Quiz

Computer Knowledge Quiz

. Name____________________________ Date______________ Age______ Grade______ Sex______ Site______________ COMPUTER AND ITS PARTS Look at the KEYBOARD DIAGRAM and answer questions 1-5. 1-5. Matching questions about keys. Draw a line from the key to its function. 1. Arrow Erase the last letter typed 2. Enter Capitalize all letters 3. Shift Move cursor around on the screen 4. Caps lock Capitalize a letter 5. Delete/backspace Send signal to computer/select option ______ (5 possible) PERIPHERALS/PARTS OF THE COMPUTER Look at the COMPUTER PICTURE and answer questions 6-11 6-11. Matching questions about peripherals/parts of the computer. Various parts in the photograph are labeled with alphabet letters. Put the correct letter of the part next to its name in the list below. For example: __G__ Mousepad ____ 6. Keyboard ____ 7. Joystick ____ 8. Monitor/Computer Screen ____ 9. Printer ____ 10. Disk drive ____ 11. Mouse ______ (6 possible) MOUSE FUNCTIONS 12-16. Circle the best answer. 12. What would you do to highlight a word? You position the cursor next to the word, and then... a. Drag mouse while holding button down b. Click mouse once c. Roll mouse around d. Roll and then click mouse 13. To open a disk you position the mouse pointer on the disk icon, and then... a. Drag mouse while holding button down b. Double click mouse c. Roll mouse around d. Roll and then click mouse 14. What would you do to move the mouse pointer on the screen? a. Drag mouse while holding button down b. Click mouse once c. Roll mouse around d. Roll and then click mouse 15. What is the best position to operate the mouse? a. Tail towards you b. Tail away from you c. Tail to the right d. Tail to the left 16. What should you do when the mouse pointer goes off the screen? a. Click the mouse b. Press the space bar c. Wiggle the mouse d. Tap the mouse gently ______ (5 possible) DISKETTES Look at the DISK PICTURE showing a floppy disk and a rigid diskette and answer the next set of questions. 17-28. Put a check mark next to the best answer. 17-18. Is it OK to write on the disk label with a marker or felt tip pen? Floppy Yes___ No___ Rigid Yes___ No___ 19-20. Is it OK to write on the disk label with a ball-point ink pen? Floppy Yes___ No___ Rigid Yes___ No___ 21-22. Is it OK to get the disk wet? Floppy Yes___ No___ Rigid Yes___ No___ 23-24. Is it OK to bend the disk? Floppy Yes___ No___ Rigid Yes___ No___ 25-26. Is it OK to expose the disk to fluorescent light? Floppy Yes___ No___ Rigid Yes___ No___ 27-28. Is it OK to put the disk next to a magnet? Floppy Yes___ No___ Rigid Yes___ No___ 29-30. What is the proper way to load a diskette? Put the correct letter in the blank. Floppy_____ Rigid_____ a. With the label away from you b. With the label down c. With the label toward you d. It does not matter 31-32. What is the proper way to remove a diskette? Floppy_____ Rigid_____ a. Twist the lock and pull the disk out b. Drag the disk icon to the trash c. Turn off the computer d. Type "eject" on the keyboard and press return e. Push a button and the disk pops out 33. What is a floppy or rigid disk used for? Circle the best answer. a. To erase the computer screen b. To make the printer work c. To store information d. To unlock the computer ______ (17 possible) GAME QUESTIONS. Circle the best answer for questions 34-36. 34. Suppose you are playing a game on an Apple computer. If you would like to start over at any time during that game, you need to press... a. reset b. shift Z c. spacebar two times d. escape/break 35. If you need to type your name in order to play a computer game, which is best? a. Type your name exactly the same way each time b. Type your name a different way each time c. Type your name in all capital letters only d. Type your name in small letters only 36. If you have a game diskette, what computer will run it? a. It will run on any computer b. It will run only on a computer that takes that type diskette (floppy or rigid) c. It will run on any computer with a joystick d. It will run on only one type of computer (Apple, IBM, MacIntosh) ______ (3 possible) WRITING on MAC 37. When writing a letter (to the Wiz), how do you print it? a. It automatically prints when you're done b. Turn on the printer and push the select button c. Pull down the file menu and select print d. Type "print" and hit return 38. When writing a letter (to the Wiz) what do you do to save it? a. It automatically saves when you're done b. Hit the save button on the keyboard c. Type "save" and hit return d. Pull down the file menu and select save 39. What is the font? a. The shape of the letters and characters in your document b. A type of paper with tear-off edges used with computers c. The speed at which your printer transmits letters d. The brightness setting on your screen 40. How do you change the font? a. Lift off the cover of the printer and open the clasps b. Depress the apple key and hit "F" c. Adjust the knob on the monitor d. Pull down the menu and select ______ (4 possible) END