Computer Basics Test

1.
The software application that is used the
8. Software designed to do a specific task
most often is _____________.
like word processing or spreadsheets.
the steps in the __________.
the other software on your computer.
A. Word Processing
B. Spreadsheet
C. Publishing
D. Databases
E. Presentations
2. Input, processing, output and storage are
A.Information Cycle
B.Information Processing Cycle
C.Data Cycle
D.Data Processing Cycle
3. The most commonly used input device is
the ____________.
A.Mouse
B.Keyboard
C.Joystick
D.Scanner
4. CPU stands for ________.
A.Central Packet Unit
B. Core Processing Unit
C. Central Processing Unit
D. Central Product Unit
5. Which of the following is NOT a type of
printer?
A.Dot-Matrix
B. Inkjet
C. Portrait
D. Laser
6. The equipment that makes up the
computer.
A. Software
B. System Unit
C. Hardware
D. CPU
E. RAM
7. A set of instructions that tells the computer
how to perform a task.

A.BIOS
B.Mouse
C.Hard Drive
D. Software
E. Input
A.Application Software
B. System Software
C. Operating System
D. Monitor
E. Keyboard
9. Software that manages the hardware and
A.BIOS
B. Operating System
C. RAM
D. CPU
E. CD-ROM
10. The process of communicating with the
computer.
A.Software
B.Output
C.DVD
D.Storage
E. Input
11 The result of the work done by your

computer.
A. Storage
B. Output
C. Processing
D. Input
E. Software
12. The actions performed by a computer to
manipulate data.
A. Input
B. Output
C. Power Supply
D. Processing
E. Saving
13. Printers that have nozzles that spray ink
on the paper.
A. Inkjet
B. Portrait
C. Laser
D. Dot-Matrix
E. Multi-functional
14. Printers that are similar to copiers
A.Multifunctional
B.Inkjet
C.Laser
D.Dot-Matrix
E.Landscape
15. The brain of the computer.
A. Brainette
B. CD-ROM
C. Hard Drive
D. CPU
E. m Unit
D. CPU
E. Port
16. Other hardware, like the keyboard or
monitor, plugs into this.
D. CD
E. Zip Disk
Questions and Answers

COMPUTER VLITERARY
1.
What are these images called?

A. Click art
B. Pictoclicks
C. Icons
D. Taskbar
2.
A. Motherboard
B. DVD
C. System Unit
D. CPU
E. Port
What are these buttons called?

A. Window buttons
B. Screen buttons
C. Size buttons
D. Benjamin Buttons
17. Memory that can read and write, but is
lost when the computer is turned off
A. ROM
B. RAM
C. EPROM
D. PROM
E. MB
18. Contains the disk drives and stores the
processor.
A. CPU
B. System Unit
C. Keyboard
D. Motherboard
E. Bag
19. Hand-held device that controls the pointer
3.
How do you get this kind of window to

appear?
A.Double-click with the left mouse
button
B.Click with the right mouse button
C.Click with the left mouse button
D.Click start
on the screen.
A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Scanner
D. Printer
E. Speakers
20. Magnetic cylinders on which information
in the computer is stored.

A. DVD
B. Thumb Drive
C. Hard Drive
4.
What is the name of this Windows

element?
A. Workbar
B. Taskbar
C. Program bar
D. Spacebar
5. How do you drag with the mouse?
A. Click, point, move the mouse
B. Point, click, move the mouse, click
C. Point, press the mouse button, move
the mouse, release the mouse button
D. Double Click the item you want to
drag
6. What is Windows XP?
A. The computers operating system
B. A program for displaying images on
the screen
C. A system for displaying photos and
images on the computer
D. A hard drive
7.
latest version of your document. Which

button will you click on?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Cancel
9.
What is the name of this row of buttons

in Word 2007?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Home page
Ribbon
Taskbar
Button bar
10.
What does this button do?
A. Closes the window

B. Maximizes the window
C. Reduces the size of the window
11.
What is the name of this Windows

screen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Desk screen
What type of port is this?

Desktop
Desk window
Home page
8.
A. PS/2 port
B. USB port
C. Parallel port
D. Pass Port
12. In which window can you display the
available hard drive space most quickly?

A. System Properties
B. My Computer
C. My Documents
13. What are documents, drawings, and
programs stored on the hard drive called?

You see this dialog box. You want to
close the program without saving the
A. Folders
B. Files
C. Folder properties
D. DVD
14.
What might be going on if you see the

following message in the Internet
Explorer window?
A. The web page is too large for your

screen
B. The computer settings have been
adjusted so that this website is not
accessible
C. The Internet connection isnt working
D. Your monitor is not on
What is this kind of computer called?

A. Lapcomp
B. Laptop
C. Toplap
D. Windows Mobile
19.
Is www.visualsteps@com a proper web

address?
15. Are spaces allowed in web addresses?

