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






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






3. Internet Service Provider






4. 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.






5. Turns computer on and off






6. This is simply a way to send a message from one computer to another.






7. The end of a line of text. You can force a line break by pressing 'Return' - or you can let the application break lines for you. This is a special character that forces a new line on a page without creating a new paragraph.






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






9. 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.






10. Microsoft WordPad is a free rich text editor included with Microsoft Windows 95 - 98 - ME - NT - 2000 - XP - Vista - 7 - and future releases of Microsoft Windows.






11. Programs currently being worked on






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






13. 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)






14. Term used to describe the process of switching between tasks currently running on the computer without affecting any of the tasks.






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






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






17. Completes the text for you






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






19. 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.'






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






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






22. This is all the instructions for the computer or a program designed to do different things. Examples are: Microsoft Word - Internet Explorer - and Windows.






23. In mathematics - a sum is the total amount obtained from adding numbers






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






25. A character displayed on the screen to prompt the user to take some action. The most common prompt is the 'C prompt' in which the computer hard drive or 'C' requests directions on what the computer should perform next.






26. To workout a mathematical equation






27. 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.






28. Paper cards that have hand punched holes that contains data






29. Something that can be accessed






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






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






32. The type of money used in a certain place






33. A program that walks you through MS






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






35. 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






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






37. Converts digital data into analog data - so it can be sent over phone lines. Changes analog into digital when receiving data.






38. Justify






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






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






41. Bar located along the top of a window or a dialog box that displays the name of the window or software program being used.






42. Recording how long something takes






43. A type of edging around a document






44. The rectangular area - above the worksheet window - that displays a cell's contents - including numbers - text - and formulas - when you click a cell. You can use the formula bar to enter and edit data in the active cell.






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






46. A discrete collection of information you create with a computer program - including memos - pictures - budgets - text - and so on.






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






48. 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.






49. Medium






50. A character that is not a number or a letter