Quiz: Basics Questions From Computer

Word automatically checks spelling and grammar as you enter text.

• True

• False

If you make a mistake adding or editing data in a record, you can choose the ____________________ command to reverse your last action.

The ____________________ key removes the character to the right of the insertion point.

What is the keyboard shortcut for opening the Print dialog box? 

• CTRL+V

• CTRL+C

• CTRL+X

• CTRL+P

When you ____________________ an option, you alternate between the off and on states by repeating a procedure, such as clicking a button.

A ____________________ is information and/or graphics that print in the top margin of the page.

____________________ settings are preset options or variables automatically in effect when the document is created.

PowerPoint provides several presentation ____________________ which already contain formatted content, which you can modify to customize the presentation for your needs.

Word provides ____________________ options to increase and decrease the size of text and graphics on the screen.

Which formula will produce a result of 48? 

• =8+4*4

• =8*4+4

• =(8+4)*4

• =8/4-4

You can paste Clipboard items as many times as you want.

• True

• False

After sorting data, you can easily restore the table to its original arrangement.

• True

• False

When you ____________________ a document, you modify or adapt the document and make revisions or corrections.

To see what the final document will look like, you can hide all of the markup.

• True

• False

When you use the Cut or Copy commands, slide content and designs are stored on the ____________________.

A(n) ____________________ specifies a color scheme, fonts, and effects.

Gridlines show on the screen, but they do not print.

• True

• False

What is the arrow pointing to in Figure 19-1 above? 

• Change Chart Type button

• More button

• Excel Help button

• Error Checking button

The advantage of SMS over e-mail is that SMS can go with you anywhere, making communication convenient and more efficient.

• True

• False

Each Internet user is required to have a unique identification in the form of an e-mail address, sign-in or log on credentials, and password.

• True

• False

In ____________________ view, the presentation appears on two monitors.

____________________ orientation formats the report with the long edge of the page at the top.

In the Date and Time dialog box, you can select additional clocks to display the time in other time zones.

• True

• False

Nonprinting characters include periods, asterisks, and parentheses.

• True

• False

In Overtype mode, new text replaces the existing text.

• True

• False

Usually the top row of a worksheet is used for explanatory text or column headings that identify the type of data in each column.

• True

• False

The arrow keys move the insertion point one cell in any direction.

• True

• False

Electronic identification cards are used to gain access to certain areas within a building or department.

• True

• False

You can only have one Excel workbook open at a time.

• True

• False

____________________ are non-text items such as digital photos, scanned images, and pictures.

You can drag a column ____________________ to change the column width.

A(n) ____________________ consists of text and/or pictures that you create and that automatically is added to the end of any outgoing messages.

Case 20-1Ria is responsible for creating a presentation for the upcoming sales conference. She has decided to update a slide show that her coworker created for last year’s conference, so she wants it to have a different look, but she will keep the same basic outline.Ria has chosen a theme that she likes for the presentation, but she isn’t happy with the fonts. Which button will let her customize the fonts?

• Theme Colors

• Theme Fonts

• Theme Effects

• Background Styles

Antivirus software should ____. 

• Be run when you suspect a problem

• Be run weekly

• Be run monthly

• Always be running

When you first launch PowerPoint, a new blank presentation file opens.

• True

• False

____ is a mathematical function. 

• SUM

• AVERAGE

• MAX

• MIN

When you enter or edit a record in Form view, Access automatically updates the records in the table.

• True

• False

To move the insertion point from one cell or another, you can press the arrow keys or ____. 

• Delete

• Shift

• Enter

• Tab

A ____________________ is a headline that spreads the full width of the page.

You can create a report based on a table or a(n) ____________________.

____ provide useful information on a printed worksheet and are printed in the top margin of every worksheet page. 

• Footers

• Headers

• Fields

• Filters

Case 18-1Martha is a high school math teacher. She has created a worksheet to track her students’ grades. She added two new students to the worksheet today and she wants to make sure the formatting is consistent.Which button should Martha use to add a black line to the bottom of a row of cells that contain the midterm exam grades?

• Font

• Border

• Fill Color

• Font Color

Invisible data such as the author of the document or the date the document was created is referred to as ____________________.

By default, Word inserts graphics ____. 

• At the insertion point

• On the first page

• On the last page

• In the center of the page

The default line spacing in Word is double spacing.

• True

• False

Which button on the Custom Animation task pane allows you to preview an animation? 

• Change

• Remove

• Play

• Slide Show

Case 22-1Dana has just been hired to create and maintain a database for a local sports organization. The organization has several different sports with many teams and divisions. She is creating the database in Design view.What setting will allow Dana to change the number of characters allowed in a field?

• Primary key

• Field name

• Field properties

• Data type

Text or numbers in the active cell are often referred to as a(n) ____________________.