6th Grade Technology Terms - 3rd Trimester
Test your knowledge of common technology terms.
- 1.A copy of a file or a disk you make for archiving purposes.
- A.
Folder
- B.
File
- C.
Scroll
- D.
Backup
- 2.In printing from a computer, to print vertically on the page.
- A.
Landscape
- B.
Portrait
- C.
Dock
- D.
Orientation
- 3.In a spreadsheet program, a rectangular box where you can put numbers, text, or formulas.
- A.
Box
- B.
Side
- C.
Cell
- D.
Margin set
- 4.
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- The bar at the bottom of the keyboard. Pressing it inserts a space character in your text.
- A.
Space bar
- B.
Tab
- C.
Return key
- D.
Process
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- 5.Pieces of information
- A.
Numbers
- B.
Gigabyte
- C.
Insertion point
- D.
Data
- 6.A typeface that contains the characters of an alphabet or some other letterforms.
- A.
Font
- B.
Process
- C.
Style
- D.
Letters
- 7.A command that reverses the last change a user made to a file.
- A.
Insertion
- B.
Undo
- C.
Paste
- D.
Copy
- 8.A system of organization of icons on a screen.
- A.
Desktop
- B.
Monitor
- C.
Dock
- D.
Menu bar
- 9.A band at the side and bottom of a program window used to move through and across a document.
- A.
Scroll
- B.
Toolbar
- C.
Scroll bar
- D.
Blue band
- 10.A power strip that has circuits designed to reduce the effects of surge in electrical power.
- A.
Power strip
- B.
Surge suppressor
- C.
Input device
- D.
Circuit breaker
- 11.To move smoothly vertically through and horizontally across document pages.
- A.
Drag
- B.
Scroll
- C.
Input device
- D.
Scroll bar
- 12.A location you create to store multiple files
- A.
Memory
- B.
Monitor
- C.
File
- D.
Folder
- 13.Explanations available on the computer screen about the various icons, tools, and how to use the computer.
- A.
Help
- B.
Data
- C.
Columns
- D.
Pop up window
- 14.The actual location of a Web page or set of linked Web pages available on the World Wide Web.
- A.
Web site
- B.
Formatting
- C.
World wide web
- D.
Uniform resource locator
- 15.An on screen message box that appears when the Mac requires additional information before completing a command.
- A.
Help
- B.
Dialogue Box
- C.
Output device
- D.
Pop up window
- 16.A vertical or horizontal strip of icons that activate common program commands.
- A.
Keyboard shortcuts
- B.
Toolbar
- C.
Command
- D.
Menu Bar
- 17.Electronic communication sent over the Internet.
- A.
Program
- B.
Email
- C.
Process
- D.
Podcast
- 18.The global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.
- A.
Uniform Resource Locator
- B.
Web Site
- C.
World Wide Web
- D.
Markup Language
- 19.To remove part of an image.
- A.
Cancel
- B.
Crop
- C.
Command
- D.
Cut
- 20.A portion of a computer screen where a file can be displayed within set boundaries.
- A.
Multitask
- B.
Monitor
- C.
Window
- D.
Exit
- 21.Data that is arranged vertically..
- A.
Landscape
- B.
Column
- C.
Portrait
- D.
Row
- 22.A navigation system that uses a special language called hypertext to connect millions of Web pages stored on servers around the world.
- A.
URL
- B.
Website
- C.
World Wide Web
- D.
Toolbar
- 23.Running more than one application in memory at the same time.
- A.
Storage
- B.
Multitask
- C.
Application
- D.
Memory
- 24.To make an image larger by "zooming" in.
- A.
Keyboard shortcuts
- B.
Resize
- C.
Zoom
- D.
Size Increase
- 25.A window that appears when you select an option with your mouse or press a special function key. It usually has a list of commands and stays on the screen until you select one.
- A.
Dialogue Box
- B.
Window
- C.
Popup window
- D.
Operating System
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