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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. 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).






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






3. Internet Service Provider






4. In general a range refers to a series of value between two other values






5. 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






6. Viewing portion of a display






7. An item that has been disposed of






8. Toolbar used to format documents






9. In mouse-based applications - a market moves across the screen when you move the mouse across your desk.






10. A word or character that causes the computer to do something. A command is a request or directions given to a computer.






11. A type of edging around a document






12. Alternatively referred to as dummy text - placeholder text is text that is only present in order to hold the place for something else






13. 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.






14. The actual web page on the domain






15. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






16. A box that helps you edit the parameters defined by the user that help determine how a printed page will appear.






17. The end of a line of text. You can force a line break by pressing 'Return' - or you can let the application break lines for you. This is a special character that forces a new line on a page without creating a new paragraph.






18. The process of launching the web page into the public for use.






19. A device - such as a keyboard - stylus and tablet - mouse - puck - or microphone - that allows input of information (letters - numbers - sound - video) to a computer.






20. 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.






21. A feature that steps the user through the installation or setup of a software program or hardware device






22. A paragraph style that creates a single list element - usually indicated by a 'bullet' character. This is also known as an 'unordered list.'






23. This is a picture or an image.






24. Unique location identified by intersecting column and row coordinates. (spreadsheet application) -The address or name of a specific cell. Cell references may be used in formulas and are relative or absolute. (spreadsheet application)






25. A box that helps with the overall process of connecting and preparing a software program - hardware device or computer to function properly.






26. A graphical or textual page that incorporates navigation hyperlinks to pages that are part of a web structure.






27. To combine two or more files into a single file.






28. Allows you to collapse the documents to see only the main headings or to expand a document to see all the main headings and text.






29. Where you send something in the past tense






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






31. 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






32. Information that comes from a computer after it has been processed






33. 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






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






35. The location of a specific cell or range expressed by the coordinates of column and row; for example - A1. (spreadsheet application)






36. The study and designing of products to help reduce the stress & make a product more comfortable to the user helping increase the users' productivity






37. A command that puts a file away but keeps the program you're in open so that you can continue to work.






38. A similarity between different objects - documents - etc.






39. A software program or program feature designed to locate misspelled words and notify the user of those misspelled words.






40. A note added by way of comment or explanation






41. A tool box that allows you to change the font of text






42. A program that walks you through MS






43. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






44. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file






45. In mathematics - a sum is the total amount obtained from adding numbers






46. A picture or graphics file that can be inserted on a web page and displayed in a browser.






47. A minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition






48. Alternatively referred to as a worksheet - a spreadsheet is a data file made up of rows and columns that are used to sort data and allow a user to manipulate and arrange data easily - commonly numerical data.






49. Recording how long something takes






50. Styles of text already in MS