Computer Literacy

He accidentally clicked on a suspicious ____________ and his computer got infected with malware.

• AI

• Backup

• Link

• Cyber security

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A _________ is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory.

• computer

• machine

• camera

• mouse

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A file is _____.

• an on-screen work area that has a graphical user interface

• a horizontal space that contains a window’s title

• a named collection of stored data, instructions, or information

• an instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action

A _____ is an icon on the desktop that provides a user with immediate access to a program or file

• shortcut

• kernel

• buffer

• spooler

When computer users _____ a document, they enter text or numbers, insert graphical images, and perform other tasks using an input device.

• save

• format

• create

• print

You interact with a computer through its _____, which controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen.

• user interface

• Storage

• icon

• Mouse

Generally, the mouse is used to move the pointer on the screen to an object such as a button, and then users _____ to perform a certain action on that object.

• press a mouse button

• Move the mouse side to side

• Touch the mouse pad

• lift the mouse up and down

A command is _____.

• an instruction issued by replying to a question that is displayed

• a collection of unprocessed text, numbers, images, audio, and video

• an instruction that causes a single specific action to be performed

• a series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

A feature of word processing software called _____ allows users to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line.

• collaboration

• wordwrap

• search

• replace

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following terms refers to the physical components of a computer system?

• Software

• Hardware

• Firmware

• Network