Quiz Schedule 7th Grade

Monitor	Output Device. Video display screens that can be either monochromatic (one color) or color.
Mouse	An input device. A pointing device that serves as a faster more effective alternative to the keyboard in communicating instructions.
Keyboard	Common input device for entering numeric and alphabetic data into the computer.
CPU	(Central Processing Unit) The brain of the computer. A chip containing millions of switches and pathways that help your computer make important decisions.
Speakers	Output device to hear what you are working on.
Input Device	Enable you to enter data and commands into the computer.
Output Device	Enable the computer to give you the results of the processed data.
Hardware	Tangible, physical computer equipment. Examples include keyboard, processor, monitor, printer.
Software	Also called application or a program, it is a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. The 2 types of software are system software (windows 9x, xp, me) and application software (kidpix, word, excel)
Icon	Graphic images or symbol that represent applications (programs), files, disk drives, documents, embedded objects, or linked objects.

Quiz 2: Power Point (September/October) - SKIPPED

Power Point	a tool used to create, edit, and manipulate professional-looking slides, transparencies, or on-screen presentations
Normal View	in power point, a view of a presentation that shows the outline pane, the slide pane, and the notes pane
Placeholders	provide placement guides for adding text, pictures, tables, or charts
Slide design	specifies color scheme, text format, backgrounds, bullet styles, and graphics for all slides in a Power Point presentation
Slide layout	arrangement of objects on a slide
Slide Show View	allows you to view a power point slide in full view
Slide Sorter View	displays power point slides as thumbnails
Sizing Handles	small squares or circles surrounding a graphic or object indicating that it is selected
Effects	changes in the display as items enter each individual slide
Transitions	determine the changes in the display that occur as you move from one power point slide to another in slide show view

Quiz 3: Excel (October)

Excel	An electronic spreadsheet application designed to replace the tedious work of using pencils, paper and calculators
Active Cell	The cell that is selected
Cell	The intersection of a single row and a single column
Cell Reference	Identifies the column letter and row number (for example, A1 or B4)
Merge	In Excel, combine multiple cells into a single cell.
Range	A selected group of cells
Spreadsheet	A grid of rows and columns containing numbers, text, and formats
Workbook	A collection of related worksheet
Worksheet	A grid of rows and columns containing numbers, text and formulas
Font	The general shape and style of a set of characters

Quiz 4: More Excel (October)

Quiz 5: Word Processing (November)

Quiz 6: Formatting in Word (January/February)

Quiz 7: Tables in Word

Quiz 9: Internet

Quiz 10: Desktop Publishing

Quiz 11: More Desktop Publishing