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Personal Computing Vocabulary - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 46 times
- The average score is 21 of 26
Answer Stats
| Hint | First Letter | Answer | % Correct |
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| An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display. | M | Mouse | 95%
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| A computer program (e.g., Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS) that manages the other programs and devices on a computer. | O | {Operating} system | 95%
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| A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged. | B | Backup | 93%
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| A portable computer that is small enough and light enough to be used on one's lap, but large enough to have an integrated keyboard. | L | {Laptop} computer | 93%
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| A small picture that represents something, often an application. | I | Icon | 90%
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| A set of alphabetic, numeric and other keys used to operate a computer. | K | Keyboard | 90%
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| A display device, reminiscent of a television set, used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer. | M | Monitor | 90%
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| Unsolicited bulk electronic messages. | S | Spam | 90%
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| A type of malicious software which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data. | V | Virus | 90%
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| A computer program designed for a specific purpose, generally to help the user perform a task. | A | Application | 85%
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| The organizing of files and folders. | D | {Data} management | 85%
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| A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, and to which input, display and storage devices can be connected. | D | {Desktop} computer | 85%
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| The address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. | U | URL | 83%
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| The process of turning on a computer to power up a system. | B | Booting | 80%
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| A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network or series of networks. | E | 80%
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| An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name. | F | File | 80%
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| A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files may be stored for the purposes of organization. | F | Folder | 80%
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| A flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor. | T | Touch pad | 80%
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| The collective term that refers to files (such as documents, photos and spreadsheets) created or manipulated by applications on a computer. | D | Data | 75%
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| A global network of computers that communicate using a specific protocol and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications. | I | Internet | 73%
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| An input/output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen. | T | Touch screen | 73%
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| Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. | H | Hyperlink | 65%
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| A symbol shown on a computer display whose movements mirror the movements of an input device (e.g., mouse, touchpad or stylus pen) and that can be used to select or move items on the display. | P | Pointer | 63%
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| Accessing applications and services over the Internet. | C | {Cloud} computing | 53%
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| A form of realtime communication where two or more people exchange text messages, usually short, using computers or other devices with communications capabilities. | I | Instant messaging | 50%
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| In text editing applications, an indication of where newly typed text will be inserted. Its position can be controlled by various keyboard commands. | C | Text {cursor} | 48%
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