Computer Skills Test Practice Questions

1. Jon created a slide show about North Carolina. Each region had buttons for population, climate, and natural resources. What multimedia term describes Peter's use of more than one button?

A.branching
B. linear
C. pasting
D. sorting

2. Jane created a multimedia book report. At the bottom of each slide/card was a NEXT button. Janie's slide show is what type of presentation?

A. non-linear
B. linear
C. storyboard
D. graphing

3. Before creating his multimedia presentation, Juan drew each of his slides in order on paper. Using hand drawn sketches to organize a project is which of the following?

A. webbing
B. charting
C. desktop publishing
D. storyboarding

4. Any combination of text, graphics, sound, animation and video would be considered which of the following?

A. linear
B. multimedia
C. desktop publishing
D. databasing

5. Ling copied a picture from a CD-ROM encyclopedia to use in her multimedia presentation. What should Ling include in her presentation?

A. credit to the encyclopedia for the picture
B. credit to herself for finding the picture
C. a printed copy of the picture
D. nothing

6. Buttons are used in a multimedia presentation to do which of the following:

A. Check spelling
B. Sort
C. Play a sound
D. Calculate

7. A multimedia presentation that allows you to choose the order in which you access information is which of the following?

A. Linear
B. Video
C. Non-linear

D. Storyboard

8. Tameka wanted to do a report on the class play. She chose a multimedia presentation instead of a desktop published report so that she could include which of the following?

A. Video clips
B. Pictures
C. Text
D. Chart

9. On a school computer, Tina learned how to copy programs. A classmate asked her to copy a program for his home computer. Her most appropriate response would be which of the following?

A. "I'll copy it, but you have to promise not to tell anybody."
B. "I don't know how to copy disks."
C. "I'll have to check to make sure the program is not copyrighted before I can copy it for you."
D. "I'll copy it for you, but you can't copy it for anyone else."

10. Johnny bought the Oregon Trail computer software from a store. He gave a copy of the program to his friend, Pete. They are breaking:

A. Data Diffusion laws
B. Copyright laws
C. Publisher's privilege
D. No law

11. How many computers in a school computer lab may be legally loaded with a "single user" copy of software?

A. One
B. Two
C. As many as you want
D. Seven

12. Which of the following best describes an AUP/IUP policy?

A. Identifies international trade agreements
B. Identifies guidelines for using Internet resources
C. Identifies intrastate transportation policies
D. Identifies appropriate arithmetic union polices168. 

13. All information about one person, place or thing in a database is called a:

A. File
B. Form
C. Field/Category
D. Record

14. To organize state names alphabetically in a database, you sort in:

A. Descending order
B. Selecting order
C. Ascending order
D. Correcting order

15. To make a database of your friends' addresses that could be sorted by their last names, you would need to make  "Last Name":

A. a record
B. a field
C. an entry
D. an order

16. In a spreadsheet, the intersection of a row and a column which can contain data is called a:

A. Cell
B. Box
C. Square
D. Rectangle

17. Which example below is a formula in a spreadsheet?

A. =B10+C10
B. B10+C10=
C. =A + B + C
D. =B10@C10

18. An example of a URL (website) address is:

A. http://www.mapquest.com
B. johns@dpi.state.nc.us
C. 6907 East Main Dr.
D. PO Box 116

19. To go from place to place on the Internet, you need a piece of software called a:

A. Direction finder
B. Chooser
C. Browser
D. Processor

20. A search engine on the Internet allows you to:

A. Drive an electronic car
B. Locate information
C. Find missing puzzle pieces
D. Participate in a talent search

21. How can you identify a hyperlink on a web page?

A. Underlined text
B. Text in a different color
C. Cursor changes to a hand
D. All of the above