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Computer Literacy
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1. A field or section of a page that enables a user to enter text
Outbox
Personal Letter Format
Text box
Thesaurus
2. A term used to describe a software program or section of a program that is running in a multitasking environment.
Tasks
Digital
.xls
Dial-up
3. 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.
Undo
Internet
Input device
Save As
4. 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.
File name
Memos
Outlook
Calendar
5. 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.
Accessories programs
CA TV
Database
Internet
6. Data that come out of a computer device. For example - information displayed on the monitor - sound from the speakers - and information printed to paper.
WYSIWYG
Search & Replace
Output
Sort
7. This is the process where you copy something from another computer or the Internet - and save it on your computer.
Monitor
Letters
Download
Web site
8. The physical and mechanical components of a computer system - such as the electronic circuitry - chips - monitor - disks - disk drives - keyboard - modem - and printer.
Hardware
Calendar
Slide show
Ergonomics
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
Operating system
Dial-up
Toolbar
Margins
10. 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.
User name
Graphics
Command
Scrolling
11. Computer company
Input
Handouts
Contacts
Apple/Mac
12. A flat round storage medium that is read by a laser
Icon
Input device
Refresh
Compact Disk
13. When a machine - object etc. is capable of performing a task
Change
Ready
Symbol
Screen
14. This is a secret code to protect your data and can keep others from accessing your computer.
HTTP
Password
Download
HTML
15. Completes the text for you
Range
Floppy drive
Spam
Auto Text
16. A software program or program feature designed to locate misspelled words and notify the user of those misspelled words.
Display/Monitor
Spell Checker
Merged
Accessories programs
17. Alternatively referred to as malware - sneakware - or spyware - adware is a program installed without a user's consent or knowledge during the install of another program
.doc
SAVE
UNIVAC
Ad-ware
18. Location of stored activities or events occurring to a computer or network
Grammar Checker
Hardware
Journal
Design
19. Devices used to store massive amounts of information so that it can be readily retrieved. Devices include RAIDs - CD-ROMs - DVDs
Power Point
AVERAGE
Block Letter Format
Storage
20. Where you get something
Tables
Status bar
AutoContent
Receive
21. A file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents or a generic document.
Start-up button
Keyboard
Template
Save As
22. Bar located along the top of a window or a dialog box that displays the name of the window or software program being used.
Title bar
DSL
Analyze
Tasks
23. A design that defines the overall look of characters
Typeface & Font
Exported
Cut - Copy & Paste
Input device
24. Internet Service Provider
Annotations
ISP
Blog
MAX
25. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.
Menu
Attach
Default # worksheets
Currency
26. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed
Active worksheet
Highlighting Tool
Symbol
Page Setup dialog box
27. Allows user to draw or paint & bit mapped images
Virus
Database
Paint
Auto-number
28. Where the text is automatically entered
Cell address/cell reference
Password
.xls
AutoContent
29. A built-in formula that you can use in spread sheet application to calculate an average - a square root - a total - and so on.
index.html
Margins
Alignment
Function
30. A type of edging around a document
Scanner
Borders
Personal Letter Format
Placeholder
31. Justify
Alignment
Template
WordPad
Password
32. 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).
Desktop
Scroll Bars
HTTP
Formatting toolbar
33. 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.
Smart Tag
MEDIAN
Outline View
Formula
34. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol
Bridge
Status bar
Letters
Edit
35. Everything to the left except the date - closing - signature - typed name and senders address are to the middle semi-colon
Modified Block Letter Format
Sent
Date/Time control
Input
36. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.
Outlook
Gridlines
Text box
Page Setup dialog box
37. Hardware peripheral that allows computer users to input audio into computers
Spam
Outline View
Enter
Microphone
38. Side text that could be important later
Notes
Headers & Footers
Bridge
Task panes
39. The study and designing of products to help reduce the stress & make a product more comfortable to the user helping increase the users' productivity
Punched cards
WordPad
Ergonomics
Notepad
40. A named sub-window of a frames page. This may be scrollable and resizable and may have a border or outline.
Frame
Grammar Checker
Annotations
Print
41. A column in a table
Punched cards
Hard copy
Field
Borders
42. Storage medium that holds information until it is deleted or overwritten regardless if the computer has power
Secondary storage device
MS Word
MS Windows Tour
Blog
43. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data
Formula bar
Bulleted list
Record
Punched cards
44. 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
Output device
Ergonomics
Num lock
45. A software program or program feature sometimes found in a program such as a word processor that can be used to help check text for any improper grammar.
Outlook
Demote
Font dialog box
Grammar Checker
46. 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
Cut - Copy & Paste
Prompt
Alignment
Worksheet
47. 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.
Borders
Query
Desktop
Size & Style
48. A row in a table
Record
Gateway
Design
Attach
49. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.
Windows
Application software
Spam
Annotations
50. Any character that is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - or 0
Modified Block Letter Format
Software
Number
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