Tech 1 Terms Test Mid Term
Test your knowledge of common technology terms.
- 1.A navigation system that uses a special language called hypertext to connect millions of Web pages stored on servers around the world.
- A.
Internet
- B.
World Wide Web
- C.
Web browser
- 2.The global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web
- A.
Uniform Resource Locator
- B.
The Internet
- C.
WWW
- D.
Web Page
- 3.A strip at the top of a desktop or program window that displays the file name, close, hide, and restore icon.
- A.
Tool Bar
- B.
Window
- C.
File Bar
- D.
Title Bar
- 4.A computer that stores Files for access by other computers.
- A.
Client
- B.
Server
- C.
Network
- 5.To move smoothly vertically through and horizontally across document pages.
- A.
Scroll bar
- B.
Navigation bar
- C.
Scroll
- D.
Horizontal
- 6.The temporary holding area where data is stored while it is being used or changed.
- A.
Random Access Memory
- B.
Read Only Memory
- C.
Hard Drive
- 7.The software that runs and controls a computer’s components and runs the program software.
- A.
Software
- B.
Network
- C.
URL
- D.
Operating System
- 8.In printing from a computer, to print sideways on the page
- A.
Landscape
- B.
Portrait
- 9.A peripheral (external) device that is connected to a computer and used to transfer information into the computer.
- A.
Server
- B.
Input device
- C.
Network
- D.
Output device
- 10.To select by clicking once on an icon.
- A.
Click
- B.
Select
- C.
Highlight
- 11.A unit of storage measurement equivalent to 1024 megabytes
- A.
Gigabyte
- B.
Megabyte
- C.
Kilobyte
- D.
Dog bite
- 12.A protocol for fast communication and file transfer across a network
- A.
Internet
- B.
Email
- C.
Ethernet
- D.
Speech
- 13.A readable file you create
- A.
Document
- B.
Word
- C.
Email
- D.
Folders
- 14.Microchip inside the computer that processes information.
- A.
Read Only Memory
- B.
Hard Drive
- C.
Central Processing Unit
- D.
Potato Chips
- 15.On hardware – a switch that controls a function. On software – what controls a feature in software, controls a specific command.
- A.
Light switch
- B.
Keyboard short cuts
- C.
Button
- 16.A portion of a computer screen where a file can be displayed within set boundaries.
- A.
Window
- B.
Desktop
- C.
Door
- D.
Hard drive
- 17.A vertical or horizontal strip of icons that activate common program commands. Generally, these program commands are also available through the program menus.
- A.
Formatting
- B.
Title bar
- C.
Toolbar
- D.
Restaurant Menu
- 18.In a spreadsheet or a table, this key moves the cursor to the next column. In word processing it moves the insertion point to a predefined spot.
- A.
Tab Key
- B.
Space Bar
- C.
Return Key
- D.
Car Key
- 19.A band at the side and bottom of a program window used to move through and across a document.
- A.
Scroll
- B.
Navigation bar
- C.
Scroll bar
- D.
Title bar
- 20.A File menu command that saves a previously saved file in a new location and/or with a new name
- A.
Save as
- B.
Save
- C.
New document
- D.
Copyy
- 21.To insert text, or other material, from the clipboard or copy buffer.
- A.
Copy
- B.
Paste
- C.
Paint
- D.
Insert
- 22.The line of options across the top of a window that displays the names of available menus, such as File, Edit, and View.
- A.
Menu bar
- B.
Title bar
- C.
Toolbar
- D.
Navigation window
- 23.In word processing, the short flashing marker, which indicates where, your next character or graphic will begin or be placed.
- A.
Text
- B.
Cursor
- C.
Insertion point
- 24.A graphic symbol for an application, file, or folder.
- A.
Picture
- B.
Icon
- C.
Folder
- D.
Clip art
- 25.Designs and pictures created and used by a computer.
- A.
Graphics
- B.
Images
- C.
Drawings
- D.
Clip
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