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Practice Quiz6th Grade Computers

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____________________ is the keyboard shortcut for undo.

a) “Ctrl” + “C”b) “Ctrl” “Y”c) “Ctrl” + “B”d) “Ctrl” + “Z”

d) “Ctrl” + “Z”

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____________________ is the area where all running programs are stored for communication with the CPU.

a) Hard Driveb) RAM c) Flash Drived) Floppy Disk Drive

b) RAM

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The physical computer machinery is known as the ____________.

A. SoftwareB. Operating SystemC. HardwareD. Desktop

C.) Hardware

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Devices that can read and write data onto a disk are known as _______________.

A. IconsB. Disk Drives C. DesktopsD. Savers 

B.) Disk Drives

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The _________________ is the internal disk drive where students may save their work while working on a school computer. Another name for this drive is the Network Drive.

A. U: DriveB. G: Drive C. Flash DriveD. M: Drive

B) G: Drive

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The ____________ is the main screen in Windows Operating System where the Icons are found.

A. Desktop B. Home screenC. Screen SaverD. RAM

A) Desktop

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The programs, routines, and symbolic languages that control the hardware are known as ______________.

A. SoftwareB. OutputC. CPUD. ENIAC

A) Software

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The part of a computer that interprets and executes instructions is known as _______________. This is also commonly referred to as “The Brains of the Computer”.

A. RAMB. ABC C. CPUD. AOL

C) CPU

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In 1939, the ______________________ was created by a professor and his graduate student. It later won a court decision to be referred to as the first computer.

A. Atanasoff-Berry ComputerB. LaptopC. Bill GatesD. Windows

A) Atanasoff-Berry Computer

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By clicking on the “x” in the upper right corner you have just _______________.

A. Killed your computerB. Opened a windowC. Won free version of MineCraftD. Closed a window

D) Closed a window

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____________________ is the keyboard shortcut for paste.

A. “Ctrl” + “V”B. “Ctrl” + “M”C. “Ctrl” + “T”D. “Ctrl” + “Q”

A) “Ctrl” + “V”

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In Microsoft Office 2007, the menu of commands that appears as a set of toolbars when selected with the mouse is the _____________.

A. Office ControlB. Office RibbonC. App MenuD. Toolbarz® Menu

B) Office Ribbon

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____________________ is the place to click if you would like to Save, Print, Open, or Print Preview a file in Microsoft Office 2007.

A. Office ButtonB. DesktopC. Folder D. Windows

A) Office Button

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A ____________________ is a picture that shows exactly what is on the computer screen. Holding down “Shift + Print Scrn” will take the picture.

A. Monitor PoseB. Computer PictureC. Monitor ShiftD. Screen Capture

D) Screen Capture