Computer Fundamentals Practice Exam
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Computer Fundamentals provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential concepts of computing and information technology. The course covers the history and evolution of computers, basic hardware components, operating systems, software applications, and fundamental principles of data storage and processing. Students will learn about input and output devices, types of memory, networking basics, and common computing terminologies. Emphasis is placed on the role of computers in modern society, basic troubleshooting techniques, and responsible use of technology. This foundation equips learners with the practical knowledge needed to effectively utilize computers in academic, professional, and personal settings.
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Practical Computer Literacy 3rd Edition by June Jamrich Parsons
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Chapter 1: Computer Hardware
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Q1) A Marketing Assistant asked if putting a magnet near several CDs would affect the performance of the CDs.Christina explained that it would not have an affect as CDs are read using ____.
A)small magnets
B)a small laser light
C)a series of small magnets
D)a large laser beam
Answer: B
Q2) The ____________________ is the component that holds the computer's circuit boards, CPU, power supply, memory, and storage devices. Answer: system unit
Q3) The term ____________________ system usually refers to a desktop or notebook computer and all the input, output, and storage devices connected to it. Answer: personal computer
Q4) A(n) ____________________ is composed of eight bits and it is abbreviated as an uppercase "B."
Answer: byte
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Chapter 2: Peripheral Devices
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Q1) A ____ looks like a small version of a car's stick shift.
A)gamestick
B)joystick
C)shifter
D)hot rod
Answer: B
Q2) The most popular pointing devices for personal computers include mice, trackballs, pointing sticks, trackpads, and joysticks.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Some software applications include built-in ____ recognition, which allows you to dictate commands and data using a microphone, instead of a keyboard and mouse.
A)data
B)speech
C)character
D)fingerprint
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: System and Application Software
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Q1) The Shipping Manager requests an application to help keep shipping information organized.Kevin suggests ____ market software, which is generic software that can be used across business types, and that often specializes in a certain area such as shipping.
A)horizontal
B)vertical
C)stacked
D)static
Answer: A
Q2) Databases can be stored on ____.
A)servers
B)handheld computers
C)personal computers
D)all of the above
Answer: D
Q3) ____________________ software supplies the tools you need for combining text, photos, clip art, graphs, animations, and sound clips into a series of electronic slides.
Answer: Presentation
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Chapter 4: Installing Software
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Q1) Commercial software is typically sold in computer stores or ____.
A)at Web sites
B)at kiosks
C)at student fairs
D)in department stores
Q2) The beauty of portable apps is that you can carry your software and your data on removable storage, such as a hard drive, and plug it into any computer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A ____ is software that is accessed with a Web browser.
A)browser application
B)browser service
C)Web application
D)Web service
Q4) Software is usually distributed on ____ or as Web downloads.
A)CDs
B)DVDs
C)Blu-Ray discs
D)USB flash drives
Q5) ____________________ is copyrighted software that is available for free.
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Chapter 5: Getting Started With Windows 7
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Q1) Please briefly describe the following options for ending a computing session: Log off option, Switch user option, Sleep option, and Hibernate option.
Q2) Your computer is in a ____ mode if the power light is on but the screen is blank.
A)hibernation
B)power-saving
C)light
D)screen saver
Q3) The ____________________ provides access to programs, documents, system settings, and Help.
Q4) Your Windows <u>key</u> is associated with user rights that monitor who is allowed to access various programs and data files._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Recycle Bin holds files scheduled for ____.
A)archiving
B)deletion
C)compression
D)encryption
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Chapter 6: Working With Windows Settings and Accounts
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Q1) The ____ size of your desktop depends on the resolution of your computer screen.
A)transparent
B)apparent
C)maximum
D)default
Q2) Referring to the figure above, if you wanted to adjust the display color quality you would ____.
A)choose a different Display
B)click Detect
C)click Identify
D)click Advanced settings
Q3) ____ allows you to click at the beginning and end of text that you want to highlight instead of holding the mouse button down while dragging over the text.
A)SelectLock
B)HighlightLock
C)TextLock
D)ClickLock
Q4) ____________________ shows you real-time performance graphs of CPU usage and memory.
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Chapter 7: Working With Files
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Q1) If you don't see a file in its expected location, the file might be designated as ____ or it might have been moved.
A)hidden
B)deleted
C)compressed
D)under repair
Q2) A file <u>name</u> is a set of characters added to a file name to indicate the file's type or origin._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) A device letter, folder, file name, and extension specify a file's location.This specification is sometimes referred to as a ____.
