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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. Information that comes from a computer after it has been processed






2. Internet Service Provider






3. This is an abbreviation for 'sending particularly annoying messages'; it stands for unwanted e-mail.






4. A software program or program feature sometimes found in a program such as a word processor that can be used to help check text for any improper grammar.






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






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






7. 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.






8. A generic text editor included with Microsoft Windows that enables someone to open and read plaintext files






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






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






11. A website - or web site - is a central location of various web pages that are all related and can be accessed by visiting the home page using a browser






12. The process of moving data used in another program or earlier software version and moving it into another program or later version of the program.






13. Allows you to collapse the documents to see only the main headings or to expand a document to see all the main headings and text.






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






15. A context-related list of options that users can choose from.






16. 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






17. Alternatively referred to as ANSI art - text art - or word art - ASCII art is the process of forming pictures or art out of the characters available in the ASCII chart






18. Many computers that are connected like a web so you can see what other computer operators show you and you can show them things as well.






19. Everything to the left except the date - closing - signature - typed name and senders address are to the middle semi-colon






20. A space reserved for a person's signature






21. 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.






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






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






24. Electronic signal that is sent as binary digits






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).






26. To sort or arrange a file or document neatly






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






28. Alternatively referred to as a worksheet - a spreadsheet is a data file made up of rows and columns that are used to sort data and allow a user to manipulate and arrange data easily - commonly numerical data.






29. 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.






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






31. The address of documents and resources on the internet.






32. Pages that have instructions - questions - etc. that need to be numbered






33. 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.






34. Handouts to promote companies - events - etc.






35. 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.'






36. Creating a new document or folder






37. Protection for any published work that helps to prevent that work from being used without prior authorization






38. 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






39. A tool where the numbering happens automatically






40. 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






41. Computer software that performs a task or set of tasks - such as word processing or drawing. Applications are also referred to as programs.






42. 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.






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






44. Provides access to begin programs - documents & access internet information






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






46. An image usually displayed at the top of a page in a Web site - containing text and design elements (often to identify the site).






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






48. A collection of similar information stored in a file - such as a database of addresses. This information may be created and stored in a database management system (DBMS).






49. Data that goes into a computer device.






50. The first calculation device