Grade 8 Technology Assessment

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Which computer peripheral is an output device?
- Scanner
- Mouse
- Monitor
- Keyboard

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This quiz is to assess whether you are proficient in the required National Education for Technology Standards for students completing Grade 8.

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Grade 8 Technology Assessment

Which computer peripheral is an output device?

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The blinking line or arrow on the computer screen is called the

The default orientation of a word processor document is

To copy and paste a paragraph from one document to another, you would first

To paste a picture into Microsoft Word that you already have in your clipboard, you would

Which key is used to capitalize the first letter of a word?

What is a CD-RW

A hand-operated input device that moves a cursor on the computer screen is call a

What are the home row keys?

To make a capital T, click on the shift key on the

To delete a letter that is to the left of the cursor, press

When typing, keep your eyes on the

A destructive code that spreads from computer to computer, capable of damaging software and "killing" a computer is a

Is it OK to make copies of software you bought from the store and pass it out to your friends?

The term for proper behavior on the Internet is

The information found on the Internet is __________accurate.

Information can be gathered regarding the temperature of a substance and uploaded to a computer using a ___________ as a data collection probe.

To locate facts concerning the history of Egypt, John should use

Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome are

When using certain search engines, ______________characters (+, -, AND, OR, NOT) may be used to narrow your search.

When creating a ________ presentation using sound, text, graphics and animation, Powerpoint or Keynote is used.

A projector used to display information from a computer onto a screen is an _________ device.

A chat room uses real-time communication between two or more users through a

The _________________ is a global network connecting millions of computers.

Typing in all capital letters on the Internet means that you are

To print a presentation, you must first click the _________ tab.

The first step to creating a graph is to

Which of the following would be the most reliable source of information for a school report on endangered wildlife.

The shape and style of the text is called

A system of connected computers that allows the sharing of files and equipment (such as printers) is called

Which of the following is an example of Internet Safety?

When you save a document from a webpage to your computer it is called

Your document does not come out of the printer. Which of these do you NOT do?

Ethical use states that Internet users avoid sending or posting flames. Flames are

Which of the following should you use to compute the average score of four tests using a spreadsheet?

When you try to access the Internet, you get an error message stating a "failure to connect". The first thing you should do is

The part of the computer that controls the flow of information and manages tasks is the

A website that allows multiple users to make changes to the pages is called

Mary made a website to post reviews fo her favorite tv shows. Her readers can post comments about her reviews. This is an example of

The part of a word processing document used to display repeated information such as titles and dates and page numbers is

:) :-) :( :P <3 These are examples of

A student locates a story online, copies it and submits it to a teacher as his or her own work. This is

Eric is doing a project on his favorite band and included a 1 minute clip of their #1 hit in his slideshow with a story about the songwriter. This is an example of

_________________ gives an author the rights to how his/her work is presented, whether it is a book, film or recording.

Which of the following activities would be best accomplished using a database?

Ethical Use of the Internet states users DO NOT send spam, which is

Excel and Numbers are examples of this type of software

2. A _________ file can be used for pictures in the yearbook.

9. The following cannot be opened in Microsoft Office.