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NUMBER EXPRESSION: MARK "A" ON YOUR ANSWER KEY IF THE NUMBER IN EACH SENTENCE IS WRITTEN CORRECTLY. MARK "B" IF THE NUMBER IS
WRITTEN INCORRECTLY.
1. She left home to live on her own at the age of twenty- A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
two.
2. The organization celebrated its one hundred twenty- A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
fifth anniversary.
3. The couple was married on June 9th, 1970. A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
4. The clerk ordered nine staplers, six tape dispensers, A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
and 15 file folders for the office.
5. The final score of the game was 3 to 1. A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
6. The report states that 56 percent were correct, 38 A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
percent were incorrect, and 6 percent were questionable.
7. Her address was listed as 2447 - 5th Avenue South. A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
8. He handed the teller 82 twenty-dollar bills. A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
9. He handed the cashier eight 20-dollar bills. A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
10. Seven runners participated in a total of twenty-three A. Sentence is correct B. Sentence is incorrect
races.
CHOOSE THE LETTER REPRESENTING THE MISSPELLED WORD IN EACH GROUPING
11. Which word is misspelled? A. congradulations B. questionnaire C. calendar D. deficit
12. Which word is misspelled? A. personnel B. lien C. embarass D. occasion
13. Which word is misspelled? A. deductible B. maintainence C. inconvenience D. clientele
14. Which word is misspelled? A. beneficiary B. exaggerate C. received D. harrassed
15. Which word is misspelled? A. cancelation B. traveling C. accommodate D. separate
MULTIPLE CHOICE
16. Working at home or anywhere other than the office A. Telecommuting B. Teledynamics C. Telenet D. Teleconferencing
and connected by means of electronic devices is called?
17. A software package that contains two or more A. multipackage programs. B. a Suite. C. prepackaged software. D. an Office.
software programs made by the same company (for
example, a word processing, a spreadsheet, and a
presentation software program all in one package) is called
18. Which database application would NOT be suitable A. Payroll B. Loan payment C. Airline reservations D. Student grades
for batch processing?
19. What does DOS stand for? A. Desktop Operating B. Disk Operating C. Drive Operating System D. Default Operating
System System System
20. The place on a disk's surface where data is written is A. cylinder. B. sector. C. track. D. index.
called a/an
21. What does HTML stand for? A. Hyper Text Media B. Hydro Test Markup C. Hyper Text Markup D. High Tech Machine
Laser Leader Language Language
22. All of the following are computer hardware A. scanner. B. CPU. C. printer. D. Internet Browser.
components EXCEPT
23. LAN stands for A. Last Available Number. B. Local Area Network. C. Lost Area Network. D. Local Arranged
Network.
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24. In terms of a database, a student's information card A. database. B. file. C. field. D. record.
would represent a
25. Which is the best resolution? A. 640x480 B. 280x480 C. 1074x680 D. 1074x480
26. Organizations that provide Internet connections to A. Guide organizations B. Software companies C. Content providers D. Service providers
the general public are called?
27. Using a standard sheet of typing paper, your margins A. 3",3" B. 3.5", 3.5" C. 2.75", 2.75" D. 2", 2"
would be ___ top and ___ bottom if you wanted to have a
five and a half inch vertical line?
28. Using a standard sheet of typing paper, your margins A. .5", .5" B. .75",.75" C. I",1" D. 1.25", 1.25"
would be ___ left and ___ right if you wanted to have a 7-
inch horizontal line?
29. The standard for communication between computers A. DOS. B. MIDI. C. MPC. D. CADD.
and digital musical instruments is
30. The word processing feature that provides synonyms A. spell checker. B. thesaurus. C. grammar program. D. style program.
and antonyms is a
31. A word processing program predetermines features A. default settings. B. page justification. C. headers and footers. D. Options.
automatically, unless overridden by a user, with
32. The feature that permits a document on the screen to A. justification. B. leading. C. WYSIWYG. D. page layout.
look just like it will when printed is called
33. Physically, if a bit is 1, then the electrical circuit is A. off. B. both on and off. C. on. D. empty.
34. Approximately one million bytes equal a A. word. B. megabyte. C. kilobyte. D. gigabyte.
35. The standard American code for representing A. binary digits. B. semiconductor storage. C. ASCII. D. gigabyte.
characters with bits is
36. Which of the following is NOT an information A. Prodigy B. Ethernet C. CompuServe D. America Online
utility?
