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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 default document name in Excel






2. A type of edging around a document






3. 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






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






5. Term used to describe the process of switching back and forth between settings or between programs






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






7. Microsoft Office feature found in Microsoft Office 2002 (XP) - Office 2003 - and later versions that enables users to have quick access to common features - information - and commands.






8. Adding text to a document






9. Alternatively referred to as the arithmetic mean - average is the sum of a series of numbers - divided by the total amount of numbers.






10. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






11. A command that puts a file away but keeps the program you're in open so that you can continue to work.






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






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






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






15. A paragraph style that creates a single list element - usually indicated by a 'bullet' character. This is also known as an 'unordered list.'






16. Creating a new document or folder






17. Turns computer on and off






18. An item that has been disposed of






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






20. Software that was written to do bad stuff to your computer.






21. Any character that is not considered a number or symbol






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






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






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






28. The pre-defined configuration of a system or an application. In most programs - the defaults can be changed to reflect personal preferences.






29. A tool box that allows you to change the font of text






30. 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).






31. Data that goes into a computer device.






32. Minimum






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






34. A general term used to describe what you see on your screen when you're using a computer. This may include video effects - tables - letters - or numbers.






35. 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)






36. Where you advertise something






37. A named sub-window of a frames page. This may be scrollable and resizable and may have a border or outline.






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






39. A file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents or a generic document.






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






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






42. Magnetic tape drive capable of moving the tape through the tapes drive's read






43. A collection of icons - pictures - buttons and other useful image files along with sound and video files that can be embedded or inserted into web pages.






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






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






46. Hypertext Markup Language. A standard of text markup conventions used for documents on the World Wide Web. Browsers interpret the codes to give the text structure and formatting (such as bold - blue - or italic).






47. Viewing portion of a display






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






49. 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.






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






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