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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. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.






2. To study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis






3. 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.






4. A file or view of data formatted in a way that allows the user to see a large amount of data quickly from documents or a database.






5. Sometimes referred to as seek - search is the process of locating a letter(s) - word(s) - file(s) - website(s) - etc.






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






7. Computer company






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






9. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






10. A series of keys to unlock a screen






11. 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.






12. 3






13. The actual web page on the domain






14. 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.






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






16. A row in a table






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






18. 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.






19. In general - the term query is commonly used to describe a question or request that is made by a user or another computer or device






20. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.






21. A graphic representation of selected worksheet information. Types include 2-D and 3-D column - bar - pie - area and line charts.






22. A field or section of a page that enables a user to enter text






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






24. 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.






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






26. The horizontal placement of cell contents - for example: left - center - or right. (spreadsheet application)






27. A file containing a series of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images that are displayed in rapid sequence in some Web browsers.






28. The layout - coloring - font - etc. of a document






29. Adding text to a document






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






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






32. A set of instructions that you enter in a cell to perform numeric calculations (adding - multiplying - averaging - etc.); for example - +A1+B1. (in spreadsheet applications)






33. Storage medium that holds information until it is deleted or overwritten regardless if the computer has power






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






35. 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.






36. 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






37. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






38. A character that is not a number or a letter






39. A difference in the text






40. Where you send something in the past tense






41. Command or option used to close a program or file.






42. 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.






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






44. Horizontal lines within a chart that make the chart easier to read.






45. The change from one thing to another






46. 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.






47. Turns computer on and off






48. Row of boxes - often at the top of an application window that control various functions of the software






49. 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.






50. 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.