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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. The screen that shows you what you are doing. It is like a viewer that displays what the computer sends to it.






2. 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.






3. Short for document






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






5. Term used to describe a software program that is intentionally installed on the computer by a user to monitor or spy on what other users of the same computer are doing.






6. 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.






7. The cell in which you are working - indicated by the current location of the cell pointer.






8. Minimum






9. A device that scans something that is flat and sends the image to the computer.






10. The first calculation device






11. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






12. Another name for the hard disc that stores information information in a computer.






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






14. A precise series of instructions written in a computer language that tells the computer what to do and how to do it. Programs are also called 'software' or 'applications.'






15. Where you advertise something






16. An early operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Disc Operating System).






17. A disk which is 5.25 inches in diameter - with a storage capacity of 143 K (the equivalent of about 70 pages of text).






18. 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






19. Receptacle for unwanted items






20. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






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






22. A term used to describe a software program or section of a program that is running in a multitasking environment.






23. This is a small symbol or picture that represents a program or other things.






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






25. When referring to multitasking operating systems - background is the place an active program is running but not seen on the computer






26. 3






27. Microsoft software presentation program that allows a user to create a slide show of important notes that can be easily shown and moved through during a presentation






28. Where you send something in the past tense






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






30. A Microsoft program






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






32. 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






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






34. A tab at the bottom left corner of a worksheet that has the worksheet name and other worksheets in the workbook






35. A circuit board that you can install in a slot inside the computer to expand the computer's memory or give it the means to communicate with a peripheral device.






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






37. A peripheral device which allows users to play video games or computer games which demand fast reflexes and decision-making.






38. An arrangement of information in rows and columns that makes comparing and contrasting easier






39. Graphical User Interface. A system that simplifies selecting computer commands by enabling the user to point to symbols or illustrations (called icons) on the computer screen with a mouse.






40. A box that allows you to close a document or window






41. A weblog or blog - is a listing of text - images - or other objects that are arranged in a chronological order that first started appearing in 1998.






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






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






47. A command that removes and adds cell contents from a worksheet.






48. 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.






49. When a machine - object etc. is capable of performing a task






50. 1) text-based applications - a way of designing the number of characters that fit on the computer's display. A column is one character wide. 2) In spread sheet applications - a column is a vertical arrangement of cells.