Computer Vocabulary Quiz 3

An online self-grading quiz to help students prepare Computer Skills Test. Written by parent Lee Ryan, former Webmaster and retired software engineer. September 2001.

Directions: select the best computer vocabulary term for each computer definition or description below. Check your work by clicking on the "Well...How did I do?" button at the end of the quiz. 

1.  Features in a word processing program that allow for changes in the appearance of text such as bold, italics, underlining.

2.  A term used when discussing high speed information networks which carry video and audio as well as computer data. 

3.  Aligning text up to the right margin.

4.   To be plugged into the Internet or some computer network and "ready for action". Describes devices when they are connected by a telephone line connection, computer cables, a cable TV connection, a satellite connection or some type of wireless connection to the Internet.

5.  The main circuit board inside a computer. It contains the CPU chip, memory chips, expansion slots and other electronic components.

6.  The file that is created or modified with an application.  Examples are a letter, a drawing or a mailing list.

7.  A hand-held video camera.

8.  To place a line under your text.

9.  Research that utilizes Internet-based encyclopedias, dictionaries, databases and other documents; video conferencing and email, etc.

10.  A feature in most programs that shows you on the screen how your document will look when printed.

11.  To rearrange text in a document.

12.  A peripheral device that converts text or pictures printed onto paper into text or image files on a computer.

13.  Devices such as monitor, disk drive, printer, fax.

14.  To put text, characters or images from your clipboard into your document.

15.  Stands for Compact Disk Read Only Memory. An optical disk that can only be read from and not written to.

16.  Characters shown with thicker, darker strokes.

17. Making an object appear to have motion.

18.  A secret word or phrase used to access information stored on a computer or computer network.

19.  Resources you have to access through the Internet which includes online encyclopedias.

20.  A specific design for a set of letters and characters.

21.  Pictures and images.

22.  1. To change or make corrections in a document. 2. To make any change to the contents of a database.

23.  A collection of picture files that are stored on a disk or other storage medium that can be accessed. Individual picture files can be "clipped" and pasted into a document.

24.  To place text horizontally or vertically in the middle of a page.

25.  1. To highlight a section or whole document and leave it unaffected but make a duplicate and put it in another place. 2.To leave text, characters or graphics on your document and also place them on the clipboard.