SLO Pre Assessment
Digital Literacy
Kayla Martin
10/2/2020
1. What is an operating system?
A. A circuit board that connects the input, output, and processing
devices.
B. A program that controls and manages the computer.
C. A storage device in your computer
D. An electronic device that is connected to your computer
The Answer is B
2. What type of program can you use to enlarge a digital photograph?
A. Database program
C. Spreadsheet program
B. Graphics program
D. Word-processing program
The Answer is B
3. Which type of program can you use to type a business letter?
A. Presentation program
C. Graphics program
B. Word-processing program D. Spreadsheet program
The answer is B
4. In Windows Explorer, which view can you use to help find the most
recently saved file on your computer?
A. List
C. Thumbnails
B. Icons
D. Details
The Answer is D
5. Which program can you use to find a file on your computer?
A. Spreadsheet program
C. Microsoft Notepad
B. Windows Explorer
D. Word-processing program
The Answer is B
6. Which part of the computer is used to connect the computer to a
network?
A. Monitor
C. Network Interface card (NIC)
B. Headphone
D. Memory
The Answer is C
7. You want to connect a printer to your home computer. Which two
parts of the computer can you use to connect the printer to the
computer? Select two.
A. Parallel Port
C. Modem
B. Universal serial bus (USB) port
D. FireWire
The Answer is B and A
8. You open five programs at the same time on your computer. After
opening the programs, you notice that the speed of the computer is
considerably slower. What is the reason for this slow performance?
A. Nonfunctional keyboard C. Insufficient random access
memory (RAM)
B. Nonfunctional mouse
D. Low monitor speed
The Answer is D
9. Which of these storage units has the highest memory capacity?
A. Kilobyte
C. Gigabyte
B. Bit
D. Megabyte
The Answer is C
10. You are setting up an office that includes 10 computers. You want
the computers and their associated devices to be linked together so
that they can share files and resources. What is this arrangement of
computers called?
A. Network
C. Server
B. Workstation
D. Internet
The Answer is
11. You want to change the date, time, and time zone for your
computer. Which option in the Start menu would you use?
A. Documents
B. Devices and Printers
C. Computer
D. Control Panel
12. Which task can you perform by using e-mail?
A. Send couriers to people
B. Send cash to people
people
C. Scan pictures
D. Exchange text and pictures with
13. You want to send your photographs to a friend. What should you
do to make sure that your friend's e-mail inbox does not get filled?
A. Format message
B. Compress attachment
C. Use default formatting
D. Use rich format
14. Which of the following URLs is valid?
A. http://www.margiestravel.com
http:\\www.margiestravel.com
B. http://com/margiestravel.www
www\\margiestravel.com
C.
D.
15. Which online community can help you create an online journal?
A. Newsgroup
B. Blog
C. Chat group
D. Bulletin board
16. Four of your friends simultaneously download a large article from
the internet. If your friends have the connections shown in the
following exhibit, who will be the last one downloading the file?
A. David
B. Ken
Name
Nikhil
David
Susan
Ken
C. Nikhil
D. Susan
Connection Type
T1
Cable
Digital subscriber
line (DSL)
Dial-up
17. You need to type an asterisk and an ampersand symbol. Which key
do you press in combination with the number keys to correctly type
these symbols?
A. Backspace
B. Spacebar
C. Shift
D. Insert
18. You use Microsoft Word 2013 to write an essay about uses of
computers. After you type the document, you notice that a few words
have a red wavy underlines as shown in the exhibit. Using the mouse,
which action will you perform to view the shortcut menu for the
underlined words?
A. Double-click
B. Right-click
C. Scroll
D. Click
19. You create a business presentation by using Microsoft PowerPoint
2013. You save it with a name Presentation.pptx. You then open the
file to make some changes, and want to save it with a different
name. Which commend on the File Tab menu allows you to save the
file with a different name?
A. Save as
B. Publish
C. Prepare
D. Save
20. You use Microsoft Word 2013 to create a business document. You
copy text from another document and want to add it to your
business document. Which group on the Home tab will you
use?
A. Clipboard
C. Paragraph
B. Font
D. Editing
21. You create a table in the employee database of your company. You
want the employee codes to be unique. Which actions should you
perform on the Employee Code field in the database table?
