What is an electronic device that performs complex tasks at high speed and with great accuracy?

A computer

What is the group of physical parts that make up the computer system called?

hardware

What is a device used to give commands to the computer?

A keyboard

What is software that does a specific tasks, such as word processing called?

Application software

What is a storage device that plugs into the computer’s USB port?

Jump drive

What is the earliest device that was used to count and keep track of things?

Abacus

What is a device that makes hard (printed) copy of data in the computer called?

Printer

What are instructions called that tell your computer how to perform as task?

These instructions cannot be seen or touched.

There are two main kinds: application and system.

Software

What is a software called that acts as a link between you, application (software programs), and the hardware?

Operating system

What is the bar on the desktop at the bottom that lets you start programs and easily switch between tasks is called?

The task bar

What is the button called that you click on to open the main menu of programs in WindowsXP called?

Start button

What is a set of instructions that your computer carries out to perform a specific task, such as word processing called?

Program (application)

What is the combination of many types of computer visual and sound output, like text, pictures, and music, that is often run form the CD-ROM called?

multimedia

What is the ability of the operating system to run more than one program at one time?

Multitasking

What is the simple opening screen in Windows 98 or Windows XP that contains a few objects, the Start menu, and a task bar is called what?

Desktop

What is the button located at the right end of the title bar that you click to exit a window called?

Close button

What is the button that is located at the right side of the title bar that you can click to reduce a window to a task button on the task bar called?

Minimize button

What is the horizontal bar at the top of a window that holds the window’s name called?

Title bar

What is the bar located under the title bar that lists the available menus called?

Menu bar

What is the arrow-shaped cursor called that moves with the mouse as you slide it over a flat surface called? Its shape changes depending on the job it is doing?

Pointer (mouse pointer)

What is the button called that returns a maximized window to its previous size called?

Restore button

What is the button on the title bar called that enlarges a window to its greatest possible size?

Maximize button

What are the instructions given by the user to the computer that cause an action to be carried out called?

Commands

What application does this icon stand for?

Microsoft Word

What is the word processing tool called that makes all lines even on the left side only?

Left alignment

What is a type of program that allows you to share information made by one tool with the the other?

Integrated

What is the key called that moves the insertion cursor a present number of spaces, usually five spaces, with just one touch?

Tab key

What is the present settings that the device selects for you called?

Defaults

What icon or tool allows you to open a saved document?

Yellow folder

What is the style that is characterized by having all parts of the document begin at the left margin? There are no paragraph indents.

Block style

What is the process of removing text and spaces called?

Deleting

What tool highlights words in a document that are NOT in the dictionary?

Spell Check

What is the feature called that automatically moves text on to the next line as it is typed?

Word wrap

What is the size (in points) of the alphabet and numerals is called what?

Font size

What is the style of the alphabet and numerals called?

Font

What is the application that is used to create letters, memos and other types of documents?

Word processor

What is the tool in a word processor that lines all text up on the page by making each line appear in the middle of the page between margins?

Center align

What application lets you add, subtract, multiply, divide and do much more in neat columns that can contain labels and formulas?

Spreadsheet

What program allows you to put special effects into photographs?

PowerPoint

What is a drawing or a picture called?

Graphic

What is the term that means to highlight text or other objects by dragging the insertion cursor over that text?

Paint or highlight

What tool makes text that you have painted or highlighted dark and heavy?

Bold

What tool makes text slant to the right?

Italic

What do you use to save a file for the first time?

File, Save As

What do you do to re-save a file after the first time?

File, Save

What do you do to print a document?

File, Print

There is no tool for this. You have to do it yourself or have someone do it for you?

Proofread

Hit the space bar once after this:

Comma

Hit the space bar twice after this:

Period

What is the main purpose of a spreadsheet?

To calculate

In a spreadsheet, what is the individual box in which you can type something called?

Cell

If you see ########### in a cell or cells, this means what?

The column is too narrow.

What is the vertical “stack” of cells, that is named by a letter called?

Column

What is this button called?

Merge and center

What is the button called that is used to automatically sum up a column of numbers?

AutoSum

A cell is named by saying which part of its name first?

Column letter

In a word processor, when you press this key, you begin a new paragraph.

Enter Key

Once you have your password what do you do?

Never tell anyone.

What do you do if you are printing something and the printer does not produce your output right away?

Wait patiently for a while, and then, if nothing is happening, tell the teacher.

What is your default printer?

The printer to which your computer is normally set to print.

What does the Print Preview button do?

Allows you to look at your work before it is printed out.

  To make a letter capital, you must hold what key down while you press the letter key?

the Shift key

To make all letters capital, what key must be locked down?

the Caps Lock

What is the standard keyboard that we use?

QWERTY

What are the home row (anchor keys) of the left hand?

A S D F

Which fingers should be used to press the Space Bar?

Thumbs

On the numeric keypad, the home row (anchor keys) are what?

4, 5, and 6

How should your fingers be when you are typing?

slightly curved

When this key is in the “down” or “locked” position, only capital letters come out.

Cap Locks

How should your wrists be when you are keyboarding?

Straight

What is the “magic” behind good typing ability?

Time and practice

Why are the keys all mixed up on the keyboard?

So that the arms would not get jammed on the type writer.

What is the best way to protect your wrist nerves and back?

take frequent breaks

What are the keys called that are on the very top row? They all begin with the letter “F.” There are twelve of them.

function keys

Which function key is usually the Help Key in most programs?

F1

Software that helps you find information on the web on certain topics are called what?

search engines

The operating system on computers in the computer lab at EMS is what?

WindowsXP

What is the text called, which, when you click on it on a web page, it takes you to

another page related to that text?

Hypertext

Probably the most popular and best-known search engine is what?

Google

In PowerPoint, the Rehearse Timings tool allows you to do what?

make each slide last exactly as long as you want it to

To get on to the Internet, from your desktop, you should click on what?

The blue ‘e’

  To save a picture from the Internet, you can Right Click on it and do what?

Do SAVE AS and save to your account

The work in your account is protected by what?

your password

Two kinds of sound files are what?

.WAV and .MP3

Two kinds of picture files are what?

.JPG and .BMP

In Excel cells, you can computer by using numbers but also by referring to the names of what?

other cells

In a slideshow, you should use light-colored printing against what?

a dark background

In slide shows, the use of background music in a slide show helps to do what?

create a mood

In slide shows, the use of sound effects in a slide show adds to what?

realism

In slide shows, slow music and slow transitions helps to create a mood that is what?

Serious

In slide shows, fast music with fast transitions helps create a mood that is what?

light & cheerful

In a slide show, you can create a slide transition by clicking what?

Slide Show and Slide Transition

Microsoft Office’s presentation maker is called what?

PowerPoint

In designing presentation slides, you should be sure to do what?

use text colors that contrast with the slides’ background colors

If you have more than two or three lines on a slide, it probably means what?

you should put some of the material on a NEW slide

In showing your presentation to a group, besides using your own computer screen or a larger monitor, you can show a larger image by using what?

a computer projector

In PowerPoint, you can insert what types of graphics?

clip art, photos, your own drawings, movies and animations

The integrated program suite that we use in the EMS computer lab is what?

Microsoft Office 2000

The operating system that lets us log into our EMS local area network with our user ID and password is what?

Novell

To copy text or graphics from one place to another, you can use what two steps?

  Edit, Copy & Edit, Paste

What is the name of the spreadsheet application (program) in the Microsoft Office 2000 Suite?

Excel