Technology Applications Final
Exam
2008
Mrs. Matthews
Holland Middle School
Room 605
Directions: Select the correct answer for the questions below and mark it on your scantron. Carefully review the rules on the board before you begin your test.
1. A
..is a
fascinating that can perform calculations and can process a large amount of
information accurately and much more rapidly than the human brain.
a) word processor b)
grid c) computer
2. To quit an AppleWorks
document, press Apple and
..
a) Q b)
A c) Z
3. Drawing is an easy way to
create simple figures, maps, or
.
a) grid b)
text c) graphics
4. In painting, to select an
object using the
tool, click near the desired object and drag the tool
around your object.
a) bucket b)
lasso c) pencil
5. On the Internet, www stands
for world
web.
a) wide b)
wonderful c) wire
6. A
equals a billion
bytes.
a) terabyte b)
gigabyte c) megabyte
7. A database is like a file
box of
.
a) records b)
information c) graphics
8. Ted Hoff invented the
in 1971.
a) Punch Card Loom b)
microphone c) microprocessor
9. To make your letters
bold, use the Apple key and
..
a) A b)
B c) W
10. In drawing, copy an object
by going to the edit menu after the
appear at the corners.
a) lines b)
handles c) circles
11. The
.. Processing
Unit or CPU is the brain or heart of the computer. It has two parts: the
control unit or traffic cop and the Arithmetic Logic Unit or ALU.
a) Central b)
Computer c) Control
12. Joseph Jacquard invented
. in the year 1801.
a) UNIVAC b) the Punched Card Loom c)
Mark I
13.
.. in a database
are like sets of answers or many cards in a file box.
a) file b)
fields c) records
14. FAQ stands for
..
Asked Questions.
a) Friendly b)
Frequently c) Format
15. To make your letters
Italic, use the Apple key and the
.
a) I
b) shift c) Z
16. The black and colored
objects inside the CPU, under the lid of the computer are called chips. Chips
are made of
.., a very hard plastic.
a) circuit b) metal
c) silicon
17. On the Internet, ISP
stands for Internet
Provider.
a) Serious b)
Safe c) Service
18. To use the thesaurus in
AppleWorks, use the Apple and these two keys:
a) Shift and T b) Option T
c) Shift Z
19.
invented
Microsoft Basic in 1975.
a) Bill Gates b) Bill
Monroe c) Bill Clinton
20. In the painting
environment, the
.. tool is used to freehand draw objects.
a) bucket b)
pencil c) lasso
21. In a database a
..
is information stored on a record, such as name, address, or phone number.
a) file b)
field c) range
22. To close a page or a
window, the Apple key and
.
a) W b)
C c) Z
23. On a spreadsheet,
.. go across and are labled with numbers.
a) columns b)
cells c) rows
24.
.. mail refers to
traditional mail using pen, paper, an envelope and a stamp.
a) real b)
snail c) electronic
25. A
.. is a device
that converts art, photography, or other graphic material into bit- mapped data
that is input into the computer.
a) grid b)
printer c) scanner
26.
. invented
the Analytical Engine in 1830.
a) Charles Schultz b) Charles
Barkley c) Charles Babbage
27. CRT stands for
Ray
Tube. Another name for CRT is monitor. A computer monitor is different than a
television because it has no receiver.
a) Cathode b)
Computer c) Chicago
28. To save your work,
press Apple
..
a) Q b)
S c) L
29. When people talk about
buying a new computer, many times theyll say theyre going to buy a new
....
a)
system
b) scanner c) software
30. On the Internet, a
is a part of a Webpage which when clicked can lead you to somewhere else.
a) link b)
grid c) ISP
31. In drawing, to add words
to your document, use the
. tool.
a) lasso b)
bucket c) text
32. To select all in
AppleWorks, press Apple and this key.
a) S b)
Q c) A
33. The two kinds of fields
mentioned in your database tutorial are
.. and text.
a) record b) number
c) document
34. Dr. Howard Aiken invented the
in 1944.
a) Mark I b)
ENIAC c) iMac
35. A
. is a list of
options from which you may give a command to the computer.
a) grid b)
mouse c) menu
36. Use Apple and
. to cut in AppleWorks.
a) L b)
S c) X
37. The
.. button will
. the whole page again from the Web site.
a) back/start b)
reload/load c) delete/run
38. To use Save As in
AppleWorks, use these two keys with the Apple:
a) Delete S b) Shift
D c) Shift S
39. In painting, to clear the
entire page, double click on the
tool.
a) eraser b)
lasso c) pencil
40. A
.. is a portion
of the computer screen that can contain its own documents.
a) hyperlink b) word
processor c) window
41. In a database, to
sort your information, go to the
.. menu and drag to sort records.
a) delete b)
organize c) arrange
42. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak invented the Apple Computer Company in .
a) 1776 b) 1642 c) 1976
43. ASCII stands for American
.. Code for Information Interchange.
a) Standard b)
Symbol c) Safe
44. On a spreadsheet, rows and
columns intersect at
..
a) field b)
address c) cell
45. To access the thesaurus in
AppleWorks, press shift, Apple and
a) U b)
Q c) Z
46. On the Internet, HTML
stands for Hypertext
. Language.
a) Makeup b)
Markup c) Matrix
47. A
is anything that
is produced using a word-processing program.
