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Computer Literacy
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Subjects
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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. Where you advertise something
Promote
Storage
AutoContent
Chart
2. Term used to describe the process of saving information to be used later
Store
Formatting toolbar
Create
Upload
3. To study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis
Reports
.xls
Analyze
Trashcan
4. Documents used to remind the user of an event or occasion
Promote
Look-up menu
Reports
Memos
5. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits
Note Pad
Caps lock
Default # worksheets
Digital
6. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly
Worksheet tab
Organize
Program
Transition
7. Term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors - refresh refers to the renewal of the screen contents.
Option
Junk
DSL
Refresh
8. 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.
Deleted items
Calculate
Cards
Toolbar
9. Provides access to begin programs - documents & access internet information
File name
Screen
Start-up button
ISP
10. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file
Size & Style
Design
Workbook
Apple/Mac
11. To combine two or more files into a single file.
UNIVAC
SUM
Compact Disk
Merged
12. Pages that have instructions - questions - etc. that need to be numbered
Mouse
Page Numbering
Default
Slide show
13. A tab at the bottom left corner of a worksheet that has the worksheet name and other worksheets in the workbook
Font dialog box
Brochures
Page Setup dialog box
Worksheet tab
14. Term used to describe the location or folder where e-mail is stored before being sent
Calendar
Outbox
DSL
Navigate
15. 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.
Attach
Insert/Type over
Alignment
Sent
16. 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.
Menu toolbar
Outline View
URL
Active programs
17. The process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.
Print
Block Letter Format
Ad-ware
Virus
18. The overall appearance of a document - image - text or other medium designed to be more appeasing to the viewer or help locate or identify the medium being looked at
Layout
Notes
Personal Letter Format
ISP
19. Hypertext Markup Language. A standard of text markup conventions used for documents on the World Wide Web. Browsers interpret the codes to give the text structure and formatting (such as bold - blue - or italic).
Store
HTML
Notes
Dial-up
20. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.
Transition
Graphics
Hardware
Abacus
21. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers
Prompt
Trashcan
Function
Highlighting Tool
22. Recording how long something takes
Download
Timing
Tables
Date/Time control
23. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.
Spam
Relationships
MIN
Icon
24. Allows user to draw or paint & bit mapped images
Change
Analog
Paint
Password
25. Automatically corrects misspellings on common typos
Cards
Worksheet tab
Slide show
AutoCorrect
26. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer
Output device
Thesaurus
Application software
CA TV
27. A type of edging around a document
Store
Apple/Mac
Scanner
Borders
28. 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.
Imported
Desktop
SUM
Jump/Flash drive
29. Software that was written to do bad stuff to your computer.
Virus
Format
Display/Monitor
Desktop
30. Internet Service Provider
AutoCorrect
ISP
Print
Toolbar
31. A difference in the text
Change
Grammar Checker
Look-up menu
MS-DOS
32. Data that come out of a computer device. For example - information displayed on the monitor - sound from the speakers - and information printed to paper.
Output
Workbook
Frame
Input
33. Computer company
Program
Thesaurus
Apple/Mac
Blog
34. A similarity between different objects - documents - etc.
Merged
Relationships
Margins
Look-up menu
35. A letter - number or other symbol.
Fonts
Character
Num lock
Task panes
36. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.
Update
Flyers
Receive
DSL
37. A box that helps with the overall process of connecting and preparing a software program - hardware device or computer to function properly.
Setup dialog box
CTRL+ALT+DEL
Recycle bin
Chart
38. Everything to the left except the date - closing - signature - typed name and senders address are to the middle semi-colon
Output device
GUI
Modified Block Letter Format
Handouts
39. A piece of paper used to advertise an event - company - etc.
SAVE
Handouts
Surf
Floppy drive
40. When a machine - object etc. is capable of performing a task
HTML
Ready
Junk
Form
41. A key that - when pressed in conjunction with another key - creates a special effect.
Worksheet
Receive
Option
Sort
42. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord
Jump/Flash drive
Trashcan
Bridge
Range
43. A disk which is 5.25 inches in diameter - with a storage capacity of 143 K (the equivalent of about 70 pages of text).
Size & Style
Floppy drive
Formula bar
Worksheet tab
44. A term used to describe the process of searching for - locating and returning data.
Retrieve
Filter
Word Art
Internet
45. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations
Ergonomics
Send
Calculator
WordPad
46. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.
Block Letter Format
CPU
Document
E-mail
47. The process of moving data used in another program or earlier software version and moving it into another program or later version of the program.
Analyze
Title bar
Inbox
Imported
48. This is a secret code to protect your data and can keep others from accessing your computer.
Password
Surf
Block Letter Format
Column
49. Enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software
Align
Workbook
Edit
OS
50. The location of a specific cell or range expressed by the coordinates of column and row; for example - A1. (spreadsheet application)
Icon
Address
Contacts
HTTP