A. Define the field as a primary key.
Input Mask for the field
B. Set a Validation Rule for the field
the data type as text
C. Create an
D. Specify
22. You use Microsoft Word 2013 to create a table that lists your
expenses for January and February, as shown in the exhibit. You
want to add your transportation expenses for January and February
to the table. What should you do?
A. Add a column
B. Add a cell
ls
Month
Grocery
January
2000
February
1600
C. Modify the paper size
D. Insert a row Bi
Miscellaneous
Medical Bills Miscellaneous
500
200
300
400
23. You create an expenses sheet by using Microsoft Excel 2013, as
shown in the exhibit. Which column will you use to enter the
amount spent on fuel?
A. 8
B. B
C. 7
D. C
24. Your company has 500 employees. You need to store the personal
information and compensation for each employee. Which type of
program will you use?
A .Desktop publishing program
editing program
B. Presentation program
D. Database program
C. Photo
25. You want to access the commands that are used frequently while
formatting a text. Where can you add the buttons for accessing the
commands promptly in the interface?
A. Groups
B. Ribbon
C. Mini Toolbar
D. Quick Access Toolbar
26. Which key, when turned on, activates the number keypad?
A. Num Lock
B. Spacebar
C. Backspace
D. Enter
27. You borrow some money from a friend, and the next day you repay
some of the amount. You want to know how much money you still
owe to your friend. You keep track of the amount in a worksheet in
Microsoft Excel 2013, as displayed in the exhibit. Which formula can
you use to calculate the amount you still owe?
A. =Sub(A2-B2)
B. =Minus(A2-B2)
C. =A2-B2
D. =Sub(A2,B2)
28. Managers in your organization notice that some employees use
company applications for unethical purposes. Which tool can
managers use to check this unethical practice?
A. Antivirus program
B. Cookies
C. Spyware
D. Firewall
29. You realize that someone has changed the password to your
computer without your knowledge. How would you describe this
activity?
A. Spyware
B. Online Predating
C. Internet Scam
D. Theft
30. While reading a novel, you realize that the author has copied
material from another author. What type of violation has been
committed?
A. Libel
C. Slander
B. Plagiarism
D. Phishing
31. How can you protect your computer from virus attacks by e-mail?
A. Avoid opening e-mail attachments from unknown
users
B. Reinstall the e-mail client periodically
C. Copy attachments to your computer before you open
them
D. Reply to spam e-mail messages
32. How can you ensure that no one uses your computer while you are
away?
A. Install updates for your computer
Computer button
B. Turn off the monitor
D. Use a firewall
C. Use Lock
33. What are some actions that an online predator might take?
A. Steals passwords
B. Sends viruses
relationship
C. Sends junk e-mail messages
D. Tries to involve you in a
34. You download a song from a public Web site and share it with your
friends. What type of violation have you
demonstrated?
A. Breaching copyright
B. Violating privacy
C. Slandering the singer
D. Breaching security
35. You want to block all of the pop-up messages that appear when
you access any Web site. Which security settings should you
enable?
A. Automatic Updates
C. Internet Options
B. Microsoft Windows Firewall
Options
D. Antivirus
36. You saved a video clip of your vacation by the name MyTrip. Now
you want to edit this video. Which of the following files will you
open to edit the video?
A.MyTrip.mp3
B. MyTrip.gif
C. MyTrip.jpg
D. MyTrip.wmv
37. You want to listen to music from an Internet radio station. You
know that audio files can be played before they are completely
downloaded from the Internet radio station. Which option will you
use to listen to the Internet radio station?
A. Digital media converter C. Streaming audio player
B. Audio compression software
D. Digital
audio synthesizer
38. Mary is editing photos stored on her computer. She wants to
remove the white borders around a photo. What should Mary
do?
A. Sort
B. Crop
C. Merge
D. Resize
39. Where does a digital camera store its pictures?
A. Graphics card
B. Film
C. Flash memory
D. Tape
40. Which term can you use to describe picture resolution in digital
cameras?
A. JPEG
B. Pixels
C. Photo sites
D. Bitmaps