A.. Yes, but only between two letters
B. Yes
C. No
16. What is jumping from one website to
A. Yes, this address is correct. As a

result of the @ symbol, the first web
page is immediately opened
B. No, because the dot should be
replaced by an @ symbol
C. No, because the @ should be
replaced by a dot
another called?
A.
B.
C.
Leaping
Hyperlinking
20.
What does downloading from the

Internet mean?
Surfing
A. Retrieving files from the Internet

B. Lowering your game level on the
Internet
C. Viewing web pages on the Internet
17.
What kinds of printers are there?

A.
B.
C.
Laser printers and modem

printers
Laser printers and inkjet
printers
21. What does a green wavy line under a word
or phrase in the document mean in Microsoft

Word?
A. The word or phrase might be

misspelled.
B. The word or phrase might contain a
grammatical error.
C. The word or phrase has been copied
to the clipboard.
Laser printers and typex

printers
18.
22.
What happens if you click on this knob

in Internet Explorer?
A. A list of previously visited websites

appears on the left-hand side of the
window
B. The last action is undone
C. A list of favorite web addresses
appears on the left-hand side of the
window
23. What is a search engine?
A. A program that monitors your surfing
behavior on the Internet
B. A website where you can type in key
words and search for them in millions of
web pages
C. A website where you can click on
hundreds of categorized web addresses
24. Which device connects your computer to
the Internet?
A. Telephone table
B. Modem
C. Hard drive
D. CD rom
25. What ribbon do you use to change
margins?
A. Page Layout
B. View
C. Home
D. Insert
26. What does WWW mean?

A. Web World Works
B. World Wide Web
C. World Wide Watch
D. World Wrestling Federation
27. If youre connected to the Internet, you
are:
A. Outline
B. Offline
C. Online
28.
In Microsoft Word 2007, a squiggly

red line under a word means
A. Check your grammer
B. Word does not have a synonym
match
C. The word is misspelled
D. The dictionary is full
29. What is the 1 shortcut key in Microsoft
Word that will start the spellcheck feature

automatically?
A.
B.
C.
D.
F5
F4
F7
F2
30. On what tool bar do you need to be on to
select the ruler?
A. Home
B. Developer
C. Page Layout
D. View
31. What page view can you use to see what it
will look like when printed?

A. Draft View
B. Outline View
C. Print View
D. Reading View
32. The ribbon consists of a series
of __________ which contains groups of tools

related to specific tasks.
A. Files
B. Tabs
C. Dialog Boxes
D. Task Panes
33. The prefix kilo, as in kilobyte, stands for
what number?
A. 10,000
B. 100
C. 1,000,000
D. 1,000
34. To get help using Word, click the Help
icon on the ribbon or press the F1 key.

A. True
B. False
35. A ___________ is a document that
provides a preformatted layout for text and

graphics, as well as some content.
A. Wizard
B. Template
C. Letter
D. Thumbnail
36. The first time you save a document in
word you must name the file.

A. True
B. False
B. Displays information about

commands being selected
C. Is used to execute commonly
performed actions.
D. Is used to bring hidden parts of a
document into view.
37. After selecting text, use the ___________
and ___________ commands to move the text

to a different location.
A. Copy; Paste
B. Cut; Repeat
C. Copy; Paste Special
D. Cut; Paste
44. The Hide/Show button found in the
Standard Toolbar
A. Creates a new paragraph

B. Displays or hides symbols for
characters like spaces and tabs.
C. Displays or hides the Standard
Toolbar.
D. Displays or hides the text just typed.
38. With regards to storing information, can
you create a folder within a folder?
A. Yes
B. No
C. It depends on the folder size
39. In Word 07, you can only undo the last
change made to the document.

A. True
B. False
45.
In Microsoft Word, when a file is

saved for the first time
A. A copy is automatically printed

B. It must be given a name to identify it.
C. It does not need a name
D. It only needs a name if it is not going
to be printed
40. In Word, a quick way to change all the
instances of the word beautiful with the word

picturesque is to use the ___________ feature.
A. Find and Replace
B. Thesaurus
C. Document Information
D. Properties
41. In Microsoft Word, to insert a word into
the middle of a sentence....
A. Move the cursor to the desired

location in the sentence and type the
new word.
B. Move the cursor to the desired
location in the sentence, press Enter
key, and type the new word.
C. Move the cursor to the beginning of
the sentence and start typing.
D. Retype the whole sentence.
42.
In Microsoft word, the arrow keys can

be used to
A. Move the cursor in the text that has
already been entered
B. Delete text
C. Save the document
D. Move the cursor while deleting text
43. The Standard Toolbar
A. Provides a list of pull-down menu
names.
TECH LITERACY
1.
How do you know if you can open a

certain type of file on your
computer?
A. Look at the file name only
B. Look at the file name, extension, and
programs on the computer
C. Look at the serial number on the
computer and the file name
D. Look at the operating system only
2.
D. Click the print icon again

