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MCCJH Computer Science Semester Exam Review

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The home row keys in keyboarding are:   asdf jkl;  
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Your fingers on the home row keys, which finger do you use to strike the Enter key on the keyboard.   ; finger  
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Your fingers on the home row keys, which finger do you use to strike the “m” key on the keyboard.   j finger  
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In typing you must first build _________ before you can work on _____________.   accuracy/speed  
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What OpenOffice.org programs did we use this semester?   Writer, Impress, Calc, Base  
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One way to start an OpenOffice.org program is   To click the Start button and choose Programs, then select the Office program you want to open  
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To select a command using a menu   open the menu, then select the command.  
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To find out the name of a toolbar button   Hover your mouse pointer over the button and wait a second; the name will appear  
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What type of program is Writer   a word processing program.  
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When you select a frame, whether it’s picture frame or a text frame   it will be surrounded by handles  
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You can use Writer to create:   Letters, Memos and Reports  
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A misspelled word in a Writer document appears   underlined in red  
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The feature which allows you to type continuously without hitting return is   word wrap  
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Print Layout View options allows you to display a document as it will appear when   printed  
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You can easily change the appearance of text in a document by changing the   font, size, and color.  
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Left, right, center and full are   alignment options  
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The main purpose of social networking websites is to connect many different users together in an   online environment  
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If you receive a series of insulting IMs from someone at school, you can   Ignore/delete the first IM; save any further IMs; tell a parent or other adult you trust  
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Calc is a   spreadsheet program.  
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You can use Calc to organize and analyze data, and perform powerful   Calculations  
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Where in Calc can you find both the cell reference and the contents of an active cell?   Formula Bar  
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The location of a cell in a workbook is defined by its   Cell Reference  
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What is the formula bar used for in Calc?   Display and edit cell contents, formulas, and functions  
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A formula in a Calc spreadsheet always begins with   an equal sign.  
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The button on the Standard Toolbar allows you to quickly calculate the sum of columns or rows of numbers is   AutoSum button  
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Centering data across a series of columns will cause your data to do what?   Remain in the current cell, but be displayed and printed in the center most cell in the selected columns  
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Impress is a presentation program that   Helps you to create and present professional slide presentations  
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The Outline view of an Impress presentation is used for displaying   The content and presentation structure.  
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What is a Design Template?   A pre-designed presentation template you can use to make your presentation look more professional  
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Which effect can be applied to slides in a presentation to create a flow from one slide to the next?   Slide Transition Effect  
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Which parts of a presentation can you print?   Slides, Handouts and Outline  
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Access can best be described as   A database program you can use to manage large lists of data  
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A valid application for a database is   Storing information such as mailing lists, billing information, client orders and recipes  
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Steps in planning a database include:   Determining how others will use the database, Gather information you want to store, determine what fields you need  
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A record is a   Collection of information about one person, place, or thing in a table  
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A field is   A category of data in a table.  
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A form consists of   Fields  
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You can sorted data in:   Ascending and Descending order  
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If you wanted to learn about George W. Bush’s term as governor of Texas—but not his term as U.S. President—your search string would be:   “George W. Bush” + Texas - President  
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In writing a report, you can use information from websites as long as you   Cite it properly  
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What type of computer holds information that can be shared with other computers?   Server  
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What is shouting?   When you TYPE AN EMAIL IN ALL CAPS  
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Which options are a part of a domain name?   .gov .edu .com .org .net  
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The step in data process flow when the computer acts on data is called   Process  
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Data that has meaning is   Information  
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Each time a character is entered into the computer, the computer processes a collection of 0’s and 1’s that open or close circuits to output the correct symbol to the monitor. (T/F)   True  
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The part of the computer that permanently stores data and program instructions so that they can be accessed during processing is called   ROM  
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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  
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Programs that do things for computer users are known as   Application software.  
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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  
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