37. Paying for goods and services by having money A. electronic mail. B. voice mail. C. electronic funds D. computer conferencing.
transferred from bank accounts using computer technology transfer.
is called
38. Sending messages directly from one computer to A. modulation. B. electronic mail. C. demodulation. D. videoconferencing.
another is called
39. A unit of text in a document is called a A. font. B. block. C. mark. D. menu.
40. Which of the following is the block command that A. Copy B. Transfer C. Reverse D. Move
deletes a block of text from its original location and places
it in another location?
41. A set of characters of the same design is called a A. font. B. type design. C. type category. D. typeface.
42. Which of the following centers a document on the A. Print preview B. Vertical centering C. Line spacing D. Justification
page?
43. An on-screen list of command choices is called the A. page. B. function. C. header. D. menu.
44. If there is NOT enough room for a word on the A. Scrolling B. Formatting C. Automatic reformatting D. Word wrap
current line, which of the following features will
automatically start the word at the left margin of the next
line?
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45. The software that comments on your writing style is A. desktop publishing. B. thesaurus. C. spell checker. D. grammar/style
called checker.
46. The spaces between lines on a page are called A. formatting. B. leading. C. typeface. D. kerning.
47. Typefaces that include small marks on each character A. boldface. B. serif. C. ragged. D. sans serif.
are referred to as
48. Which of the following is NOT an example of A. Line centering B. Spell checking C. Justification D. Boldface
formatting in word processing?
49. Data that is a single letter is a A. record. B. field. C. database. D. character.
50. The kind of processing in which data is processed as A. batch. B. memory. C. transaction. D. master.
it occurs is
51. A group of related fields makes up a A. database. B. file. C. field. D. record.
52. In a relational database, another name for a record is A. relation. B. row. C. column. D. operator.
a/an
53. In a database, only true or false conditions may be A. Time B. Row C. Character D. Logical
found in which type of field?
54. In a database, the process of moving side to side in a A. modeling. B. panning. C. comparing. D. operating.
database is known as
55. Which of the following is an internal computer device A. Node B. BBS C. Ring D. Fax modem
that performs both modem and facsimile functions?
56. In which kind of network do all computers have equal A. Bus B. WAN C. Star D. Peer-to-peer
status and share files and peripheral devices?
57. The kind of network most likely to be used for A. WAN. B. LAN. C. peer-to-peer. D. ring.
computers that are geographically widely dispersed is a
58. A preprogrammed formula in a spreadsheet is called A. value. B. procedure. C. function. D. label.
a
59. In a spreadsheet, which of the following is NOT one A. Label B. Range C. Value D. Formula
of the three types of information that can be in a cell?
60. If a spreadsheet user wants to use a range of cells that A. C4:D5. B. B1:D5. C. D3:B5. D. B3:D5.
includes rows 3, 4, and 5 for columns B, C, and D, the
range specified would be
61. The active cell in a spreadsheet is the A. current cell. B. label cell. C. range cell. D. function cell.
62. Text information in a cell is called a A. label. B. formula. C. value. D. displayed value.
63. The term that describes the changed result of a A. analysis. B. automatic C. electronic business. D. functioning.
formula if a value of one of the cells in the formula has recalculation.
changed is
64. On a graph, the vertical graph line that normally A. legend. B. y-axis. C. x-axis. D. title.
shows amounts such as dollar value is the
65. The kind of graph that is limited to just one value per A. pie chart. B. cluster-bar graph. C. stacked-bar graph. D. line graph.
variable is a
66. A chart notation that explains the colors, shadings, A. title. B. variable. C. value. D. legend.
and symbols used on the chart is called the
67. Each dot or symbol on a line graph is a/an A. legend. B. data point. C. plot area. D. axis.
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68. When the lines of type are parallel to the long edge of A. binding B. portrait C. landscape D. master page
the paper, the document is printedin _______ mode?
69. When a graphic moves with a paragraph in a A. anchored B. framed C. cropped D. formatted
document, it is _______.
70. In font size, the unit of measure is referred to as A. kem. B. space. C. point. D. lead.
71. Which formatting issue would NOT be included in a A. Word wrap B. Fonts C. Column widths D. Margin spacing
style sheet?
72. If the letter "I" requires less space than the letter "M", A. monospaced. B. proportional. C. kemed. D. leaded.
the font is
73. In a spreadsheet, a task that requires inserting a A. function. B. macro. C. icon. D. status symbol.
column and then copying formulas to thatcolumn can be
handled with a/an
74. In a spreadsheet, when 14.95 is entered into an active A. label B. formula C. address D. value
cell, a _______ has been entered.
