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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. The first calculation device






2. A FTP command used to upload a file to a remote computer.






3. Magnetic tape drive capable of moving the tape through the tapes drive's read






4. Computer company






5. 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.






6. A circuit board that you can install in a slot inside the computer to expand the computer's memory or give it the means to communicate with a peripheral device.






7. A space reserved for a person's signature






8. Where the text is automatically entered






9. This is a picture or an image.






10. The address of documents and resources on the internet.






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12. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






13. Term used to describe a computer keyboard key that has one or more function






14. A key that - when pressed in conjunction with another key - creates a special effect.






15. 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.






16. Recording how long something takes






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






18. Copy of text stored on the computer and only accessible through the computer






19. 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.






20. This is a small symbol or picture that represents a program or other things.






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






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






23. Sections of a document that are unused. White spaces help separate paragraphs of text - graphics and other portions of a document - and helps a document look less crowded.






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. A connection that is established using a modem






29. Where you get something






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






31. This is the program you use to browse files. A web browser will browse internet files - like Firefox or Internet Explorer.






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






33. A Microsoft program






34. 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).






35. Alternatively referred to as ANSI art - text art - or word art - ASCII art is the process of forming pictures or art out of the characters available in the ASCII chart






36. A word or character that causes the computer to do something. A command is a request or directions given to a computer.






37. 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).






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






39. To workout a mathematical equation






40. Unique location identified by intersecting column and row coordinates. (spreadsheet application) -The address or name of a specific cell. Cell references may be used in formulas and are relative or absolute. (spreadsheet application)






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






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






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






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






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






46. A vertical or horizontal bar commonly located on the far right or bottom of a window that allows a user to move the window viewing area up - down - left - or right.






47. Turns computer on and off






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






49. 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.






50. A built-in formula that you can use in spread sheet application to calculate an average - a square root - a total - and so on.