Computer Literacy 101 Practice Quiz!
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This quiz was designed to assess a student's knowledge of primary computer usage in addition to their knowledge of Microsoft Word 2007, and computer literacy! This test consists of 41 questions of the same topic, so, try to hit all the questions correct and see the results at the end.
- 1.
![What are these images called?
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- A.
Click art
- B.
Pictoclicks
- C.
Icons
- D.
Taskbar
- 2.
![What are these buttons called?
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- A.
Window buttons
- B.
Screen buttons
- C.
Size buttons
- D.
Benjamin Buttons
- 3.
![How do you get this kind of window to appear?
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- 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
- 4.
![What is the name of this Windows element?
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- A.
Workbar
- B.
Taskbar
- C.
Program bar
- D.
Spacebar
- 5.What is Windows XP?
- A.
The computer’s 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
- 6.
![What is the name of this Windows screen?
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- A.
Desk screen
- B.
Desktop
- C.
Desk window
- D.
Home page
- 7.
![What is the name of this row of buttons in Word 2007?
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- A.
Home page
- B.
Ribbon
- C.
Taskbar
- D.
Button bar
- 8.
![What type of port is this?
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- A.
PS/2 port
- B.
USB port
- C.
Parallel port
- D.
Pass Port
- 9.In which window can you display the available hard drive space most quickly?
- A.
System Properties
- B.
My Computer
- C.
My Documents
- 10.What are documents, drawings, and programs stored on the hard drive called?
- A.
Folders
- B.
Files
- C.
Folder properties
- D.
DVD
- 11.
![What might be going on if you see the following message in the Internet Explorer window?
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- 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 isn’t working
- D.
Your monitor is not on
- 12.Are spaces allowed in web addresses?
- A.
Yes, but only between two letters
- B.
Yes
- C.
No
- 13.What is jumping from one website to another called?
- A.
Leaping
- B.
Hyperlinking
- C.
Surfing
- 14.
- A.
Laser printers and modem printers
- B.
Laser printers and inkjet printers
- C.
Laser printers and typex printers
- 15.
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What is this kind of computer called?- A.
Lapcomp
- B.
Laptop
- C.
Toplap
- D.
Windows Mobile
- 16.
- 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
- 17.What does downloading from the Internet mean?
- A.
Retrieving files from the Internet
- B.
Lowering your game level on the Internet
- C.
Viewing web pages on the Internet
- 18.
- 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.
- 19.
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- 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
- 20.
- A.
A program that monitors your surfing behavior on the Internet
- B.
A website where you can type in keywords and search for them in millions of web pages
- C.
A website where you can click on hundreds of categorized web addresses
- 21.
- A.
Telephone table
- B.
Modem
- C.
Hard drive
- D.
CD rom
- 22.What ribbon do you use to change margins?
- A.
Page Layout
- B.
View
- C.
Home
- D.
Insert
- 23.What does WWW mean?
- A.
Web World Works
- B.
World Wide Web
- C.
World Wide Watch
- D.
World Wrestling Federation
- 24.If you’re connected to the Internet, you are:
- A.
Outline
- B.
Offline
- C.
Online
- 25.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
- 26.What is the one shortcut key in Microsoft Word that will start the spellcheck feature automatically?
- A.
F5
- B.
F4
- C.
F7
- D.
F2
- 27.On what toolbar do you need to be on to select the ruler?
- A.
Home
- B.
Developer
- C.
Page Layout
- D.
View
- 28.
- A.
Draft View
- B.
Outline View
- C.
Print View
- D.
Reading View
- 29.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
- 30.The prefix kilo, as in kilobyte, stands for what number?
- A.
10,000
- B.
100
- C.
1,000,000
- D.
1,000
- 31.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 32.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
- 33.The first time you save a document in the word you must name the file.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 34.
- A.
Copy; Paste
- B.
Cut; Repeat
- C.
Copy; Paste Special
- D.
Cut; Paste
- 35.With regards to storing information, can you create a folder within a folder?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
It depends on the folder size
- 36.In Word 07, you can only undo the last change made to the document.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 37.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
- 38.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.
Re-type the whole sentence.
- 39.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
- 40.
- A.
Provides a list of pull-down menu names.
- 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.
- 41.
- 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
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