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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. The horizontal placement of cell contents - for example: left - center - or right. (spreadsheet application)
Record
WordPad
Default
Align
2. 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.
Upload
Caps lock
Sent
Internet
3. The type and how big the text or object is
HTML
Animate
MEDIAN
Size & Style
4. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations
Calculator
Organize
Floppy drive
Layout
5. 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
Contacts
Desktop
Web site
Sent
6. Term used to describe the process of switching back and forth between settings or between programs
Calendar
Toggles
.xls
Send
7. A computer bridge is a device that connects two local-area networks (LANs) - or two segments of the same LAN.
Bridge
Address
Power Point
Formatting toolbar
8. A key that - when pressed in conjunction with another key - creates a special effect.
Option
Search & Replace
Graphics
Promote
9. A set of programs that - among other things - controls the way information is loaded into memory - the way the computer works with that information - the way information is stored on a disk - and the way the computer communicates with a printer and o
Calculator
Operating system
Floppy drive
Page Numbering
10. In general - the term query is commonly used to describe a question or request that is made by a user or another computer or device
Query
Status bar
WordPad
Date/Time control
11. A discrete collection of information you create with a computer program - including memos - pictures - budgets - text - and so on.
Document
Toolbar
Imported
Default # worksheets
12. A similarity between different objects - documents - etc.
index.html
Typeface & Font
Hardware
Relationships
13. Term used to describe a computer keyboard key that has one or more function
Built-in Styles
Flyers
Toggle Switches
Paint
14. In mathematics - a sum is the total amount obtained from adding numbers
Objects box/pane
EXIT
SUM
On/Off
15. Devices used to store massive amounts of information so that it can be readily retrieved. Devices include RAIDs - CD-ROMs - DVDs
Date/Time control
Flyers
Menu - drop-down
Storage
16. 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
Borders
Joystick
Graphics
Cut - Copy & Paste
17. Documents used to remind the user of an event or occasion
Notes
Memos
Page Numbering
Active programs
18. Short for document
Active cell
Output device
Internet
.doc
19. Completes the text for you
Application software
Auto Text
Chart
HTML
20. Internet Service Provider
Cards
ISP
Drag & Drop
Key tape
21. Exploring the Internet.
Computer output
Surf
Tables
.xls
22. A general term used to describe what you see on your screen when you're using a computer. This may include video effects - tables - letters - or numbers.
Display/Monitor
Caps lock
Cut - Copy & Paste
Note Pad
23. 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.
Analyze
GUI
Flyers
.xls
24. An operating environment created by MS provide an interface known as GUI for IBM compatible computers
MS Word
Upload
Word Art
MS Windows
25. The physical division of space on a disk into sections--where information can be stored. A disk's format is established as part of the initialization process.
Copyright
AutoContent
Format
Background
26. The number keys on the right side of the keyboard that are laid out like the keys on an adding machine. In most cases - you can use these keys interchangeably with the number keys on the top row of the keyboard. Some programs use the numeric keypad a
Key tape
Num lock
Virus
Pointer
27. 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.'
Outline View
Program
Active worksheet
Sub-menu
28. A term used to describe the process of searching for - locating and returning data.
Auto-number
Journal
Retrieve
Gateway
29. A command that removes and adds cell contents from a worksheet.
Receive
Highlighting Tool
EXIT
Insert & Delete
30. A file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents or a generic document.
Notepad
Imported
Setup dialog box
Template
31. The process of writing data to a storage medium such as a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive
Menu toolbar
SAVE
Search & Replace
URL
32. Copy of text stored on the computer and only accessible through the computer
Insert/Type over
Calculator
Update
Soft copy
33. A group of application programs - usually on one disk - designed to share data.
Document
Task-switching
Hyperlink
Integrated circuits
34. A term used to describe the process of organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier
Upload
Exported
Sort
Design
35. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.
Graphics
Blog
Note Pad
Gridlines
36. A series of keys to unlock a screen
CTRL+ALT+DEL
Dial-up
Application software
Background
37. 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).
Built-in Styles
Upload
CLOSE
WYSIWYG
38. Adding text to a document
HTTP
File name
Insert/Type over
Contacts
39. 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.
Size & Style
Template
Banners
Reports
40. ...
Operating system
Abacus
Smart Tag
Browser
41. The cell in which you are working - indicated by the current location of the cell pointer.
Windows
Cut - Copy & Paste
Highlighting Tool
Active cell
42. An early operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Disc Operating System).
MS-DOS
Cut - Copy & Paste
Hardware
Fonts
43. Toolbar used to format documents
Active worksheet
Active cell
Formatting toolbar
Receive
44. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file
Spell Checker
Apple/Mac
Align
Workbook
45. This is a small symbol or picture that represents a program or other things.
Deleted items
Icon
Fonts
Thesaurus
46. Microsoft Office feature found in Microsoft Office 2002 (XP) - Office 2003 - and later versions that enables users to have quick access to common features - information - and commands.
Analyze
Ready
Floppy drive
Task panes
47. A field or section of a page that enables a user to enter text
Text box
Insert/Type over
Title bar
WYSIWYG
48. A tool used to make an indication that text or other object has been selected with the mouse or keyboard.
Scrolling
Graphics
Gateway
Highlighting Tool
49. A graphical or textual page that incorporates navigation hyperlinks to pages that are part of a web structure.
Store
Navigate
Character
Background
50. This is a secret code to protect your data and can keep others from accessing your computer.
UNIVAC
Power Point
Tasks
Password