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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. This is a picture or an image.






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






3. A program that walks you through MS






4. The process of a computer transferring data to a computer printer and generating a hard copy of the electronic data being printed.






5. 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.






6. Toolbar used to format documents






7. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






9. The actual web page on the domain






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






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






12. A box that helps you edit the parameters defined by the user that help determine how a printed page will appear.






13. A generic text editor included with MS that enables someone to open and read plain text files






14. Data laid out in a horizontal line in a table or spreadsheet






15. Data that come out of a computer device. For example - information displayed on the monitor - sound from the speakers - and information printed to paper.






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






17. Devices used to store massive amounts of information so that it can be readily retrieved. Devices include RAIDs - CD-ROMs - DVDs






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






19. A FTP command used to upload a file to a remote computer.






20. 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.






21. Data that goes into a computer device.






22. The worksheet currently being worked on or viewed






23. The physical division of space on a disk into sections--where information can be stored. A disk's format is established as part of the initialization process.






24. 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






25. E-mail software program by Microsoft that enables users to easily send and receive e-mail on their computer






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






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






28. Short for document






29. The first calculation device






30. 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.






31. Space separating text or other elements from the edge of the paper commonly adjusted through the page setup.






32. A difference in the text






33. Minimum






34. Justify






35. Enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software






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






37. What You See Is What You Get. When using most word processors - page layout programs (See desktop publishing) - and web page design programs - words and images will be displayed on the monitor as they will look on the printed page or web page.






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






43. A space reserved for a person's signature






44. Digital Subscriber Line. A method of connecting to the Internet via a phone line. A DSL connection uses copper telephone lines but is able to relay data at much higher speeds than modems and does not interfere with telephone use.






45. A portable drive that connects to a USB cord






46. Software file that contains updated information and various fixes that resolves issues that have been located by the software developer to help prevent those errors from occurring in the future






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






48. 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.






49. Where you advertise something






50. Creating a new document or folder