COMPUTER AWARENESS

1. If a word is typed that is not in Word’s dictionary, a ____________ wavy underline appears below the word.
(A) red (B) green (C) blue (D) black

2. The____________ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or actions.
(A) Search (B) Cut (C) Document (D) Undo

3. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter , hyphen, or space is considered—
 (A) a formula (B) text (C) a name (D) a title

4. ____________Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.
(A) Word processing (B) Presentation graphics (C) Database Management Systems (D) Electronic Spreadsheet

5. A ____________represent approximately one billion memory locations.
 (A) kilobyte (B) megabyte (C) gigabyte (D) terabyte

6. ____________cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.
 (A) Formatting (B) Merging (C) Embedding (D) Splitting



7. The operating system is the most common type of____________ software.
 (A) communication (B) application (C) system (D) word-processing

8. When you quickly press and release the left mouse button twice , you are—
(A) Primary-clicking (B) pointing (C) Double-clicking (D) Secondary-clicking

9. The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called—
(A) cells (B) sheets (C) block lines (D) gridlines

10. To delete an incorrect character in a document, ____________ to erase to the right of the insertion point.
(A) press the left mouse key (B) double-click the right mouse key (C) press the BACKSPACE key (D) press the delete key

11. The operating system does all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) provide a way for the user to interact with the computer. (B) manage the central processing unit (CPU). (C) manage memory and storage. (D) enable users to perform a specific task such as document editing.

12. During the boot process, the____________ looks for the system files.
(A) CD (B) BIOS (C) CPU (D) DVD

13. ____________ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.
(A) GUIs (B) Icons (C) Menus (D) Windows

14. ____________ is the ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time.
 (A) Multitasking (B) Streamlining (C) Multiuser (D) Simulcasting

15. The unique signal, generated by a device, that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention is called an:
(A) action. (B) event.(C) interrupt. (D) activity.

Answers >>> 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. C