Middle School Tech Assessment
  • 1. CPU stands for ...
A) Comprehension Precision Unit
B) Central Processing Unit
C) Central Power Utility
D) Comprehensive Power Unit
  • 2. A computer that can access the internet without wires
A) is communicating via wireless network
B) is communicating via airwaves
C) is communicating via wireless phone
D) is communicating via wireless cells
  • 3. Which of the following best represents a cell address in a spreadsheet?
A) CR-12
B) 17-D
C) 13A
D) C24
  • 4. Using AND, OR, or NOT in your search makes the search:
A) inclusive
B) exclusive
C) Boolean
D) wild
  • 5. An asterisk(*) in a search means
A) inclusive
B) exclusive
C) Wild-card
D) Boolean
  • 6. ___ or ___ can be links on a web page.
A) audio or video
B) fast or slow
C) text or images
  • 7. Referring to a standard keyboard, home row keys include:
A) p,j,m
B) ;,k,S
C) i,u,w
D) y,b,d
  • 8. Printing on both sides of the paper is called
A) collating
B) copying
C) multiprint
D) duplexing
  • 9. You should never change your passwords
A) True
B) False
  • 10. ___ can copy a printed document or image and convert it to a digital format for use by the computer
A) printer
B) graphics card
C) monitor
D) scanner
  • 11. Add your favorite music to your work without citation is
A) OK if you own the music
B) plagiarism
C) polymorphous
  • 12. If something is in the "public domain" then ...
A) it can be used with the copyright holder's permission
B) it can only be used for educational purposes
C) anyone can use it
D) the copyright holder can use it
  • 13. Software that replicates by infecting other files on the computer and executes malicious code
A) shareware
B) virus
C) Trojan
D) spy ware
  • 14. A malicious application that pretends to be a legitimate application to get you to install it
A) spyware
B) virus
C) malware
D) Trojan
  • 15. A web search engine works by maintaining a huge database of
A) HTML tags
B) bookmarks
C) keywords
D) hyperlinks
  • 16. Which computer component is considered an output device?
A) mouse
B) joystick
C) keyboard
D) printer
  • 17. You know the name of a file, but not the location. Which option would you choose in Microsoft Windows to find the file?
A) Help
B) My Documents
C) My Computer
D) Search
  • 18. What device is necessary to communicate via a phone network?
A) Monitor
B) Scanner
C) Disk Drive
D) Modem
  • 19. What is the best way to protect your computer from becoming infected by a virus?
A) Never open email attachments
B) always virus check outgoing email attachments
C) run anti-virus software every year
D) Have up to date anti-virus software always running on your computer
  • 20. What is the area of the computer called that is used to copy information from one application to another?
A) Clipboard
B) copy board
C) task manager
D) copy area
  • 21. Which of the following best describes an AUP policy?
A) Identifies guidelines for accessing internet resources
B) identifies bullying in classrooms
C) Identifies schoolwide rules
D) identifies appropriate computer use
  • 22. Arranging items in a certain order in a database is called:
A) filing
B) managing
C) preparing
D) sorting
  • 23. Which of the following would NOT harm your computer or its components?
A) food
B) drinks
C) magnets
D) cell phone
  • 24. Word processing programs allow you to easily move paragraphs around in a document. This feature is called:
A) replace and cut
B) copy and switch
C) cut and paste
D) copy and paste
  • 25. A search engine on the internet allows you to:
A) Ride a bus to Tampa
B) Chat
C) locate information
D) print and fax pictures
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