A)property
B)road
C)site
D)path
Q4) Windows file names are case sensitive.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Getting Started With Application Software
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Q1) Toolbars contain several buttons, sometimes called ____, that provide a single-click shortcut for the most commonly used menu options.
A)companions
B)tasks
C)helpers
D)tools
Q2) The ____ program is indicated by a distinctly colored taskbar button.
A)active
B)open
C)closed
D)largest
Q3) Laurel starts by learning the basic hierarchy of the ribbon.The groups contain ____ to perform an action.
A)properties
B)commands
C)directions
D)tasks
Q4) Different documents with the same name cannot be stored in different folders. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Creating a Document
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Q1) Referring to the figure above, the status column of the print queue ____.
A)alerts you to any printing problems
B)shows the properties of the document
C)shows the properties of the printer
D)displays only two possibilities: "printing" and "standby"
Q2) Referring to the figure above, to pause, restart, or cancel a print job, click the name of the print job and choose the desired option from the ____ menu.
A)Printer
B)Document
C)View
D)Status
Q3) By default, Word saves your file in the <u>Computer</u> folder as a Word document with a .docx extension._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q4) The blank document workspace is bordered by scroll bars and a(n)
Q5) A(n) ____________________ contains synonyms for words and some common phrases.
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Chapter 10: Formatting a Document
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Q1) To delete unused rows or columns, position the insertion point in the column or row you want to delete.Click the ____ tab under the Table Tools contextual tab, then click the Delete command in the Rows & Columns group.
A)Layout
B)Format
C)View
D)Home
Q2) Brian is having some difficulty navigating from cell to cell.You tell him three ways to navigate within a table, including all of the following EXCEPT ____.
A)pressing the arrow keys
B)pressing the Tab key
C)clicking the desired cell
D)pressing the F2 key
Q3) Unlike bold, italic, and underlining, alignment options apply only to the highlighted text.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ____________________ text is positioned between the margins and is typically used for titles.
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Chapter 11: Finalizing a Document
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Q1) In the figure above, the circles and squares on the edge of the photo are ____.
A)sizing handles
B)moving handles
C)a border style
D)a link to a shortcut menu
Q2) Margin settings typically apply to an entire document and are changed using the <u>Margin Setup</u> group on the Page Layout tab._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) E-mail attachments with the extension of ____ are especially vulnerable to being blocked.
A)scr
B)exe
C)hlp
D)all of the above
Q4) Recipient lists contain data such as names or addresses.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A(n) ____________________ is text that appears at the bottom of every page.
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Chapter 12: Creating a Worksheet
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Q1) Values can be entered automatically using the fill handle and a technique called
A)drag-and-drop
B)cut-and-paste
C)copy-and-paste
D)drag-and-fill
Q2) When you complete the Average function, the result is calculated as an average of the values in the ____.
A)cells you specified
B)column containing the active cell
C)row containing the active cell
D)entire worksheet
Q3) Excel includes more than 1200 functions from which you can choose.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Excel includes many ____________________ functions such as payments and net present value, and mathematical and trigonometric functions such as absolute value and arctangent.
Q5) In addition to writing your own formulas, you can use predefined formulas called
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Chapter 13: Formatting a Worksheet
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Q1) In addition to font attributes, you can also apply ____________________ formats-currency, percent, commas, and decimals-to cells that contain values.
Q2) You can use buttons in the Font group on the <u>Edit</u> tab to select different font attributes for any data in worksheet cells._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ____ button adds borders between individual cells.
A)External
B)Internal
C)Outside
D)Inside
Q4) To merge a range of cells in a column, select the range of cells, then click the Merge & Center button in the Alignment group on the ____ tab.
A)View
B)Home
C)Edit
D)Format
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Chapter 14: Finalizing a Worksheet
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Q1) When selecting the cells for a chart, include the cells that contain values and they will be used to identify the lines, columns, or pie slices on the chart.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the Clip Art task pane, enter a keyword for the type of clip art you would like to use in the ____ text box, then click Go.Choose an image from the available pictures, then close the Clip Art task pane.
A)Search for
B)Search now
C)Find now
D)Find art
Q3) Before printing a multipage worksheet, use ____ view to preview the information that each page will contain.
A)Page Setup
B)Page Layout
C)Print Preview
D)Print Manager
Q4) A(n) ____________________ chart is used to show data that changes over time.
Q5) A(n) ____________________ chart illustrates the proportion of parts to a whole.
