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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.
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2. Text or an image that is connected by hypertext coding to a different location. By selecting the text or image with a mouse - the computer 'jumps to' (or displays) the linked text.






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






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






5. Computer company






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






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






8. A generic text editor included with MS that enables someone to open and read plain text files






9. 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.






10. Recording how long something takes






11. 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.






12. Hardware peripheral that allows computer users to input audio into computers






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. This is a picture that pops up when you are not using your computer.






17. A built-in formula that you can use in spread sheet application to calculate an average - a square root - a total - and so on.






18. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






19. 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).






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






21. A box that allows a change of the format of text that affects the complete paragraph or is different from other paragraphs in a document.






22. To move the visual portions of a screen up - down - left - or right - in order to see additional information on the monitor.






23. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






24. 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






25. 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.






26. 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






27. Term used to describe a computer keyboard key that has one or more function






28. A key on the numeric keypad that confirms a choice or tells a program you're ready to proceed. In most cases - the Return key also serves this function. The ____ button is used to confirm an entry into an active cell. (in spreadsheet applications)






29. A computer bridge is a device that connects two local-area networks (LANs) - or two segments of the same LAN.






30. Light or led that indicates the status of a hardware device






31. Adding text to a document






32. Allows user to draw or paint & bit mapped images






33. Where you send something in the past tense






34. Cable TV






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






36. Alternatively referred to as state - status is a term used to describe the current situation or mode the device or user currently is in.






37. Any character that is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - or 0






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






39. Location of stored activities or events occurring to a computer or network






40. This is all the instructions for the computer or a program designed to do different things. Examples are: Microsoft Word - Internet Explorer - and Windows.






41. This is where all the letters - numbers - and other buttons are located. When you type on it - the symbols appear on the monitor.






42. Where you get something






43. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers






44. A flat round storage medium that is read by a laser






45. Where you advertise something






46. A Microsoft program






47. 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)






48. This is a picture or an image.






49. The process of writing data to a storage medium such as a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive






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