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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. More than one or something that can be multiplied






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






3. 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.






4. A term used to describe the process of organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier






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






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






7. Maximum






8. Software that allows one to calculate numbers in a format that is similar to pages in a conventional ledger.






9. Toolbar used to format documents






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






11. Exploring the Internet.






12. 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.'






13. The overall appearance of a document - image - text or other medium designed to be more appeasing to the viewer or help locate or identify the medium being looked at






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






15. Electronic hardware device or software capable of performing mathematical calculations






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






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






18. The study and designing of products to help reduce the stress & make a product more comfortable to the user helping increase the users' productivity






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






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






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






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






23. Term used in Microsoft Excel to describe a spreadsheet file






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






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






26. A key on the numeric keypad that confirms a choice or tells a program you're ready to proceed. In most cases - the Return key also serves this function. The ____ button is used to confirm an entry into an active cell. (in spreadsheet applications)






27. The type and how big the text or object is






28. A software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way






29. The process of writing data to a storage medium such as a floppy diskette or a hard disk drive






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. Alternatively referred to as state - status is a term used to describe the current situation or mode the device or user currently is in.






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






35. A little device that you move with your hand which then moves the cursor on the screen.






36. A function similar to the save function that allows a user to specify the name and location of where he or she wishes to save the file before saving it.






37. Where you get something






38. An item that has been disposed of






39. A difference in the text






40. A connection that is established using a modem






41. Alternatively referred to as dummy text - placeholder text is text that is only present in order to hold the place for something else






42. Process of taking data from one program or computer to another






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






44. A piece of paper used to advertise an event - company - etc.






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. The location of a specific cell or range expressed by the coordinates of column and row; for example - A1. (spreadsheet application)






47. 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.






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






49. In mouse-based applications - a market moves across the screen when you move the mouse across your desk.






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