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






2. A FTP command used to upload a file to a remote computer.






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






4. Cable TV






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






6. A series of keys to unlock a screen






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






8. A set of data-entry fields on a page processed on a server. The user submits the form by clicking on a button or image - and the form is sent by a form handler.






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






10. A menu where you can search for anything that you need






11. Creating a new document or folder






12. Computer company






13. This is simply a way to send a message from one computer to another.






14. A column in a table






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






16. Central Processing Unit. The brain of the computer.






17. The number keys on the right side of the keyboard that are laid out like the keys on an adding machine. In most cases - you can use these keys interchangeably with the number keys on the top row of the keyboard. Some programs use the numeric keypad a






18. A letter - number or other symbol.






19. A character displayed on the screen to prompt the user to take some action. The most common prompt is the 'C prompt' in which the computer hard drive or 'C' requests directions on what the computer should perform next.






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






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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.






23. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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.






30. A tool used to make an indication that text or other object has been selected with the mouse or keyboard.






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






32. A visual representation of months and dates for a given year






33. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






34. Document commonly written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or through another network using a browser






35. Everything to the left except the date - closing - signature - typed name and senders address are to the middle semi-colon






36. Universal Automatic Computer the UNIVAC is an electrical computer containing thousands of vacuum tubes that utilizes punch cards and switches for inputting data and punch cards for outputting and storing data.






37. Devices used to store massive amounts of information so that it can be readily retrieved. Devices include RAIDs - CD-ROMs - DVDs






38. Peripheral that receives or displays output from a computer






39. An operating environment created by MS provide an interface known as GUI for IBM compatible computers






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. Data laid out in a horizontal line in a table or spreadsheet






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






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






45. Programs currently being worked on






46. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






48. A program that walks you through MS






49. When referring to a network - a gateway is an address used as an entry point into another network






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