75. In a spreadsheet, when using an at sign "@" or an A. label B. value C. address D. function
equal sign "=" and a range, a _______ is entered into a
cell.
76. In a spreadsheet, a cell address is composed A. labels and values B. column and row C. alphabetic characters D. the current cell contents
of_______. designators
77. The primary purpose of a spreadsheet is to ______. A. create text documents B. solve complex math C. organize large files of D. control the operation of
formulas data the computer
78. A type of database structure useful for a student A. Network B. Hierarchical C. Objective D. Curricular
schedule or a class roster is a/an database.
79. The four basic kinds of database structures are A. hierarchical, flat file, B. flat file, network, C. hierarchical, indexed, D. hierarchical, network,
network, and object- relational, and object- network, and relational. relational, and object-
oriented. oriented. oriented.
80. The two steps involved in creating a database are A. choosing a database B. defining the database C. defining the structure D. choosing the database
language and designing structure and defining the and entering the data. language and entering the
the record layouts. record formats. data.
81. Multimedia systems unite all the following EXCEPT A. text. B. touch. C. sound. D. video.
82. The special effect, _______, is demonstrated by a A. toasting B. morphing C. CAD D. JIT
computer smoothly transforming a character into
something totally different before your eyes.
83. The four essential functions of a PIM (personal A. contact management, B. contact management, C. contact management, D. calendar/schedule
information manager) are calendar/schedule calendar/schedule calendar/schedule management, mail merge
management, task/project management, task/project management, mail merge with printing, task/project
management, and time-and management, and financial with printing, and management, and financial
billing capabilities. tracking. task/project tracking.
management.
84. In the task/project management function in a PIM, a A. cost, client, and B. project, deadline date, C. project cost, deadline D. deadline date, priority,
user should be able to view tasks by personnel. and priority. date, and personnel. and position on the "to do"
list.
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85. Vector graphics is a technique used in A. painting programs. B. drawing programs and C. photo-editing programs. D. drawing programs.
painting programs.
86. Which is NOT an advantage of telecommuting? A. Advancement within B. Telecommuting can C. Telecommuters do D. If one-fourth of all
the company is easier for facilitate work for people work-related tasks at workers were to
telecommuters. who have disabilities that home. telecommute, air quality
limit mobility. would improve.
87. Bandwidth relates to the A. transmission mode. B. number of messages C. wireless media. D. fall back rate.
the medium can carry at
one time.
88. If you want to make information available to others A. internet. B. client. C. D.A.W.G. D. server.
over the Web, you put the information on a/an
89. The items returned by a search that match your A. false drops. B. Boolean operators. C. Runs. D. Hits.
search terms are called
90. Items that are found in a search but are NOT what A. Hits. B. Boolean operators. C. false drops. D. Runs.
you want are called
91. This term is used to describe the human factors A. Carpal tunnel B. Casting C. Morphing D. Ergonomics
surrounding the design of computers, office environments,
furniture, and other aspects of the work area in order to
make them more healthy and easy for people to use.
92. When no punctuation follows the salutation and A. closed. B. modified C. open. D. mixed.
closing lines of a business letter, the punctuation style is
called
93. When the dateline and the closing lines of a letter A. block. B. modified block. C. semi-block D. mixed block.
begin at the horizontal center point of the letter, the format
is called
94. If a firm's name is included in the closing of a letter, A. two lines above the B. directly under the C. a double space D. a double space below
it is usually located reference initials. writer's name and title. following the enclosure the complimentary close.
notation.
95. The term "stet" used in proofreader's marks means A. spell out. B. put in lowercase. C. leave as is. D. Capitalize.
96. The # symbol used after a figure means A. number. B. pounds. C. years. D. ounces.
97. If a letter is addressed to the Acme Fence Company, A. To Whom it May B. Dear Sir or Madam C. Dear Employees of D. Ladies and Gentlemen
which of the following is the MOST appropriate Concern Acme Fence
salutation?
98. A letter keyed in simplified form omits which letter A. The dateline B. The salutation and C. The inside address D. The mailing notation
part(s)? complimentary close and enclosure notation
99. When using proofreader's marks, a single underline A. capitalize. B. boldface. C. underline. D. italicize.
indicates to
100. The term orphan refers to a single A. line of text carried over B. letter carried over to a C. line of text left at the D. sentence paragraph.
to a second page. second line when a word bottom of a page.
must be divided.