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Computer Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Shows the date & time & lets you set the clock
Scanner
Memos
SAVE
Date/Time control
2. Justify
Ergonomics
Jump/Flash drive
Alignment
OS
3. 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.
Text box
Headers & Footers
Drag & Drop
Jump/Flash drive
4. A software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way
Print dialog box
Forward
MAX
UNIVAC
5. A graphical or textual page that incorporates navigation hyperlinks to pages that are part of a web structure.
OS
Annotations
Navigate
Query
6. The screen that shows you what you are doing. It is like a viewer that displays what the computer sends to it.
Caps lock
CLOSE
Integrated circuits
Monitor
7. Storage medium that holds information until it is deleted or overwritten regardless if the computer has power
Secondary storage device
Web site
Pointer
Browser
8. Sometimes referred to as seek - search is the process of locating a letter(s) - word(s) - file(s) - website(s) - etc.
Search & Replace
Spy-ware
Icon
ISP
9. Used to advertise different programs or hotels etc.
Surf
Brochures
Calculate
SUM
10. Copy of text stored on the computer and only accessible through the computer
Undo
CTRL+ALT+DEL
Soft copy
Spy-ware
11. Alternatively referred to as state - status is a term used to describe the current situation or mode the device or user currently is in.
Status bar
index.html
Annotations
Refresh
12. To workout a mathematical equation
Calculate
Exported
Screensaver
Output device
13. A picture or graphics file that can be inserted on a web page and displayed in a browser.
Screen
Image
Number
Start-up button
14. Provides access to begin programs - documents & access internet information
Merged
Virus
Start-up button
Word wrap
15. Space separating text or other elements from the edge of the paper commonly adjusted through the page setup.
Default # worksheets
Virus
Navigate
Margins
16. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.
Auto Text
Reports
Menu
Spreadsheet
17. 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
Floppy drive
Operating system
Notes
Screensaver
18. A menu window that opens vertically on-screen to display context-related options. Also called pop-up menu or pull-down menu.
Timing
Menu - drop-down
File name
Sent
19. Information that comes from a computer after it has been processed
Range
Computer output
Send
.doc
20. The actual web page on the domain
Search & Replace
Personal Letter Format
Clipart
index.html
21. The process of transferring information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network). v. To transfer information from a computer to a web site (or other remote location on a network).
Database
Output device
Upload
Address
22. A tab at the bottom left corner of a worksheet that has the worksheet name and other worksheets in the workbook
Computer output
Worksheet tab
Program
Browser
23. An image usually displayed at the top of a page in a Web site - containing text and design elements (often to identify the site).
Chart
Graphics
Banners
Navigate
24. Sections of a document that are unused. White spaces help separate paragraphs of text - graphics and other portions of a document - and helps a document look less crowded.
spacing
Alignment
Grammar Checker
SAVE
25. A key that can lock into place so that letters you type will come out capitalized. Caps Lock doesn't affect non-alphabetic keys (such as punctuation and symbols). To access these - you must still press the Shift key (on either side of the key board).
Ready
OPEN
Dial-up
Caps lock
26. Everything to the left except date - closing - written signature - typed name - senders address - comma
Text box
Formula
Auto-number
Personal Letter Format
27. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol
Timing
Mouse
Letters
Copyright
28. Recording how long something takes
Mouse
Timing
MS Windows Tour
HTTP
29. A box that helps with the overall process of connecting and preparing a software program - hardware device or computer to function properly.
Mouse
Setup dialog box
Option
Personal Letter Format
30. A minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition
Document
Task-switching
Slide show
Flyers
31. A connection that is established using a modem
Change
Worksheet
Dial-up
Record
32. Term used to describe a menu that is contained within another menu
Query
Store
Form
Sub-menu
33. 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.
Edit
Flyers
User name
Reports
34. A location where deleted files are temporarily stored on Apple Macintosh computers
Multiple
Trashcan
HTTP
Integrated circuits
35. Document commonly written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or through another network using a browser
WYSIWYG
Close box
Handouts
Web page
36. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly
Ready
Navigate
Organize
Hardware
37. Turns computer on and off
On/Off
Layout
Placeholder
Reports
38. A name - e-mail - or other personal information that enables other users to get a hold of someone
Active programs
Note Pad
MS Windows
Contacts
39. Completes the text for you
Menu
WordPad
Auto Text
Internet
40. In general a range refers to a series of value between two other values
Range
Software
spacing
Ad-ware
41. A Microsoft program
MIN
MS Word
WordPad
Number
42. Any character that is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - or 0
Frame
Objects box/pane
Field
Number
43. Command or option used to close a program or file.
Function
Start-up button
EXIT
Cards
44. Term used to describe the process of switching between tasks currently running on the computer without affecting any of the tasks.
.doc
Operating system
Key tape
Task-switching
45. 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
Note Pad
Notes
Query
Grammar Checker
46. A design that defines the overall look of characters
Typeface & Font
Multiple
Journal
Outbox
47. In mouse-based applications - a market moves across the screen when you move the mouse across your desk.
Screen
Number
Page Setup dialog box
Pointer
48. This is where all the letters - numbers - and other buttons are located. When you type on it - the symbols appear on the monitor.
Analyze
Copyright
Keyboard
Ergonomics
49. 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.
Windows
Formatting toolbar
Headers & Footers
Align
50. Term used to describe the process of saving information to be used later
Store
Cut - Copy & Paste
Title bar
Layout
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