Computer Baiscs
The Internet
Security & Privacy
Digital Lifestyles
Productivity Programs
100
Tina creates a business proposal on her home computer. She wants to use a storage device to save the proposal and take it to her office. Which device will Tina use to store the files?
What is CD-R or USB
100
Your friend publishes some photographs on his Web site. You want to view these photographs. After connecting your computer to the Internet, which of the following programs will you start to access your friend's Web site and view the photographs?
What is Web Browser.
100
Paul receives an e-mail message from his friend Karen that asks for his passport details. Paul doubts that Karen actually sent him the message. He calls Karen and discovers that she did not send any such message. What terms refers to the kind of attack described in this scenario?
What is Spoofing.
100
Jenny is a song writer. She records her new song on her computer and saves it in the WAV format. She wants to give you a copy of the song. You do not have a computer at home. Therefore, Jenny decides to save the music in the MP3 format so you can listen to the music by using an MP3 player. What process will Jenny use to save the music in the MP3 format?
What is Converting
100
You need to print a few documents that you create by using Office Word 2003. After printing the documents, you then save the documents on your office computer. What menu will you use to print the documents?
What is File
200
We need to connect a printer to the computer. What are the parts of a computer that you can use to connect the printer.
What is Parallel Port and Universal Serial Bus (USB)
200
You want to know more about active volcanoes in the world. You connect your computer to the Internet to find information based on the keyword "active volcanoes." Which of the following features of the World Wide Web (WWW) will you use?
What is Search Engine
200
Susan accidentally deletes her company's inventory report from her computer. What is this type of computer threat called?
What is Human Error or User Error
200
Jim has a recording of his daughter's voice on his home computer. He wants to save the audio on a recordable CD. What process will help him do this?
What is Copying
200
Ashley creates a document in which she needs to insert some uppercase letters. She prefers not to use the CAPS LOCK key, and she needs to complete the document quickly. What keyboard keys can Ashley use in combination with the letters she wants to type in uppercase?
What is SHIFT
300
Markus uses his computer to calculate the money he spent on transportation costs in the last two months. Which part of his computer will perform the calculations?
What is Central processing unit (CPU)
300
You can access a Web site by using a unique alphanumeric address. What is the address called?
What is Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
300
Michelle wants to purchase jewelry from an online store. During the transaction, she needs to enter information such as her credit card details. What option will ensure secure online transactions between the online store and Michelle?
What is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
300
A music concert takes place in Amy's hometown. She cannot attend the event because she is away on a business trip. She visits the Southridge Video Web site to listen to the concert live over the Internet. What technologies does the Web site use?
What is Streaming
300
Don is a teacher. He uses Excel 2010 to store the scores of all of his students. He wants to find the total score for each student. What toolbar button will he use to calculate the total score?
What is AutoSum
400
What is the meaning of an Operating System (OS)
What is a program that controls and manages the computer.
400
You want to create an online journal that describes a music concert you attended last week. You want your friends to read the journal and view the pictures of the concert. What online communities will you use to create this online journal?
What is Blog.
400
You need to send your credit card details to your brother by e-mail. What guideline will you apply to ensure the privacy of the e-mail message?
What is Encrypt the e-mail message
400
Larry gives you a video of an event at his school. You are unable to view it by using the media player on your computer. What can Larry do to the video to help you view the video by using your media player?
What is convert the video from the existing format to another format.
400
Thomas creates a presentation on his computer by using PowerPoint 2010. He wants to add display effects on various slides of the presentation. What option in PowerPoint 2010 can he use to add the display effects?
What is Slide Transitions
500
You notice that when you run several programs simultaneously on your computer, the performance of the programs slows down considerably. What is the reason for this?
What is insufficient random access memory (RAM)
500
You connect your computer to the Internet to find some information. Which of the following terms describes a computer that is connected to the Internet?
What is Online.
500
Michael is creating his own Web site. While browsing the Internet, he finds some images that he wants to use on his site. What is an ethical way for Michael to use the images on his site?
What is to obtain permission from the copyright owner, if required
500
Michael reads an article about digital cameras. He wants to know more about the term resolution. To help Michael, what will you use to define resolution?
What is clarity of a picture
500
Amy works in a travel agency. She wants to manage records of more than 10 thousand clients. What productivity programs can Amy use to manage this information?
What is Database
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