Test 1

Question 1

What are the four stages of the information processing cycle in their correct order?

Answer 1

Input, Process, Output, Storage

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

System software

Application software

Question 3

A scanner is an example of an ____ device.

Answer 3

Input

Question 4

____ are raw facts and figures that are input into a computer and ____ is the data made meaningful and useful.

Answer 4

Data

Information

Question 5

____ is the temporary holding place for data and instructions, while ____ is the more permanent, long-term storage for saving information.

Answer 5

Memory (RAM)

Storage

Question 6

Characters that display on the screen to show the location of paragraphs, tabs, and spaces, but that do not print, are called ____.

Answer 6

Formatting Marks

Question 7

A small toolbar with frequently used commands that appears when selecting text or objects is the ____.

Answer 7

Mini Toolbar

Question 8

The bar at the top of the Word screen that organizes commands into groups and tabs is called the ____.

Answer 8

Ribbon

Question 9

What is Backstage View?

Answer 9

The “File” tab, where the commands for saving, closing, opening new files, printing, and changing document properties are located.

Question 10

What is a contextual tab on the ribbon?

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

1. The distance between lines of text in a paragraph is called ____.

Answer 11

Line Spacing

Question 12

2. The manner in which text displays around an object is called ____.

Answer 12

Text Wrapping

Question 13

3. The placement of paragraph text relative to the left and right margins is referred to as ____.

Answer 13

Alignment

Question 14

4. 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 ____.

Answer 14

Leader

Question 15

What is the format painter button?

Answer 15

Located in the Clipboard group of the Home tab, looks like a paintbrush and allows you to copy formatting repeatedly.

Question 16

The personal or company information that displays at the very top of a business letter is called the ____.

Answer 16

Letterhead

Question 17

The name and address of the person receiving the letter, positioned just below the dateline, is called the ____.

Answer 17

Inside Address

Question 18

The greeting line of a letter is called the ____.

Answer 18

Salutation

Question 19

A parting farewell in a letter is called the ____.

Answer 19

Complimentary Closing

Question 20

If someone types a business letter for another person, what must they do to the letter to identify it was written by someone else?

Answer 20

Include their initials after the writer’s identification at the bottom of the document.

Question 21

In a research paper, an additional note about a topic that is placed at the bottom of a page is called a(n) ____.

Answer 21

Footnote

Question 22

In a research paper, an additional note about a topic that is placed at the end of the paper is called a(n) ____.

Answer 22

Endnote

Question 23

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 ____.

Answer 23

Works Cited

Question 24

4. 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 ____.

Answer 24

Hanging Indent

Question 25

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 ____.

Answer 25

Citation (or parenthetical reference in MLA).