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Computer Literacy Final ECOK
East Central University in Ada, OK Comp Lit final for Dr. Tarver
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
04/30/2017
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    1. List the four terms that are fundamental to the basic understanding of a computer system

 

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      1. Input, processing, output and storage

 
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    1. What do the letters in the acronym CPU stand for?

 

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      1. Central Processing Unit

 
Term

    1. Name one input device we discussed in class  

 

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Keyboard
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    1. What term refers to instructions that tell the computer how to process data to produce the information you want?

 

 Definition

      1. Programs (Software)

 
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    1. Permanent storage provided by technologies like disks, tapes, etc is which type of storage?

 

 Definition

      1. Secondary Storage, External Storage

 
Term

    1. Give one example of an output device we discussed in class

 

 Definition

      1. Printer

 
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      1.  

 

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Term

    1. What is another word for programs?

 

 Definition
software
Term

    1. The CPU, storage devices, and I/O devices are collectively referred to as

 

 Definition

      1. Hardware

 
Term

    1. The term data refers to

 

 Definition

      1. Raw, unorganized facts

 
Term

    1. The CPU is also referred to as

 

 Definition

      1. The computer

 
Term

    1. The mechanical devices connected to a computer to make it a useful tool are known as

 

 Definition

      1. peripheral equipment.

 
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    1. Which of the following is NOT a peripheral device?

 

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CPU
Term

    1. When you "Save" something, where is it saved?

 

 Definition

      1. In secondary storage

 
Term

    1. Processing means

 

 Definition

      1. converting data into information

 
Term

    1. The processing function in a computer system is performed by

 

 Definition

      1. The CPU

 
Term

    1. The part of a computer system that stores the data and programs the computer is currently processing is called

 

 Definition

      1. primary storage

 
Term

    1. Computer systems contain two types of storage:

 

 Definition

      1. Primary and Secondary

 
Term

      1. Text is printed flush against the right margin with a ragged left edge

 

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right
Term

      1. Text is printed flush against both margins

 

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full
Term

      1. Text is printed ragged along the right margins while flush against the left

 

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left
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      1. Text is an equal distance from both margins

 

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center
Term

 

    1. The last line of a paragraph when it is separated from the rest of the paragraph by a page or column break

 

 Definition

        1. Widow

 
Term

      1. First line of a paragraph when it is separated from the rest of the paragraph by a page or column break

 

 Definition

 

    1. Orphan  

 
Term

      1. Title that is printed at the top of every page

 

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header
Term

      1. The process of relocating text to a new place

 

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moving
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      1. The process of duplicating text

 

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copying
Term

      1. Permanent line return that results from pressing the Enter key

 

 Definition
hard return
Term

      1. Automatic line return produced by the word processing software

 

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soft return
Term

      1. Allows you to locate and change all occurrences of a particular word or phrase everywhere in your document

 

 Definition

        1. search and replace

 
Term

      1. Reads through the document searching for misspelled words

 

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        1. spell check

 
Term

      1. Allows you to check words for possible synonyms

 

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Thesaurus
Term

    1. What terms refers to the measurement used in the scaling of typefaces?

 

 Definition

      1. point size

 
Term

    1. What word processor did we use for our lab assignments?

 

 Definition

      1. Microsoft Word

 
Term

    1. What is WYSIWYG an acronym for?

 

 Definition

      1. What You See Is What You Get

 
Term

    1. What term refers to a collection of characters that share a common design?     

 

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      1. A typeface (font) is a collection of characters that share a common design.

 
Term

    1. What is the term for the column-row combination that uniquely identifies a cell?

 

 Definition
cell address
Term

    1. What term refers to the 3 lines above the worksheet area that identifies the current cell and displays the command menu?

 

 Definition
control panel
Term

    1. What is considered the most important feature of a spreadsheet?

 

 Definition

      1. recalculation feature

 
Term

    1. What is the process of copying in which the column and row coordinates remain fixed?

 

 Definition

      1. absolute replication

 
Term

    1. What character precedes a formula or function?

 

 Definition
=
Term

    1. What is a cell entry that cannot be manipulated mathematically called?

 

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Label
Term

    1. What is a cell entry that cannot be manipulated mathematically called?

 

 Definition

      1. Label

 
Term

    1. What is a cell entry that cannot be manipulated mathematically called?

 

 Definition
range
Term

    1. What is the process of copying formulas into a target range of cells relative to the row and column coordinates of the target range called?

 

 Definition

      1. relative replication

 
Term

    1. What is a cell entry that can be manipulated mathematically called?

 

 Definition
value
Term

    1. Which form of replication is the default?

 

 Definition

      1. Relative

 
Term

    1. What are the three types of values in a spreadsheet?

 

 Definition

      1. Numeric constant

      2. formula

      3. Function

 
Term

    1. Name 5 of the 6  options commonly used in manipulating spreadsheets.

 

 Definition

      1. moving

      2. Copying

      3. Freezing tiles

      4. Inserting and deleting

      5. Formatting values

 
Term

    1. Name two predefined mathematical functions we used in our lecture examples

 

 Definition

      1. SUM and AVERAGE

 
Term

    1. What term refers to a collection of related fields

 

 Definition
a record
Term

    1. What term refers to a collection of related characters?

 

 Definition
a field
Term

    1. What term refers to a collection of related records

 

 Definition
a file
Term

    1. What term refers to the process of describing the characteristics of the data that is to be handled by the DBMS?

 

 Definition

      1. data definition

 
Term

    1. What term refers to using language commands to add, delete, modify, and retrieve records in a database?

 

 Definition

      1. Data manipulation

 
Term

 

    1. What term describes an integrated collection of data stored on a direct access storage device?

 

 Definition
database
Term

    1. Which type of DBMS is most commonly used?

 

 Definition
relational
Term

    1. What are the 3 types of database management systems?

 

 Definition

      1. Network, hierarchical, relational

 
Term

    1. Obtaining information quickly and automatically from a database is referred to as what?

 

 Definition

      1. Information retrieval is the term used for obtaining information quickly and automatically from a database.

 
Term

    1. What are the 3 major components involved in a data definition (ie what do you specify)?

 

 Definition
name of the field, field descriptor, and maximum length.
Term

    1. What are the 4 major field descriptor types

 

 Definition

      1. Character, numeric, logical, date 3

 
Term

    1. What is another word for information retrieval?

 

 Definition

      1. Query

 
Term

    1. What is another word for information retrieval?

 

 Definition

      1. Query

 
Term

    1. What are the contents of a logical field?

 

 Definition

      1. Yes/No or True/False are the contents of a logical field.

 
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