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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. This is a picture or an image.






2. 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.






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






4. A graphic representation of selected worksheet information. Types include 2-D and 3-D column - bar - pie - area and line charts.






5. A collection of similar information stored in a file - such as a database of addresses. This information may be created and stored in a database management system (DBMS).






6. 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).






7. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






8. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






9. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers






10. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.






11. A connection that is established using a modem






12. Completes the text for you






13. A column in a table






14. When referring to multitasking operating systems - background is the place an active program is running but not seen on the computer






15. Extra programs






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






17. Allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes






18. The change from one thing to another






19. The type of money used in a certain place






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






29. Receptacle for unwanted items






30. 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.






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






32. A software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way






33. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos






34. Term used to describe the process of switching back and forth between settings or between programs






35. A note added by way of comment or explanation






36. A tool used to make an indication that text or other object has been selected with the mouse or keyboard.






37. A tab at the bottom left corner of a worksheet that has the worksheet name and other worksheets in the workbook






38. A character displayed on the screen to prompt the user to take some action. The most common prompt is the 'C prompt' in which the computer hard drive or 'C' requests directions on what the computer should perform next.






39. Alternatively referred to as the arithmetic mean - average is the sum of a series of numbers - divided by the total amount of numbers.






40. Cable TV






41. 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.






42. A chart or graphic image that can be moved and re-sized and contains handles when selected.






43. A series of keys to unlock a screen






44. Documents used to remind the user of an event or occasion






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. Digital Subscriber Line. A method of connecting to the Internet via a phone line. A DSL connection uses copper telephone lines but is able to relay data at much higher speeds than modems and does not interfere with telephone use.






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