Name:________________________
Period:___________________
Computer Smarts Pre/Post Test
Name _________________________________
Adapted from: http://www.academictutorials.com/quiz.asp?id=160
1. A word processor is
a. an application
b. a powerful tool for editing spreadsheets.
c. a powerful tool for modifying the look of a database.
d. all of the above are correct
2. If you needed to create a slide presentation, which Office program would you use?
a. Excel
b. Publisher
c. PowerPoint
d. Word
3. Excel is an Office program that you can use to create:
a. A database
b. A spreadsheet
c. A pie chart
d. All of the above
4. What is a template?
a. A document type that creates a copy of itself when you open it
b. A way to edit a document
c. A new, blank document
d. A program similar to Publisher
5. To get Help when using Office, you would click the:
a. F2 key
b. F1 key
c. F10 key
d. Esc key
6. A red wavy line under a word indicates that the word
a. is too long for the line of text.
b. is not in the dictionary file and therefore might be misspelled
c. is not appropriate for that particular sentence.
d. is a verb
Name:________________________
Period:___________________
7. What are the individual boxes where you enter labels and values on a spreadsheet called?
a. cells
b. rows
c. columns
d. values
8. What are calculations on a spreadsheet called?
a. data
b. equations
c. formulas
d. values
9. Word wrap is
a. when a word is deleted because it is too long to fit on a line
b. when Word hyphenates a word at the end of a line
c. when Word decides if there is room for a word at the end of a line or if it must go on the next line
d. when the typist decides if there is room for a word at the end of a line or if it must go on the next line
10. Selecting the Zoom command
a. opens a copy of the document in a different view.
b. prints a copy of the displayed document.
c. changes the magnification of the displayed document.
d. saves a copy of the displayed document.
11. To end the current paragraph, space, and begin the new paragraph,
a. press Escape key once and the Enter key once.
b. press the Enter key twice.
c. press the Enter key once and the spacebar once.
d. press the Enter key once.
12. The arrow keys can be used to
a. delete text.
b. move the cursor in the text that has already been entered.
c. save the document.
d. move the cursor while deleting text.
13. Menus contain
a. commands that can be selected.
b. default options.
c. files that can be opened.
d. programs that can be opened.
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14. Screen scroll is used to
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a. add text to a document
b. decrease the length of a page.
c. increase the length of a page
d. bring hidden parts of a document into view.
15. To select a command from a menu, highlight the desired command and
a. press the Alt key.
b. right-click.
c. press the Escape key.
d. left-click once
16. Menus are
a. found on the taskbar.
b. indicated by a small down-ward pointing triangle.
c. used by right-clicking on the information.
d. only able to be used by clicking.
17. The Ribbon Toolbar
a. has both buttons and menus.
b. can display many different kinds of controls.
c. is used to execute commonly performed actions.
d. all of the above
18. If Word is not exited properly
a. an open document can be damaged or lost
b. the computer can be damaged
c. the disk can be erased.
d. the open document cannot be closed.
19. To insert a word into the middle of a sentence
a. move the cursor to the desired location in the sentence and type the new word.
b. move the cursor to the desired location in the sentence, press Enter key, and type the new word.
c. move the cursor to the beginning of the sentence and start typing.
d. retype the whole sentence.
20. To print a document
a. select the Print command and then select OK
b. select the Ready Printer command then select OK
c. type PRINT and then press Enter
d. close the document, select the Print command, then select OK
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21. If a previously saved file is edited
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a. the file must be saved again to store the changes.
b. the file will only be saved if Save As is used.
c. the file will only have to be saved again if it is more than one page in length.
d. its name must be changed.
22. A document that has been saved is called a
a. database.
b. file.
c. process document.
d. report.
23. To create a new document from the New Office Document dialog box
a. click on the Word button and then select OK.
b. type in the file name and then select OK.
c. click on the Blank Document icon and then select OK.
d. click on the Cancel button and then start typing.
24. To keep a document from the computer's memory and place in a file
a. select the Save command
b. select the New command
c. click on the New Blank Document
d. click on the Open button on the Standard Toolbar
25. When a file is saved for the first time
a. a copy is automatically printed
b. it must be given a name to identify it.
c. it does not need a name
d. it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed
Put an X for your estimated skill level:
___ Beginner
___Intermediate
___ Advanced
Creating Word documents (formatting, saving properly, etc.)
___ Beginner
___Intermediate
___ Advanced
Creating PowerPoint presentations (sound, transitions, etc.)
___ Beginner
___Intermediate
___ Advanced
Creating Excel spreadsheets (data, graphs, formulas, etc.)
___ Beginner
___Intermediate
___ Advanced
Saving work (T-drive, using “turn in” drive, moving files to folders)
______ WPM Estimated typing speed (how many words per minute – without errors)
What do you hope to learn in this class (goals)? ___________________________________________________________________
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