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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. A disk which is 5.25 inches in diameter - with a storage capacity of 143 K (the equivalent of about 70 pages of text).
Calculate
Computer output
Column
Floppy drive
2. Another name for the hard disc that stores information information in a computer.
Line-spacing
Trashcan
Hard drive
Attach
3. Allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes
Analog
Pointer
Built-in Styles
Calendar
4. Shows the date & time & lets you set the clock
Ergonomics
HTML
Image
Date/Time control
5. Many computers that are connected like a web so you can see what other computer operators show you and you can show them things as well.
Abacus
Compact Disk
Spreadsheet
Internet
6. Where you send something in the past tense
Worksheet tab
File name
Sent
Character
7. An early operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Disc Operating System).
Handouts
Computer output
Scroll Bars
MS-DOS
8. Add - delete or change the contents of a cell or worksheet or file.
Align
Edit
WWW
Block Letter Format
9. Everything to the Left alignment - semi-colon
Block Letter Format
Enter
Scrolling
Update
10. Term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors - refresh refers to the renewal of the screen contents.
Paragraph dialog box
Block Letter Format
Refresh
Handouts
11. Software that allows one to calculate numbers in a format that is similar to pages in a conventional ledger.
Spreadsheet
Refresh
Text box
File name
12. Light or led that indicates the status of a hardware device
Ready
Modem
Browser
Indicators
13. 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.
Auto Text
Send
Desktop
Range
14. A little device that you move with your hand which then moves the cursor on the screen.
Calculate
Mouse
Page Numbering
On/Off
15. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.
Demote
Signature block
.xls
Gridlines
16. A file containing a series of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images that are displayed in rapid sequence in some Web browsers.
Chart
Column
Placeholder
Animate
17. Data laid out in a horizontal line in a table or spreadsheet
Row
Ready
Inbox
Browser
18. Term used to describe the process of switching back and forth between settings or between programs
Undo
Start-up button
Copyright
Toggles
19. 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.
Form
Spam
Compact Disk
Reports
20. 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.
Page Numbering
Scanner
Demote
Attach
21. A space reserved for a person's signature
Paint
Number
Hyperlink
Signature block
22. In general a range refers to a series of value between two other values
Organize
Search & Replace
Journal
Range
23. A column in a table
Ad-ware
Undo
Field
Outline View
24. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file
Margins
Animate
Toggle Switches
Workbook
25. To move the visual portions of a screen up - down - left - or right - in order to see additional information on the monitor.
Scrolling
Screen
Column
Analyze
26. This is all the instructions for the computer or a program designed to do different things. Examples are: Microsoft Word - Internet Explorer - and Windows.
Punched cards
Borders
Note Pad
Software
27. A note added by way of comment or explanation
Toolbar
Keyboard
Hardware
Annotations
28. A Microsoft program
MS Word
Deleted items
Output device
User name
29. A term used to describe a software program or section of a program that is running in a multitasking environment.
Gateway
Computer output
Tasks
Fonts
30. Exploring the Internet.
Spell Checker
File name
Surf
Spy-ware
31. A precise series of instructions written in a computer language that tells the computer what to do and how to do it. Programs are also called 'software' or 'applications.'
Alignment
Program
Currency
Auto-number
32. Location of stored activities or events occurring to a computer or network
Journal
Hard drive
Notepad
Text box
33. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.
Hardware
Calculator
Setup dialog box
Margins
34. An arrangement of information in rows and columns that makes comparing and contrasting easier
Option
Tables
OS
Deleted items
35. The name you give your file or document before you save it on a disk. This name should help you identify and retrieve this file.
Secondary storage device
Scroll Bars
Joystick
File name
36. Internet Service Provider
Gridlines
ISP
AVERAGE
Input
37. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations
Calculator
Input device
Placeholder
Gridlines
38. A software tool included with some word processors that provides synonyms for selected words on command
OPEN
Compact Disk
Thesaurus
MS Word
39. Data that come out of a computer device. For example - information displayed on the monitor - sound from the speakers - and information printed to paper.
Digital
Built-in Styles
Output
Calendar
40. Completes the text for you
Clipart
Word wrap
Journal
Auto Text
41. This is a picture that pops up when you are not using your computer.
.doc
Address
Screensaver
Soft copy
42. This is the program you use to browse files. A web browser will browse internet files - like Firefox or Internet Explorer.
CA TV
Default
Outlook
Browser
43. A box that allows you to close a document or window
Outline View
Input device
Highlighting Tool
Close box
44. Term used to describe the location or folder that e-mail is received on the computer or a computer program
Inbox
Digital
Timing
Retrieve
45. 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.
Modem
Worksheet tab
Promote
Cards
46. Copy: A command that copies the selected information and places it on the clipboard.cut: To remove text or graphics from a document by using the Cut command. The most recent 'clipping' is stored on the Clipboard of the computer so that you can paste
UNIVAC
Print
Cell address/cell reference
Cut - Copy & Paste
47. Alternatively referred to as malware - sneakware - or spyware - adware is a program installed without a user's consent or knowledge during the install of another program
Ad-ware
Copyright
Hardware
Handouts
48. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.
Brochures
Windows
Calculator
CPU
49. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits
Ready
Insert/Type over
Spell Checker
Digital
50. 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)
Start-up button
Print
Align
Formula