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CompSci Exam Review
Career Portals: Computer Science Semester Exam Review Fall 2016
Question | Answer |
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The part of the computer that stores data and program instructions so that they can be accessed during processing is called______. | ROM |
A ______ program is a software graphics program that allows the user to draw or paint bitmapped images on the computer. | paint |
Each time a character is entered into the computer, the computer processes a collection of ______ that open or close circuits to output the correct symbol to the monitor. | pixels |
Data that has meaning is ______. | information |
The part of a computer system that is the “brains” of the machine, and that performs the arithmetic, makes decisions, and executes program instructions is called the______ ______ ______ It is a hardware component that is found inside the computer console. | Central Processing Unit (CPU) |
Programs that do things for computer users are known as ______ software. | applications |
The ______ is a computer that holds information that can be shared with other computers. | server |
These options are part of a ______ name: .gov .edu .com .org .net | domain |
If you wanted to learn about George W. Bush’s term as governor of Texas—but not his term as U.S. President—how would the search string look: | “George W. Bush”+Texas-President |
________________ is when you TYPE AN EMAIL IN ALL CAPS. | Shouting |
In writing a report, you can use information from websites as long as you ________ it properly. | cite |
If you receive a series of insulting IMs from someone at school, you can ______ the first IM; ______ any further IMs; tell a ______ or other ______ you trust. | Ignore/delete the first IM; save any further IMs; tell a parent or other adult you trust |
A brief citation that lists the sources of a quote is an ______. | endnote |
Storing data on the cloud is safer than storing it in local ______. | networks |
A programmer is to a computer as a teacher is to a ______. | student |
If you receive an email attachment from someone you don’t know you should ______ it immediately. | delete |
Networks enable computers to ______ with other computers. | communicate |
The Internet can be described as a ______ system of networks. | vast |
Plagiarism is similar to fraud because ______. | Because you're passing off your source's ideas or words as your own |
The step in the data flow when the computer acts on data is called______. | process |
The main purpose of social networking websites is to connect many different users together in an ______ environment. | online |
One way to start an Office program is to | click the Start button and choose All Programs, then select the Office program you want to open. |
To exit an Office program you can open the File menu and choose Exit, click the program window’s Close button or press ______ on the keyboard. | Alt+F4 |
To select a command using a menu: | open the menu, then select the command |
A small picture displayed on a computer screen that when chosen with the mouse can cause the computer to do something is called a(n) ____. | icon |
You can easily change the ______ of text in a document by changing the font, size, and color. | appearance |
In Office, to find out the name of a toolbar button, hover your mouse pointer over the button and wait a second; the _____ will appear. | name |
Word, Excel, ______, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Outlook are Office programs. | Access |
______ is a word processing program. | Word |
You can use Word to create______ ______ and ______ | letters, memos, reports |
A misspelled word in a Word document appears underlined in______. | red |
The feature which allows you to type continuously without hitting return is ______ ______. | word wrap |
To change page size and orientation, you will need to go to the | Layout tab. |
A ______ error in a Word document appears underlined in green. | grammatical |
Print Layout View option allows you to display a document, as it will appear when______. | printed |
______ is a presentation program that helps you to create and present professional slide presentations. | PowerPoint |
The ______ view of a PowerPoint presentation is used for displaying the content and presentation structure. | outline |
Slide ______ can be applied to slides in a presentation to create a flow from one slide to the next. | transition |
Slides, handouts, and the ______ are parts of a presentation you can print. | outline |
A Design Template is a pre-designed presentation template you can use to make your presentation look more ______. | professional |
Publisher is a desktop publishing program used to create ______. | publications |
When you select a frame, whether it’s a picture frame or a text frame, ______ surround it. | handles |
A box that holds text in a publication is called a ______ ______. | text frame |
A pre-made publication you can fill in with your own information is called a ______. | template |
______ is a desktop publishing program that helps you to create newsletters, brochures, calendars, and flyers. | Publisher |
Pixels are ______. | dots on the screen arranged in rows |
The extensions for image files can be ______, .tiff, .png, or .bmp | .jpg |
In typing you must first build ______________ before you can work on ___________________. | accuracy/speed |
The home row keys in keyboarding are: | asdf jkl; |
Your fingers on the home row keys, which finger do you use to strike the “Enter” key on the keyboard. | ; finger |