Computer Vocabulary Quiz 4

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.  A tool for finding information on the Internet.  Yahoo, AltaVista and Google are examples of this type of tool that searches for key words within websites. size="1" name="D1"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

2.  A connector/term/operator used in searching databases which indicates that for two statements/rules/criteria only records satisfying both statements/rules/criteria should be selected. size="1" name="D2"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

3.  The AND, OR and NOT logic operators which provide for, among other things, a powerful way to search for information.  These logic operators were created 150 years ago by English mathematician George Boole. size="1" name="D3"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

4.  A type of information that can be entered into a spreadsheet cell. It is a mathematical equation consisting of numbers, other cell designators, and symbols for mathematical operations. The result of the is displayed in the cell that holds this type of information. size="1" name="D4"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

5.  A software program that creates a situation or scenario that is modeled after real life situations. Dino Park and Sim City are two examples of this type of software program.  size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

6.  A connector/term/operator used in searching databases which indicates that for two statements/rules/criteria all records satisfying either one statement/rule criterion or both statements/rules/criteria should be selected. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

7.  A type of data that can be entered into a spreadsheet cell.  It consists of words that usually identify a column or row of numbers. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

8.  A process of organizing the records in a database in a specific order, either alphabetically or numerically. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

9.  To remove text, characters or images from your document to the clipboard. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

10.  Selecting keywords connected to your topic that you are trying to find information or database records for. The use of Boolean operators can narrow the search to relevant information. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

11.  One type of data that can be entered into a spreadsheet cell. It consists of numbers that can be added, subtracted, etc. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

12.  A collection or listing of related fields or categories in a database file. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

13.  The horizontal divisions of a spreadsheet that intersect the vertical divisions (columns) to form cells in which data can be entered. This horizontal divisions are label numerically (1, 2, 3, ...). size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

14.  Text that appears at the top or bottom of very page in your document. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

15.  Aligning text up to the left margin. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

16.  A display (on the screen or printed onto paper) of the records or parts of the records of a database that satisfy a particular search or sort. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

17.  The process of finding all records of a database that meet a certain rule, statement or criterion. This process may be based on a single statement, rule or criterion or a combination of statements, rules and criteria joined by "AND" or "OR" (Boolean operators). This process is also called find, query or match in some database software. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

18.  Operators such as AND or OR used in searching databases which indicates which records satisfying one statement/rule/criterion or both should be selected. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

19.  The vertical divisions of a spreadsheet that intersect the horizontal divisions (rows) to form cells in which data can be entered. These vertical divisions are labeled alphabetically (A, B, C, ...AB, AC, AD...). size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

20.  1. An item of information in a record of a file in a database. 2. In hypermedia, an object or area on a card or page where text is entered. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

21.  A feature in a software program that allows numerical data to be interpreted as a graph or chart. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

22.  Part of a word processing program that uses a disk-based dictionary to check and correct misspellings in documents. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

23.  Devices such as keyboard, disk drive, scanner, digital camera, probe, touch screen. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

24.  The intersection of a row and a column on a spreadsheet in which data can be entered.  These intersections are designated by their column letter and row number -- for example "B4". size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value

25.  An applications program, used in financial forecasting, that can quickly handle calculations and perform evaluation. size="1" name="D5"> Pull down menu and select best answer and arrange/sort Boolean operators cell columns connectors cut field/category formula graphing headers/footers input devices label left justify or record report rows search search engines search strategies simulation spell checker spreadsheet value