Your friend Riley knows that you have a lot of experience with proofreading works
cited pages from your time as a graduate student and now as a professional researcher.
Riley brings to you the research paper on which she is currently working. Which of the
following is a correct and complete citation for a book?
a. Connors, Jack. Dreaming of Jeannie. 4th edition. Volume 2. 2010.
b. Santos, Matthew, and Joshua Lyman. How to Run (and Win) a Presidential
Campaign. Houston: GOP Publishing, 2011.
c.Shelly, Gary
B. “How a GPS Works.” Computing in Today’s World March 2011: 34-42.
d.Hutton, Laura. Effective Management for the 21 st
Century. Albuquerque: Manhattan
Publishers.
You can select a paragraph by using the ____ key.
a. CTRL+END
b. SHIFT+HOME
c. CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
d. CTRL+SHIFT+END
You also want to capture the audience’s attention with the title slide. You decide to
____.
a. arrange the slides in portrait orientation
c.add speaker notes to all the slides
b. use text and an illustration
d.add a closing slide
The range of cells receiving copied content is called the ____ area.
a. fill
b. range
c. location
d. paste
The ____ function determines the lowest number in a range.
a. LOW
b. BASE
c. LEAST
d. MIN
Which of the following is a popular social networking site?
a. Facebook
b. Chrome
c. Safari
d. Internet Explorer
To count words, click the Word Count indicator on the HOME tab to display the Word
Count dialog box.
a. True
b. False
Leo wants the sales numbers for rye bread, onion rolls, and bagels to look different each
time the sales for each exceeds $500. What Excel feature can Leo use to accomplish
this?
a. Spell checker
b. Conditional formatting
c. Point mode
d. Formulas version
You have heard that it is possible to improve your computer’s performance by storing
all related files for a particular program together. What is the term for this?
a. compression
b. maintenance
c. defragmenting
d. reoperationalization
You can turn off the Bold formatting for selected text by clicking the Roman button
(Home tab | Font group).
a. True
b. False
The first draft of a research paper should include ____.
a. an introduction
b. a conclusion
c. the body
d. sources
If your friend recently has participated in e-filing, what has she been doing?
a. using database software to electronically file all her records
b. creating a file-based system that allows her to produce a transcript and resume and
then send them to potential employers online
c. accumulating digital graphics and photographs for online display
d. filing her state and/or federal tax returns online
Shapes in the Shapes gallery can be combined to show relationships among the
elements.
a. True
b. False
You can move any open window that is not maximized to another location on the
desktop by dragging the title bar of the window.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following are types of placeholders?
a. title
b. slide
c. subtitle
d. content
Your friend Kathryn is planning to use Outlook to manage her schedule during her first
year of college. She is in the process of configuring Outlook to best suit her purposes,
and she turns to you for help.
Kathryn would like to display her schedule for an entire seven-day week. Which view
should she use?
a. Day
c.Week
b. Work Week
d.Schedule
The basic unit of a PowerPoint presentation is a ____.
a. graph
b. slide
c. table
d. placeholder
You can clear cell contents and formatting by tapping or clicking Clear Contents on the
Clear button menu.
a. True
b. False
Restructuring the database includes adding new fields to a table, changing the
characteristics of existing fields, and removing existing fields.
a. True
b. False
The range of entries that identifies the major groups for a clustered column chart are
called the category names.
a. True
b. False
Personal computers, display devices, and printers should comply with guidelines of
which of the following programs?
a. ENERGY STAR
b. SECURE ELECTRONICS
c. ACCEPTABLE USE
d. GREEN COMPUTING
In Internet terminology, what is the term, google.com, called?
a. domain name
b. Internet service provider
c. webpage protocol
d. TLD
When you enter a two-digit year that is less than 30, Excel changes the year to ____.
a. 20xx
b. 30xx
c. 18xx
d. 19xx
Larger corporate, government, and Internet applications may use powerful, expensive
servers (an example of which is shown in the accompanying figure) to support their
daily operation.
a. True
b. False
Your friend Julian is applying for his first job and is looking to produce a cover letter
that is letter-perfect in its presentation, not to mention its content. Knowing that you are
a recently successful job seeker, he comes to you for advice on the preparation of the
letter.
Julian wants to get the letter off to a good start. He has designed a personal letterhead
with his name at the very top. What is the first thing he should put immediately below
the letterhead, and how far below the letterhead should it appear?
a. date line, two to six lines below
b. inside address, three to eight lines below
c.salutation, two to four lines below
d.messages, two lines below
To print a wide database table, a table whose contents do not fit on the screen, you will
need portrait orientation.
a. True
b. False
____ help clarify and emphasize details, so they appeal to audience members with
differing backgrounds, reading levels, attention spans, and motivations.
a. Icons
b. Outlines
c. Graphics
d. Typefaces
The arithmetic operator, ^, directs Excel to perform the division operation.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT a likely complaint of someone who spends his or her
workday using the computer?
a. lower back pain
b. emotional fatigue
c. high blood pressure
d. muscle fatigue
Which of the following allows users to have multiple home pages that automatically
display when the browser runs?
a. linked browsing
b. indexed browsing
c. matrix browsing
d. tabbed browsing
A ____ folder is the location of a document to be moved or copied.
a. source
b. start
c. target
d. personal
To display the on-screen touch keyboard, tap the Touch Keyboard button on the
Windows taskbar.
a. True
b. False