Practice test on elements of a computer, taking care of your PC and parts of desktop display

1. NAME: ______________________________
- 1 -
COMPUTER – 2ND
QUARTER
PRACTICE TEST
I. HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR COMPUTER. Put a √ if it is an example
of caring for your computer and an X if it is not.
❑ Keep your work area clean.
❑ Do not install an anti-virus program.
❑ Keep your warranty information handy and up-to-date.
❑Keep magnets away from your computer and disks. Magnets can
erase information.
❑ Keep liquids as near as possible.
❑ Save your work often.
❑ Do not pull the power cord.
❑ Hold disks and CD-ROMs by the edges.
❑ Expose your PC to rapid temperature fluctuations.
❑ Don't roll your chair over the computer cord.
❑ Close all progams before you shut down your computer.
❑ If you are not going to use the laptop or the computer for the next
two hours, do not shut it down.
❑ Don't bring food or drinks near your computer.
❑ Use and store in a well-circulated area.
❑ Frequently switch it on/off
❑ Dust your computer and shake dirt out of the keyboard.
❑ Browse the Internet responsibly, visiting only websites you trust
and downloading files and programs only from reliable distributors.
❑Keep your operating system, anti-virus software, firewall, spyware
and other security programs up to date.
❑ After shutting down your computer, do not disconnect it from its
power source.
II. IDENTIFICATION
_________________1. Important components to make the activity
complete
_________________2. Compose of the physical components. The
tangible parts of a computer. ex. power supply, keyboard, mouse, etc.
The seen and touched parts.
_________________3. Intangible parts. The parts which do not have
material form. ex. Games, programs, data, protocols, etc.
_________________4. Users of computer, ex. students, teacher
_________________5. keys with letters A-Z
_________________6. keys has numbers 0-9
_________________7. use for small spaces when typing
_________________8. use for wide spaces when typing
_________________9. use to go to the next line
_________________10. use to erase the previously typed item
_________________11. use to go back to previous item typed
_________________12. use to type all letters in big or capital letters

2. NAME: ______________________________
- 2 -
_________________13. use to change from small to big letters or big
to small letters
_________________14. keys use to move the cursor in 4 directions,
up, down, left, right
_________________15. an input device with keys
_________________16.The large area that is the upper part of the
screen
_________________17.Across the bottom of the screen to show what
applications are currently running. Also holds the Start menu button at
the far left and the Notification Area at the far right. Other toolbars,
such as Quick Launch, Address, Links, Windows Media Player, may
also be displayed here.
_________________18.shows the title of the current document and
the name of the application.
_________________19.lists cascading menus of commands for the
program.
_________________20.contains buttons for the most commonly used
commands.
_________________21.the main area of the application window
where you can type a letter or report or make a brochure.
_________________22.It displays messages about the status of the
program.
_________________23.use to show the whole document if the screen
is small by dragging the scroll bar or by clicking the scroll arrow.
III. ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER. Identify the correct answer. Put HW if
hardware, SW if software and PW if peopleware.
____________1. monitor
____________2. doctor
____________3. keyboard
____________4. programmer
____________5. Farmville
____________6. speakers
____________7. MS Word
____________8. MS Paint
____________9. Facebook
____________10. student
____________11. printer
____________12. CPU
____________13. teacher
____________14. mouse
____________15. modem
IV. Windows Desktop Screen