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Chapter 15: Creating a Presentation
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Q1) Change the background color of a slide by clicking the Design tab, selecting Background Styles from the ____________________ group, then selecting a style from the drop-down list.
Q2) To adjust the ____ of cells, position the pointer over one of the dividing lines between cells.When the pointer changes to a double arrow shape, drag the dividing line to the correct position.
A)height
B)width
C)either a.or b.
D)neither a.nor b.
Q3) Press the ____ key to cancel the slide show and return to the PowerPoint application.
A)Esc
B)Tab
C)Del
D)F3
Q4) As you are building the presentation, you should save frequently.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A PowerPoint presentation consists of several ____________________.
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Chapter 16: Finalizing a Presentation
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Q1) Referring to the figure above, the current slide is set to play ____ during the slide transition.
A)no sound
B)a fast sound
C)an automatic sound
D)a custom sound
Q2) The wavy red lines from the spell checker appear in all views, including Slide Show view.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If your presentation is brief, you can print two or three slides per page for <u>handouts</u>._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ____ layout prints each slide on one-half of the page.
A)one-slide
B)two-slide
C)three-slide
D)all of the above
Q5) Most of the time, you will work in ____________________ view.
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Chapter 17: Creating a Database
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Q1) Use the ____ data type for dates and times.
A)Watch
B)Chronology
C)Number
D)Date & Time
Q2) Each record consists of one or more <u>tables</u>._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) Each ____ contains the data for one field.
A)form
B)table
C)entity
D)cell in a row
Q4) You need to save the database after each set of changes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) As an alternative to typing data into a database table, you can <u>export </u>data from files created with other software into Access._________________________
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Finalizing a Database
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Q1) When using the Report Wizard, select the table that ____.
A)contains data to be merged with the report
B)contains relational links
C)contains data for the report
D)contains fields to place the printed data
Q2) To sort records within a group, click the ____ button and select the field by which you want to sort.
A)down-arrow
B)up-arrow
C)right-arrow
D)left-arrow
Q3) Forms that you create need to be saved separately from the database file.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Open the report you want to convert to a Web page, then click the ____ Data tab.
A)Export
B)Import
C)External
D)Internal
Q5) Use a Web ____________________ to preview a report as a Web page.
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Chapter 19: Networks
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Q1) All data exchanges take place between a client and a server.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Network devices can function as clients or servers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You can envision Really Simple ____________________ as a blog that subscribers receive automatically when updates are posted.
Q4) Routers are handy for ____.
A)exchanging data between computers on a LAN
B)connecting to the Internet
C)both a.and b.
D)neither a.nor b.
Q5) Network adapters make communications software unnecessary, since the adapter formats data for transport.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A network ____________________ is a computer that provides services to other computers.
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Chapter 20: Working With E-Mail
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Q1) Systems that provide access to e-mail through a browser are called ____.
A)Webmail
B)Zipmail
C)Helpmail
D)Foxmail
Q2) To respond to everyone who received a message, click the <u>Reply All</u> link, then type your response._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) A mail <u>group</u> or "mailing list" is a list of e-mail addresses stored under a unique title._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q4) An e-mail ____________________ is divided into fields that contain information such as the sender's e-mail address and the date and time the message was written.
Q5) E-mail messages are usually stored in mid-sized files in a proprietary format. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 21: Browsing the Web
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Q1) You can turn IE's pop-up blocker on and off by clicking the ____ button and then selecting Pop-up Blocker.
A)Tools
B)View
C)Edit
D)Help
Q2) The computers that store Web pages are known as a Web ____.
A)client
B)system
C)page
D)server
Q3) The address box list keeps track of ____ that you've entered in the Address bar.
A)search engine phrases
B)passwords
C)URLs
D)contact names
Q4) ____________________ is the practice of buying and selling merchandise and services online.
Q5) The ____________________ button displays your home page-the page that appears when you first start your browser.
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Chapter 22: Computer Benefits and Risks
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Q1) Explain how you can use a router instead of a firewall to protect your computer from intrusions.
Q2) The figure above shows the ____ configuration software.
A)router's
B)computer's
C)Internet connection
D)operating system
Q3) The information that your antivirus software uses to identify and eradicate malicious code is stored in one or more files usually referred to as "virus ____."
A)medicines
B)definitions
C)antidotes
D)scripts
Q4) ____ violations take place when your personal information is distributed or your online activities are tracked without your permission.
A)Virus
B)Trojan
C)Privacy
D)Encryption
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