Middle School Tech Assessment

1. CPU stands for ...

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

2. A computer that can access the internet without wires

A) is communicating via wireless network
B) is communicating via wireless cells
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) 17-D
B) CR-12
C) C24
D) 13A

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) Boolean
D) Wild-card

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

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

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

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

8. Printing on both sides of the paper is called

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Which computer component is considered an output device?

A) joystick
B) printer
C) keyboard
D) mouse

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) My Computer
C) Help
D) My Documents

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

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

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) run anti-virus software every year
C) always virus check outgoing email attachments
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) Clipboard
B) copy area
C) task manager
D) copy board

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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