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TRUE OR FALSE
1. A database is a collection of related data that is organized a. True b. False
into objects that can provide information.
2. DRAM is specialized fast-access memory used to a. True b. False
efficiently store and display graphical images.
3. Before printing a document, you should always spell check a. True b. False
and use your print preview.
4. A bus is simply a group of electrical circuits that allows a. True b. False
the transmission of signals between the different
components of the computer.
5. Paragraphs in a letter are double-spaced. a. True b. False
6. Internet browsers are software programs that provide the a. True b. False
ability to navigate the Internet, locate data, and access sites
worldwide.
7. E-mail is one of the most frequently used features of the a. True b. False
Internet.
8. To keep an uncluttered, professional look to a document or a. True b. False
publication, use at least five different fonts for interest.
9. Program icons can be opened automatically by double- a. True b. False
clicking on them.
10. All computers use one worldwide operating system. a. True b. False
11. A sans serif typeface is traditionally used in text intensive a. True b. False
documents
12. The higher the point measurement, the larger the character. a. True b. False
MULTIPLE CHOICE
13. RAM that is connected to a battery so that the computer a. SRAM. b. VRAM. c. DRAM. d. CMOS. e. TRAM.
permanently retains its contents is called
14. The main storage area used by today’s computer user is a. floppy disk b. hard drive. c. tape cassettes. d. reel-to-reel tapes. e. punch cards.
15. The large printed circuit board inside the computer that a. expansion card. b. mother board. c. interface cards. d. hard disk. e. floppy drive card.
carries and connects all of the principal electronic
components, such as the microprocessor and memory, is
called the
16. CD-ROM stands for a. compact disk- b. circular disk- c. compact disk- d. compact disk- e. circular disk-read
random only random online read only memory. random online only memory.
memory. memory. memory.
17. Which of the following is NOT an input device? a. Digital camera b. Scanner c. Bar code reader d. Ink jet printer e. Modem
18. Which printer has the highest quality of printed output? a. Dot-matrix b. Laser printer c. Inkjet printer d. Bubble jet printer e. Imagesetter
printer printer
19. All of the following are Internet terms EXCEPT a. x16 CD ROM. b. hypertext links. c. browsers. d. uniform resource e. search engine.
locators (URL).
20. A placeholder with the title and the URL of a web page is a. shortcut. b. bookmark. c. history. d. online help. e. home page.
called a/an
21. A piece of software designed primarily for keying in a. desktop b. photo imaging c. word processing d. image e. accounting
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business correspondence is called publishing software. software. software. manipulation software.
software.
22. The small picture representations used in most software a. icons. b. folders. c. search sites. d. home pages. e. buttons.
applications and GUI operating systems are called
23. Which of the following is a software program that goes out a. Web site b. E-mail c. File transfer d. Directory e. Search engines
on the Web, seeking web sites and cataloging them, protocol software
usually by downloading their home pages?
24. All of the following are image files EXCEPT a. .tif. b. .eps. c. .gif. d. .doc. e. .jpeg.
25. Having one line of text left at the bottom of a document is a. orphan. b. widow. c. endnote. d. footnote. e. hanging line.
called a/an
26. Software that has been designed primarily for working a. word processing. b. desktop c. spreadsheet. d. database. e. image
with numbers and performing calculations is publishing. manipulation.
27. When the IRS stores information about all of the citizens a. Database b. Spreadsheet c. Graphics d. Word processing e. Home page
having a social security number, the records are stored in
which type of program?
28. Which of the following types of media is NOT used as a. Floppy disk b. ZIP disk c. Hard drive d. Tape cassettes e. JAZZ disk
often now in everyday computer usage?
29. Working at home with your own computer and a modem a. home-base b. LAN system. c. teleconferencing. d. telecommuting. e. home-based
hookup is called business network. management.
30. Putting the page number and your name at the bottom of a. footer. b. footnote. c. endnote. d. header. e. headnote.
each page of a 15-page document is done by inserting a
(an)
31. Which of the following displays the names of the available a. Control-menu b. Menu bar c. Desktop d. Title bar e. Maximize box
command menus across the top of application program? box
32. Text that flows around another object, such as clip art or a. body wrap. b. art wrap. c. text edging. d. text wrap. e. skimming.
large print, is called
33. Stacking objects on top of each other in a document is a. layering. b. filling. c. backing. d. grouping. e. art stacking.
called
34. One 100mg ZIP disk can hold the equivalent of ______ a. 71. b. 34. c. 87. d. 52. e. 60.
typical DS/HD floppy disks
35. The highest quality clip art drawings are a. vector graphics. b. encapsulated c. draw-type d. object-oriented e. tiff images
postscript (EPS) graphics. graphics
graphics.
36. Which of the following is NOT a common style found for a. Bold b. Italic c. Bold italic d. Underline e. Bold backstroke
font usage?
