Computer Literacy Exam Guide

Computer Literacy Exam Where should you save your work? P:\ Drive What does CPU stand for? Central Processing Unit You have opened My Computer and are looking at a folder. To view the contents of that folder, you would most likely double click the folder One way to rename a folder is to right click on the folder, select rename and type the new folder name You can't find a file you know you saved on your computer. The most likely reason is that you didn't pay attention to where you saved the file If you want to browse the contents of your hard drive which program would be most useful Windows Explorer Right Click is Your friend Before you copy or cut text in a word document you must first select or highlight the text When using a word processing program such as microsoft word it is necessary to save your work to a file because your work will be lost when you close the program if you don't. Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the CUT command is Ctrl-X Double clicking in the very top left hand corner of a window will close the window To select items in a list that are not contiguous you can *Contiguous means that items are not right next to one another Hold down the Ctrl key and select the desired items A type of computer program designed to display advertisements on your computer is known as adware Computer "Software" refers to files on your computer which contain instructions for the computer Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the paste command is Ctrl-V What type of software application would be best suited for creating a chart to manipulate personal financial data such as income and expenses Excel Spreadsheet A type of computer program that collects personal information without your consent is known as spyware Keyboard shortcuts are a way to execute commands that would normally be done using the mouse. They keyboard shortcut for the copy command is Ctrl-C Pressing F1 will display help for the current application Other terms for "Computer Program" are Software, Application This is where you will find the start menu, quick launch area, list of open windowns or programs, and the system tray. Taskbar A small graphic that represents something on your computer is a icon To "Burn" a CD or DVD means to save information on the disc Your computer seems to have stopped working, or it has "frozen" you should save all files and restart To "reboot" your computer means to restart it Mozilla, Firefox, Notepad, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Winamp, and Internet Explorer are all examples of application software In computer technology PC stands for Personal Computer A device which will allow you to connect multiple computers together in your house for the purpose of sharing informations is a switch RAM stands for Random Access Memory Another term for a computer monitor is display 1/2 The CPU is commonly referred to as the Brain USB is the acronym for Universal Serial Bus Your computer speakers plug in to the Sound card The purpose of the hard drive is to store information USB ports on your computer allow you to connect printers, digital cameras or anything with USB ports This device is used for sending and receiving data over a telephone line Modem A network adapter is also referred to as network card The term "Internet" refers to A global network of interconnected computers When you click on a link (hyperlink) you typically need to single left click www.google.com is an example of a search engine The phrase "surfing the internet" refers to viewing web pages and clicking on hyperlinks "Web Browser" is a software application used for viewing web pages a way to mark your favorite websites and return to them without writing in the address bookmark two or more computers that can communicate together network an abbreviation for electronic mail which is a letter or memo sent to a person or group electronically over the Internet e-mail If you do something awesome in class Mrs. Hein will give you a High Five the hardware that provides printed output from the computer printer the physical components of the computer system hardware the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do software the unwritten "rules" of etiquette used on the Internet netiquette 2/2