- Kristin had a floppy disk that holds 1.44 MB. Which file will not fit on the disk?
Your answer:
energy 1.30 MB
force 1.00 MB
electricity 1.80 MB
motion 1.10 MB
- What does the shortcut control/command S do?
Your answer:
print
open a file
save the file
quit
- Which of the following can destroy data on a computer?
Your answer:
virus
default
bacteria
back-up
- If the user is unable to change the contents of a file, this means that the file is most likely -
Your answer:
locked
deleted
saved
edited
- Which type of technology can a computer artist use to create a design?
Your answer:
database
graphics
word processing
spreadsheet
- Rachel created a project on her computer that included text, sound, and scanned pictures. This would be called -
Your answer:
a multimedia project
a graphics project
an Internet project
an electronic database
- Jessie needs to take a survey of favorite sports and graph the results. Which computer application is the best to complete this assignment?
Your answer:
word processing
graphics
spreadsheet
database
- Danny's class is learning about current events in the news. Which would be the best source for up-to-date information?
Your answer:
E-mail
an electronic encyclopedia
the Internet
a digital camera
- Which device is needed to hear multimedia software?
Your answer:
speakers
video card
modem
microphone
- Which device is needed to create sound using your own voice for a multimedia project?
Your answer:
microphone
modem
speakers
video card
- When using an electronic encyclopedia, what is the easiest way to find information about light?
Your answer:
look up "see the light"
search for "General Lightfoot"
go to the letter "L"
use the keyword "light"
- Carlos needs to find specific information on the Internet. Which of the following should he use?
Your answer:
a database
a search engine
word processing software
graphing software
- Carmen is writing a report on John Atanstoff and his contributions to the binary system. Which words would produce the best results from a search engine?
Your answer:
Atanstoff and system
John and contributions
Atanstoff and binary
John and binary
- Jim's teacher told him about a good book written by Beverly Cleary, but he forgot the title. How should he search the online library catalog to find books by Beverly Cleary?
Your answer:
by title
by author
by subject
by call number
- What data does an electronic library catalog usually have?
Your answer:
prices and order forms
links to the Internet
a complete list of all the books in the library
pictures
- If you needed to do research on vertebrates, which search would find the greatest number of results?
Your answer:
search by title
search by call number
search by subject
search by author
- Pam is searching the Internet for information on Civil War ships. Which entry should she enter?
Your answer:
Civil War and ships
Civil War
ships
American ships
- Amy wants to change the font size of her text. How can she select the text to make a change?
Your answer:
make the text italic
underline the text
highlight the text
make the text bold
- Dennis wants to move the last sentence of his paragraph to the middle of the paragraph. After he selects the sentence, what should he do?
Your answer:
cut and paste
delete and paste
delete
replace
- Kenny typed a report that he titled "Using the Internet". If he wants to print his report, which pull-down menu should he use?
Your answer:
file
format
edit
insert
- Stan is moving to a new town. How can he get immediate information about his new town?
Your answer:
E-mail the principal of his new school
Make a sign using a desktop publishing application
Look up his new town on websites on the Internet
Send a fax to a travel agency in his new town
- Jim has been assigned a current events project about water pollution. He cannot find any information in his local newspaper. Which would be the best solution to his problem?
Your answer:
Use an electronic encyclopedia
Use an online news source
Publish a school newspaper
Find some shareware
- Which tool allows the user to fill an object with color?
Your answer:
the spreadsheet tool
the pointer/arrow tool
the text tool
the paint bucket
- Which tool allows the user to select, resize and move a graphic?
Your answer:
the paint bucket
the pointer/arrow tool
the spreadsheet tool
the text tool
- Which tool would allow the user to put text under a graphic?
Your answer:
the pointer/arrow tool
the spreadsheet tool
the paint bucket
the text tool
- Susan needs to move a graphic clockwise to fit it into her document. Which command would be the best to use?
Your answer:
rotate
align to grid
reshape
move forward
- The Hopewell schools keep First Name, Last Name, Address, and Date of Birth of their students. In which type of application would you find this type of information?
Your answer:
database
clipart
graphics
scanning
- Mary wants to go to the starting page of her Internet connection after doing her research. Which command should she use?
Your answer:
print
open
find
home
- Mike found a great website to use for his science report. What can he do so he can find it again easily?
Your answer:
link to another part of the site
highlight the site
scroll to the bottom of the site
bookmark the site
- Julie found some great information to use in a report when she researched earthquakes on the Internet. If she wants to quote it in her own paper, she should -
Your answer:
tell where the facts came from
look for a book to confirm the data
not explain her source of information
state the facts as her own