37. Fonts created using a pattern of dots are called a. dot mapped fonts. b. bit mapped c. dot imaging d. scaleable fonts. e. text fonts.
fonts. fonts.
38. A block style letter has a. date and closing b. date and closing c. date and d. indented e. date at center.
at center. at left margin. enclosure at right paragraphs.
margin.
39. Using a standard sheet of typing paper, your margins a. 2” and 2” b. 1.5” and 1.5” c. 2.25” and 2.25” d. 3.5” and 3.5” e. 3” and 3”
would be ______ left and ______ right if you wanted to
have a four-inch horizontal line.
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40. Tabs that are preset in the software package are called a. left tabs. b. default tabs. c. programming d. right tabs. e. auto tabs.
tabs.
Questions 41 – 44. In the following sentences, choose the letter of the underlined word that is misspelled. If all words are spelled correctly, choose “d” for correct. If all
words are spelled incorrectly, choose “e” for incorrect.
41. Hear are the too books that are do tomorrow. a. Hear b. too c. do d. all are correct e. all are incorrect
42. If your going to buy tickets, let me know. a. your b. buy c. know d. all are correct e. all are incorrect
43. Do further tests to determine the full affects. a. Do b. further c. affects d. all are correct e. all are incorrect
44. Dennis did not except the results of the latest poll. a. except b. latest c. poll d. all are correct e. all are incorrect
Questions 45 – 49. Choose the letter of the word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.
45. Either the manager or the employees ______ the purchase a. has b. have
orders.
46. Neither Alyssa nor Nicole ______ aware of the surprise a. is b. are
party.
47. Each management ______ was presented in the speech. a. principal b. principle
48. Lissa felt the problem was too ______ to discuss. a. personal b. personnel c. personel d. personnal
49. Adrian will need tools to remove the ______ desks. a. stationery b. stationary
Questions 50 – 59. In the following sentences, choose one of the following choices
a. Capitalization errors b. Punctuation errors c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
50. Dr. Dixon indicated he would spend three days in a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
Sacramento, Ca. errors errors
51. The two major sponsors were anderson printing and a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
carlling realty company. errors errors
52. Celeste is available every day accept Friday. a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
errors errors
53. Just before moving back to Venezuela, they acquired a few a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
exotic pets. errors errors
54. Raymond ordered 27 pants, 36 skirts, 50 belts, 48 socks, a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
and 19 shirts. errors errors
55. “That was the best experience in my life”, exclaimed a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
Micah. errors errors
56. Carol waited happily to recieve her FBLA award. a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
errors errors
57. My failure to listen will lessen what I can learn from this a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
lesson. errors errors
58. Randy’s new address is P. O. Box 2898. a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
errors errors
59. Betty’s niece and nephew could have gone on the trip if a. Capitalization b. Punctuation c. Spacing errors d. Spelling errors e. Leave as is
they had been intrested. errors errors
60. A complete collection of letters, numbers, and character a. font b. pitch c. character d. point
symbols, all of the same size and typeface, is called a
61. A gap between the left margin and the first character of a a. gap b. gutter c. indent d. space
line is called a/an
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62. A measure of type size is called a a. font. b. point. c. character. d. space.
63. A character positioned slightly below the rest of the a. subscript. b. superscript. c. ascender. d. space.
characters in a line of text is a/an
64. The area left blank on a page for the sake of legibility is a. text space. b. margin. c. blank space. d. window.
called
65. A software package that contains two or more software a. a multipackage b. a Suite. c. a prepackaged d. an Office.
programs made by the same company (for example, a program. software.
word processing, a spreadsheet, and a presentation
software program all in one package) is called
66. What does HTML stand for? a. Hyper Text b. Hydro Test c. Hyper Text d. High Tech
Media Laser Markup Leader Markup Language Machine Language
67. What is the best resolution? a. 640x480 b. 280x480 c. 1074x680 d. 1074x480
68. Organizations that provide Internet connections to the a. Guide b. Software c. Content providers d. Service
general public are called? organizations companies providers
69. The feature that permits a document on the screen to look a. justification. b. leading. c. WYSIWYG. d. page layout.
just like it will when printed is called
70. Approximately one million bytes equal a a. word. b. megabyte. c. kilobyte. d. gigabyte.
71. The standard American code for representing characters a. binary digits. b. semiconductor c. ASCII. d. Gigabyte.
with bits is storage.
72. In a spreadsheet, which of the following is NOT one of the a. Label b. Range c. Value d. Formula
three types of information that can be in a cell?
73. If a spreadsheet user wants to use a range of cells that a. C4 through D5. b. B1 through D5. c. D3 through B5. d. B3 through D5.
includes rows 3, 4, and 5 for columns B, C, and D, the
range specified would be
74. On a graph, the vertical graph line that normally shows a. legend. b. y-axis. c. x-axis. d. title.
amounts such as dollar value is the
75. A chart notation that explains the colors, shadings, and a. title. b. variable. c. value. d. legend.
symbols used on the chart is called the