a) spreadsheet b)
document c) database
48. The two ways to get a new
record in a database are to go to the edit menu or press Apple
..
a) R b)
N c) Z
49. To find a word in
AppleWorks, press Apple and
a) L b)
F c) W
50. To
a document is to
make any change to the contents of a document.
a) delete b)
save c) edit
51. To return to plain text in
AppleWorks, press Apple and
.
a) P b)
T c) Q
52. The
.. menu has a list
of all the pages you have recently visited on the Internet.
a) go b) start
up c) file
53. Each cell has its own
.. consisting of the letter and number of its row and column.
a) name b)
address c) record
54. Jack Kilby and Robert
Noyle invented the integrated circuit in
...
a) 1958 b)
2000 c) 1890
55. A
equals a million
bytes.
a) megabyte b)
gigabyte c) terabyte
56.
.. means erase or
remove words from a page, or a document from your computer.
a) Tab b)
Return c) Delete
57. On the Internet, hypertext
is
. that can contain links.
a) text b)
window c) Bookmarks
58. To get a new page in
AppleWorks, press Apple
..
a) P b)
N c) L
59.
is a general term
for pieces of information that a computer processes.
a) Link b)
data c) keyboard
60. What key when used with
the Apple and shift keys will let you change the size of the letters?
a) Z b)
L c) O
61. In painting, the
.
is used to fill the inside of an object with color or patterns.
a) bucket b)
lasso c) handles
62. The .................. disk can store more data and is a part of the
computer.
a) floppy b)
hard c) optical
63. To find a piece of
information in a database, click on the field you would like to search, type in
the piece of data for which you are looking, and click on
or press return.
a) OK b)
tab c) find
64. To copy text from one location to another, press Apple
a) W b)
X c) C
65. On the Internet,
. is
to how much data can fit through a single connection at a time.
a) capacity b)
bandwidth c) memory
66. Older computers used
disks for secondary storage.
a) floppy b)
optical c) manual
67. Most modern computers can
store data on CD ROMs. CD ROM stands for Compact Disc Read Only
....
a) Mail b)
Memory c) Muskrat
68. In drawing, the work area
contains a dotted line
..
a) lasso b)
range c) grid
69. On a spreadsheet, all
formulas begin with
.
sign.
a) a plus b) an
equal c) a minus
70. A
. equals a
thousand bytes.
a) kilobyte b) megabyte
c)
terabyte
71. Random Access Memory or
RAM is the
memory of the computer.
a) permanent b) temporary
72.
is instructions
given to the computer contained on disks or CDs.
a) hardware b)
Internet c) software
73. On the Internet, URL
stands for
. Resource Locator.
a) United b)
Uniform c) Unicorn
74. A computer measures memory
in
..
a) ounces b)
bytes c) inches
75. To paste text from one
location to another, press Apple
a) V b)
P c) X
76. On a spreadsheet, the
contents of the cell/data will show up in the
a) entry bar c)
grid c) address
77. A
is a number,
symbol, or letter.
a) icon b)
grid c) character
78. On the Internet, a
is a piece of software that allows you to view Webpages.
a) browser b)
Bookmark c) window
79. There are two primary
kinds of memory that the computer uses. ROM is the
.. memory of the
computer.
a) permanent b) temporary
80. On the Internet, to
.. means to transfer a file form a remote computer onto yours.
a) save b)
upload c) download
81. IC stands for integrated
..
a) control b)
computer c) circuit
82. A
is a
placeholder of a Webpage. On Explorer, theyre called Favorites.
a) hypertext b)
Bookmark c) Homepage
83. When you turn on your
computer, youll see a spot of light or a symbol that shows the exact place
where youre entering data called a
....
a) grid b)
byte c) cursor
84. On the Internet, e-mail
stands for
mail.
a) electronic b)
eel c) everything
85. The two main parts of the
CPU are the ALU and the
.. unit.
a) central b)
browser c) control
86. On the Internet, one way
to get to a Webpage is to type the URL straight into the
or address box.
a) location b)
browser c) control
87. One of the most important
chips inside the computer.
a) system b)
microprocessor c) alarm
88. Blaise Pascal invented the
Pascaline in the year
...
a) 1642 b)
1977 c) 2001
89. The
.. number system
is different from our base ten number system.
a) metric b)
Binary c) decimal
90. To undo a mistake, press
Apple, and
..
a) Z b)
T c) W
91. On a spreadsheet,
.
go down and are labeled with letters.
a) rows b)
cells c) columns
92.. The two most popular
kinds of computers are laptops and
...
a) desktops b) floppy
disks c) CD ROMS
93. Herman Hollerith invented
the Mechanical Tabulator in
....
a) 1980 b)
1890 c) 1776
94. To print in Appleworks,
press Apple and
.
a) P b)
X c) V
95.
. is the physical
equipment of the computer.
a) Software b)
Hardware c) Analog
96. To add information in the
middle of existing text to
..
a) delete b)
insert c) edit
97. To use the spell checker
in AppleWorks press apple and the
.. key.
a) C b)
S c) equal
98. On the Internet, the
button takes you to the page you previously had open.
a) Return b)
Delete c) Back
99. To make your letters
.., press Apple U.
a) underlined b)
uneven c) go up
100. A
. is a trillion bytes.
a) megabyte b)
terabyte c) gigabyte