Middle School Tech Assessment

1. CPU stands for ...

A) Central Processing Unit
B) Comprehensive Power Unit
C) Comprehension Precision Unit
D) Central Power Utility

2. A computer that can access the internet without wires

A) is communicating via wireless cells
B) is communicating via wireless network
C) is communicating via wireless phone
D) is communicating via airwaves

3. Which of the following best represents a cell address in a spreadsheet?

A) 13A
B) 17-D
C) C24
D) CR-12

4. Using AND, OR, or NOT in your search makes the search:

A) wild
B) Boolean
C) inclusive
D) exclusive

5. An asterisk(*) in a search means

A) exclusive
B) Wild-card
C) inclusive
D) Boolean

6. ___ or ___ can be links on a web page.

A) text or images
B) audio or video
C) fast or slow

7. Referring to a standard keyboard, home row keys include:

A) i,u,w
B) p,j,m
C) ;,k,S
D) y,b,d

8. Printing on both sides of the paper is called

A) collating
B) duplexing
C) multiprint
D) copying

9. You should never change your passwords

A) False
B) True

10. ___ can copy a printed document or image and convert it to a digital format for use by the computer

A) printer
B) monitor
C) graphics card
D) scanner

11. Add your favorite music to your work without citation is

A) polymorphous
B) plagiarism
C) OK if you own the music

12. If something is in the "public domain" then ...

A) it can only be used for educational purposes
B) anyone can use it
C) the copyright holder can use it
D) it can be used with the copyright holder's permission

13. Software that replicates by infecting other files on the computer and executes malicious code

A) Trojan
B) shareware
C) spy ware
D) virus

14. A malicious application that pretends to be a legitimate application to get you to install it

A) malware
B) virus
C) spyware
D) Trojan

15. A web search engine works by maintaining a huge database of

A) HTML tags
B) keywords
C) bookmarks
D) hyperlinks

16. Which computer component is considered an output device?

A) keyboard
B) mouse
C) joystick
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) Search
B) Help
C) My Computer
D) My Documents

18. What device is necessary to communicate via a phone network?

A) Modem
B) Disk Drive
C) Monitor
D) Scanner

19. What is the best way to protect your computer from becoming infected by a virus?

A) Have up to date anti-virus software always running on your computer
B) always virus check outgoing email attachments
C) run anti-virus software every year
D) Never open email attachments

20. What is the area of the computer called that is used to copy information from one application to another?

A) copy board
B) task manager
C) copy area
D) Clipboard

21. Which of the following best describes an AUP policy?

A) identifies appropriate computer use
B) identifies bullying in classrooms
C) Identifies guidelines for accessing internet resources
D) Identifies schoolwide rules

22. Arranging items in a certain order in a database is called:

A) filing
B) preparing
C) sorting
D) managing

23. Which of the following would NOT harm your computer or its components?

A) magnets
B) food
C) cell phone
D) drinks

24. Word processing programs allow you to easily move paragraphs around in a document. This feature is called:

A) copy and paste
B) replace and cut
C) copy and switch
D) cut and paste

25. A search engine on the internet allows you to:

A) locate information
B) Chat
C) print and fax pictures
D) Ride a bus to Tampa

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