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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. A column in a table






2. Turns computer on and off






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






7. To do this - you click on something and hold the button down. This will move the object you clicked on and will leave it where you let go of the button. So it drags it and drops it.






8. This is the process where you copy something from another computer or the Internet - and save it on your computer.






9. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.






10. 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.






11. Programs currently being worked on






12. A device that scans something that is flat and sends the image to the computer.






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






14. A series of keys to unlock a screen






15. Side text that could be important later






16. A menu window that opens vertically on-screen to display context-related options. Also called pop-up menu or pull-down menu.






17. 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.






18. Text that appears at the top and bottom of every page or every other page of a document.






19. ...






20. Exploring the Internet.






21. A piece of paper used to advertise an event - company - etc.






22. 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)






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






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. A software tool included with some word processors that provides synonyms for selected words on command






26. 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.






27. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data






28. A vertical or horizontal bar commonly located on the far right or bottom of a window that allows a user to move the window viewing area up - down - left - or right.






29. Provides access to begin programs - documents & access internet information






30. Enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software






31. A paper printout of what you have prepared on the computer.






32. Cable TV






33. 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).






34. A tool that converts an image or a file.






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






36. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






37. A design that defines the overall look of characters






38. The screen that shows you what you are doing. It is like a viewer that displays what the computer sends to it.






39. To reduce to a lower grade or rank






40. Where you send something in the past tense






41. Term commonly associated with computer CRT monitors - refresh refers to the renewal of the screen contents.






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






43. Term used to describe the process of saving information to be used later






44. 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.






45. This is a picture or an image.






46. A weblog or blog - is a listing of text - images - or other objects that are arranged in a chronological order that first started appearing in 1998.






47. Viewing portion of a display






48. A key that - when pressed in conjunction with another key - creates a special effect.






49. Alternatively referred to as an account name - login ID - and user ID - a username or user name is a name given to a user on a computer or computer network.






50. Term used to describe the location or folder where e-mail is stored before being sent