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Computer Literacy
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literacy
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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. Process of taking data from one program or computer to another
Annotations
Save As
Exported
Typeface & Font
2. A letter - number or other symbol.
Character
Hard drive
Formula
Font dialog box
3. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.
Hard drive
Active worksheet
WWW
Menu
4. The type of money used in a certain place
Image
Spam
MS Windows
Currency
5. Sometimes referred to as run around - word wrap is an ability found in most text editing programs that allows any text that reaches the end of the far right edge of the window to wrap automatically to the next line without requiring the user to press
Key tape
Word wrap
Spy-ware
Update
6. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.
Spam
Change
Sent
Power Point
7. A computer bridge is a device that connects two local-area networks (LANs) - or two segments of the same LAN.
Menu - drop-down
MEDIAN
Undo
Bridge
8. Term used to describe a menu that is contained within another menu
Store
Sub-menu
Jump/Flash drive
Borders
9. Term used to describe a computer keyboard key that has one or more function
Internet
Cut - Copy & Paste
Toggle Switches
Active worksheet
10. Completes the text for you
Personal Letter Format
Auto Text
Smart Tag
Highlighting Tool
11. Location of stored activities or events occurring to a computer or network
CPU
Wizard
Journal
Password
12. Computer company
Soft copy
CA TV
Create
Apple/Mac
13. A key that - when pressed in conjunction with another key - creates a special effect.
Paint
Cards
Blog
Option
14. A term used to describe the process of organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier
Task-switching
Timing
Screen
Sort
15. 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.
Virus
Copyright
Transition
Grammar Checker
16. 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
Update
Task panes
Built-in Styles
Secondary storage device
17. Light or led that indicates the status of a hardware device
Indicators
Alignment
Enter
Monitor
18. A box that allows you to close a document or window
Num lock
Spy-ware
Close box
Hyperlink
19. 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.
On/Off
Screen
Headers & Footers
Blog
20. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol
Browser
Document
Joystick
Letters
21. Alternatively referred to as dummy text - placeholder text is text that is only present in order to hold the place for something else
Signature block
Bridge
SAVE
Placeholder
22. The process of launching the web page into the public for use.
Publish
Record
Timing
CA TV
23. A built-in formula that you can use in spread sheet application to calculate an average - a square root - a total - and so on.
AutoCorrect
Page Numbering
spacing
Function
24. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed
Active worksheet
Journal
Placeholder
Task panes
25. 3
Default # worksheets
WYSIWYG
Line-spacing
Scroll Bars
26. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.
URL
Bulleted list
Hardware
Navigate
27. A file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents or a generic document.
Template
Demote
Page Setup dialog box
Storage
28. A type of edging around a document
Borders
Smart Tag
Thesaurus
Headers & Footers
29. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data
Default # worksheets
Date/Time control
MAX
Punched cards
30. An image usually displayed at the top of a page in a Web site - containing text and design elements (often to identify the site).
Apple/Mac
Ready
Relationships
Banners
31. A set of data-entry fields on a page processed on a server. The user submits the form by clicking on a button or image - and the form is sent by a form handler.
Form
Receive
Storage
Start-up button
32. Microsoft WordPad is a free rich text editor included with Microsoft Windows 95 - 98 - ME - NT - 2000 - XP - Vista - 7 - and future releases of Microsoft Windows.
SUM
WordPad
Currency
Surf
33. The process of writing data to a storage medium such as a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive
Workbook
Headers & Footers
Filter
SAVE
34. A chart or graphic image that can be moved and re-sized and contains handles when selected.
Currency
Outlook
Objects box/pane
Save As
35. E-mail software program by Microsoft that enables users to easily send and receive e-mail on their computer
Range
Cards
Outlook
Word Art
36. Copy of text stored on the computer and only accessible through the computer
Soft copy
Setup dialog box
Jump/Flash drive
E-mail
37. A connection that is established using a modem
Formula bar
Jump/Flash drive
Modified Block Letter Format
Dial-up
38. A series of keys to unlock a screen
Soft copy
CTRL+ALT+DEL
AutoCorrect
Highlighting Tool
39. Internet Service Provider
Typeface & Font
Virus
ISP
Scanner
40. 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).
Caps lock
Banners
Receive
Spell Checker
41. Data that come out of a computer device. For example - information displayed on the monitor - sound from the speakers - and information printed to paper.
Num lock
Digital
Input
Output
42. Graphical User Interface. A system that simplifies selecting computer commands by enabling the user to point to symbols or illustrations (called icons) on the computer screen with a mouse.
Currency
spacing
GUI
Print dialog box
43. Universal Automatic Computer the UNIVAC is an electrical computer containing thousands of vacuum tubes that utilizes punch cards and switches for inputting data and punch cards for outputting and storing data.
Toolbar
Print
SUM
UNIVAC
44. Where you advertise something
CLOSE
Navigate
Promote
Secondary storage device
45. 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.
Download
Attach
Scanner
Formula bar
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.
Bulleted list
Transition
Indicators
Scroll Bars
47. 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.
CA TV
Reports
Design
Menu toolbar
48. Document commonly written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or through another network using a browser
Title bar
Annotations
Web page
Microphone
49. Alternatively referred to as the arithmetic mean - average is the sum of a series of numbers - divided by the total amount of numbers.
AVERAGE
Database
Accessories programs
Joystick
50. 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
Web site
Apple/Mac
Thesaurus
WYSIWYG