5.
Your teacher said you have to have

1-inch all the around the report you
are writing. In order to fix this you
must set the:
A. Font
B. Tabs
C. Line Spacing
D. Margins
6.
In my math class the teacher has

given me a budget project. I have
a salary and have to make budget
decisions based on that salary.
What would be the best kind of
program to do this project?
If I need to complete a history

project on the life of Benjamin
Franklin, which of these digital
products would be my best choice?
A. Power Point show
B. Video
C. Web Page
D. Any of the above
3. A local area network (LAN) connects
A. Different states
B. Different computers in the same
building
C. Distant computers in different
communities
D. Different Countries
4.
A. Spreadsheet
B. Word Processing
C. Presentation software
D. Database
7.
What happens in a Word

Processing program when the
command "Cut" is used?
A. Only half of the screen is seen
B. The application stops running
C. A new paragraph begins
D. Selected text is removed
8.
I have a printer and when I click the

print icon in my program, nothing
happens. What should be my first
step?
A. Reinstall the printer
B. Check the cable connections
C. Restart the printer
know in order to visit the program's

site?
In the following list what is

considered personal information
that might be bad to give out on the
Internet?
A. The state where the website is locAted

B. What time the program's website is
open
C. The Internet address (URL) of the
website
D. The number of Internet pages of the
program's website
12.
Identify the correct communication

tool that goes with this definition: A
type of website with regular entries
called "posts" commonly displayed
in reverse chronological order.
Many of these allow audience
members to "comment" on the
content.
A. Full Name
B. Address
C. Age
D. All of the above
9.
A. Instant Message
B. Email
C. Wiki
D. Blog
When using graphic or text from

the Internet, you should:
A. Use as many as possible

B. Give the information to as many
people as possible
C. Give credit to the author of the
information
D. Never use this kind of information
from the Internet
13.
10.
Because of advancements in
technology, education has changed
in many ways. One way it has
changed is that it is more about:
A. Creation and Interaction
B. Delivery and Teaching
C. Content and Subject Matter
D. Computers and Videos
11.
You found out that your favorite

program on the History Channel also
has a website. What do you need to
Your science class has decided to help

spread information and knowledge
about the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu). What
would be some of the best digital tools
to use to present this information to your
school and community?
A. Create a website that contains videos,
links, and statistics in spreadsheets detailing
the virus
B. Create a slideshow on your teacher's
computer to show in class and possibly Open
House
C. Create an article for your school's
newspaper with virus information and links to
websites
D. Create a detailed text message and send it
out to all of your friends
B. Multimedia
C. Database
D. Spreadsheet
14. You and your friends have come up
with a great fundraiser idea for your

team. In order to show how it can raise
the most money and attract the biggest
audience, how might you use digital
tools?
A.Create a graph showing the last few

fundraisers compared to other group's
fundraising efforts with this product
B.Create a survey online that polls
students' interest in this product and
show results to your coach
C.Create a video and website that
shows the benefits of this product to
your student body
D.All of the above
17.
Arranging the items in a database

in a certain order is called:
A. Reporting
B. Sorting
C. Filing
D. Deleting
18.
Software programs that allow you

to legally copy files and give them
away at no cost are called which of
the following?
A. Timeshare
B. Shareware
C. Public domain
D. Probe ware
15.
What are the letters of the home

keys of the keyboard?
19.
A. ASDF JKL;
B. ASER IOP[
C. ASD GHKL;
D. QWER TYI;
You want to post club rules and

information online where only other
members of site can make
changes to the page but anyone
can view the page. What online
service would you use?
Any combination of text, graphics,

sound, animation, or video would
be considered which of the
following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
16.
A. Word processing
A wiki
A blog
A chat room or message board
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What are icons?

What are icons?

What is the name of the Windows screen?

What is the name of the Windows screen?

1.

The software application that is used the

8. Software designed to do a specific task

most often is _____________.

like word processing or spreadsheets.

the steps in the __________.

the other software on your computer.

how to perform a task.

11 The result of the work done by your

monitor, plugs into this.

Questions and Answers

What are these images called?

What are these buttons called?

17. Memory that can read and write, but is

lost when the computer is turned off

How do you get this kind of window to

in the computer is stored.

What is the name of this Windows

latest version of your document. Which

What is the name of this row of buttons

What does this button do?

A. Closes the window

What is the name of this Windows

What type of port is this?

12. In which window can you display the

available hard drive space most quickly?

13. What are documents, drawings, and

programs stored on the hard drive called?

What might be going on if you see the

A. The web page is too large for your

What is this kind of computer called?

Is www.visualsteps@com a proper web

15. Are spaces allowed in web addresses?

A. Yes, this address is correct. As a

What does downloading from the

A. Retrieving files from the Internet

What kinds of printers are there?

Laser printers and modem

21. What does a green wavy line under a word

or phrase in the document mean in Microsoft

A. The word or phrase might be

Laser printers and typex

What happens if you click on this knob

A. A list of previously visited websites

25. What ribbon do you use to change

26. What does WWW mean?

In Microsoft Word 2007, a squiggly

29. What is the 1 shortcut key in Microsoft

Word that will start the spellcheck feature

30. On what tool bar do you need to be on to

select the ruler?

31. What page view can you use to see what it

will look like when printed?

32. The ribbon consists of a series

of __________ which contains groups of tools