Your Social Security Number (only needed if you are told to use it by your institution)
Your Authorization code (if using the NCA&T distance faculty development program)
NC A&T State University
Western Carolina University
UNC Chapel Hill
UNC Greensboro
NC State University
Elizabeth City State University
UNC Wilmington
Robeson County Schools
Tyrell County Schools
Moore County Schools
Iredell Statesville Schools
Cabarrus County Schools
Thomasville City
Schools
1. An individual file produced in a word processing program is generally called
document
newsletter
folder
page
2. Which of the following actions does not cause the contents of 'clipboard' to be lost or replaced:
shutting down the computer
exiting windows
cutting or copying another object
pasting an object
3. When keyboarding a paragraph with five sentences using a word processing program, you must press the 'Enter' or 'Return' key:
0 times
2 times
5 times
6 times
4. Most word processor programs will allow you to have more than one document open at one time:
True
False
5. To create a new document in most word processors:
select 'File', then 'Open'
select 'Edit', then 'New Document'
select 'File', then 'Insert New Documemt'
select 'File', then 'New'
6. After typing a page of text, you realize that you've used the same word 15 times. Which fuction would be best for helping you to improve the text.
'Help' command
'Format' command
'Insert New Text' command
'Thesaurus' command
7. What term best defines the alignment of words on a word processing page:
tab set
ruler default settings
justification
page set-up
8. The first step in the cut/copy/paste process is to select (highlight) the text you want to work with
True
False
9. Repetitive information that is printed on the bottom of each page is labeled:
endnote
footnote
header
footer
10. Most word processors are not capable of saving word processing files in which of the following formats:
foreign language format
format specific to the word processing program being used
text or ASCII format
formats specific to other common word processing programs
11. If you had to save a document as three different file names, which of the following commands would you use:
'File', 'Save' and change the name each time
'File', 'Save As' and change the name each time
'File', 'New'
'File', 'New', cut/copy the text and save as a new name
12. Which of the following statements about the 'File', 'Open' command is true:
it will provide a list of tab sets, margins, and font style before you begin typing
it retrieves a new file from disk to memory
it retrieves an existing file from memory to disk
it retrieves an existing file from disk to memory
13. The term 'Clipart' is decriptive of a picture or graphic that can be used in a word processor or desktop publishing application:
True
False
14. A word processing application can be used as a desktop publishing application:
True
False
15. A 'masthead' is a desktop publishing term meaning:
the main part of the publication
the area where clipart has text wrapped around the main picture
a large capital letter of a word followed immediately by the remaining letters in a smaller case/font
the main title/graphic on the publication
16. When you need to move text from one application to another, first:
go to 'File', then select 'New'
click on the icon that looks like a opened folder on the toolbar
select (block) the text you want to move
go to 'Edit', then 'Copy' and 'Paste'
17. When using a word processor or desktop publishing, 'Style' refers to :
the number of charachters per inch
DPI (dots per inch)
font, size, and color
headers, footers, and borders
18. Which of the following is NOT considered to be part of desktop publishing:
inserting 'clipart'
word wrap
columns
fields
19. When a section of text is highlighted (blocked), what happens when a letter is typed:
the blocked section is replaced by the letters typed
the letters typed are added to the beginning of the blocked text
the letters typed are added to the end of the blocked text
the letters typed will not appear until the 'delete' key is pressed
20. ClarisWorks, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, and WordPerfect all have some application capable of desktop publishing:
True
False