and tablet - mouse - puck - or microphone - that allows input of information (letters - numbers - sound - video) to a computer.






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






15. 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.






16. Location of stored activities or events occurring to a computer or network






17. A box that helps with the overall process of connecting and preparing a software program - hardware device or computer to function properly.






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






19. 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.






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






21. Styles of text already in MS






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






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






24. A menu where you can search for anything that you need






25. 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.






26. Recording how long something takes






27. Justify






28. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.






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






30. 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.






31. Software that was written to do bad stuff to your computer.






32. A box that allows a change of the format of text that affects the complete paragraph or is different from other paragraphs in a document.






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






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






35. A menu window that opens vertically on-screen to display context-related options. Also called pop-up menu or pull-down menu.






36. A software tool included with some word processors that provides synonyms for selected words on command






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






38. 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)






39. A design that defines the overall look of characters






40. Sometimes referred to as seek - search is the process of locating a letter(s) - word(s) - file(s) - website(s) - etc.






41. An item that has been disposed of






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






43. Maximum






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






45. To workout a mathematical equation






46. 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.






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






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






49. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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