Test 1 Flashcards
What are the four stages of the information processing cycle in their correct order?
Input, Process, Output, Storage
Which of the two types of software is designed to make users more productive? This is the type of software that we are discussing in this class.
System software
Application software
A scanner is an example of an ____ device.
Input
____ are raw facts and figures that are input into a computer and ____ is the data made meaningful and useful.
Data
Information
____ is the temporary holding place for data and instructions, while ____ is the more permanent, long-term storage for saving information.
Memory (RAM)
Storage
Characters that display on the screen to show the location of paragraphs, tabs, and spaces, but that do not print, are called ____.
Formatting Marks
A small toolbar with frequently used commands that appears when selecting text or objects is the ____.
Mini Toolbar
The bar at the top of the Word screen that organizes commands into groups and tabs is called the ____.
Ribbon
What is Backstage View?
The “File” tab, where the commands for saving, closing, opening new files, printing, and changing document properties are located.
What is a contextual tab on the ribbon?
It is a tab that appears only after an item is selected or a particular action has happened, such as the “Picture Tools” contextual tab that appears at the very top of the screen when an image is selected.
- The distance between lines of text in a paragraph is called ____.
Line Spacing
- The manner in which text displays around an object is called ____.
Text Wrapping
- The placement of paragraph text relative to the left and right margins is referred to as ____.
Alignment
- When creating tab stops, you can add a series of dots prior to that act as a visual guide to the tab stop called a ____.
Leader
What is the format painter button?
Located in the Clipboard group of the Home tab, looks like a paintbrush and allows you to copy formatting repeatedly.
The personal or company information that displays at the very top of a business letter is called the ____.
Letterhead
The name and address of the person receiving the letter, positioned just below the dateline, is called the ____.
Inside Address
The greeting line of a letter is called the ____.
Salutation
A parting farewell in a letter is called the ____.
Complimentary Closing
If someone types a business letter for another person, what must they do to the letter to identify it was written by someone else?
Include their initials after the writer’s identification at the bottom of the document.
In a research paper, an additional note about a topic that is placed at the bottom of a page is called a(n) ____.
Footnote
In a research paper, an additional note about a topic that is placed at the end of the paper is called a(n) ____.
Endnote
In MLA style for research papers, a compiled list of sources referenced throughout the paper, displayed at the end of the paper, is called a ____.
Works Cited
- An indent style in which the first line of a paragraph extends to the left and all remaining lines in the paragraph are indented slightly, often used in bibliographies, is called a ____.
Hanging Indent
A note, inserted into the text of a research paper that refers the reader to a source in the bibliography or reference list is called a ____.
Citation (or parenthetical reference in MLA).
