INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS-FINAL EXAM-STUDY-GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTERS/FINAL EXAM/STUDY-
GUIDE

POWERPOINT - Correct Answers -POWERPOINT

What is the purpose of the PowerPoint program? - Correct Answers -To create a
presentation

What is a placeholder? - Correct Answers -Dotted border boxes on a slide identifying a
placeholder

Placeholders are used to contain ______,______, &______. - Correct Answers -body
text, pictures, & charts

What is a transition? - Correct Answers -An animation like effect that occurs when you
move from slide to slide. (It is the chosen movement from one slide to another.)

What is layout? - Correct Answers -It is the arrangement of the elements. (It illustrates
the various types of slides that are available.)

What is a theme? - Correct Answers -It is a set of design elements that provides unified
appearance throughout the presentation (by using color, fonts, & graphics).

What is animation? - Correct Answers -It provides special, visual, or sound effects to the
text or objects. (It provides movement & sound to the placeholders on the slide.)

What is a ribbon? - Correct Answers -A command bar at the top of the window that
organizes features into tabs.
What is the "Name Box"? - Correct Answers -It indicates where data being keyed or
edited appears on the worksheet.

What is the "Formula Bar"? - Correct Answers -It displays the formula in the active cell;
it also permits entry or editing of values or formulas.

, What is a "Cell Address"? - Correct Answers -It is the intersection of a column or row
which forms a rectangle called a "cell" or "cell address".

What is a gallery? - Correct Answers -It is a list of commands (or options) presented
graphically.

What are contextual tabs? - Correct Answers -A tab that is only displayed when a
particular object is selected. (It is a hidden tab.)

What is a dialog box launcher (launch button)? - Correct Answers -It is buttons at the
bottom of some groups (on the ribbon) that open dialog boxes (containing features
related to the group).

WINDOWS 7, HARDWARE/SOFTWARE, CLOUD ST0RAGE - Correct Answers -
WINDOWS 7, HARDWARE/SOFTWARE, CLOUD STORAGE

WINDOWS AERO FEATURES: What is Snap?
What is flip?
(What is Shake?) - Correct Answers -"Snap" maximizes a window when it's dragged to
the top of the screen. (It allows you to resize open windows for reviewing & comparing.)
"Flip" displays open windows (previews) in a row ("Flip 3D" displays open windows
[previews] in a stack.)
("Shake" allows you to select a single window & close the rest when your desktop is
cluttered with open windows)

What will allow you to preview all open windows at once? - Correct Answers -Flip & Flip
3D

HARDWARE INPUT DEVICES & MAIN PIECES OF THE COMPUTER: What is the
handheld pointing device?
What is the brains of the computer?
How many main pieces of computer
hardware are there? - Correct Answers -"Handheld pointing device" = mouse
"Brains of the computer" = CPU
"Main pieces of computer hardware" = 4 (monitor, keyboard, CPU, & printer)

Name the types of printers & give examples of each. - Correct Answers -Impact Printer
(ex. line printer)
Nonimpact Printer (ex. ink-jet printer, laser printer, & thermal printer)

What are the 2 types of software? - Correct Answers -1. operating software
2. application software (ex. freeware - it is free to the public but it has a copyright; public
domain - it is free to the public & has no copyright)

What must you do to permanently delete a file? - Correct Answers -You must empty the
"recycle bin"