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Digital Literacy Midterm (25)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main circuit board that holds and allows all communication between the important components of a computer called?

a)

Motherboard

b)

CPU

c)

RAM

d)

GPU

2.

Which component is considered the brain of the computer?

a)

Motherboard

b)

CPU

c)

RAM

d)

GPU

3.

another word for the screen or display. It is an output device that shows information as pictures and/or text

a)
keyboard
b)
television
c)
printer
d)
monitor
4.

True or False: A computer is a machine for manipulating data.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is Hardware?

a)

Computer Instructions or Data

b)

Physicals parts of a computer that you can touch

6.

What is Software?

a)

Programs and applications, it tells the hardware what to do and how to do it

b)

Physicals parts of a Computer

7.
Which of the following is an example of computer hardware?
a)
Internet Explorer
b)
Google Chrome
c)
Keyboard
d)
Microsoft Word
8.

A computer keyboard is a (an) ________ device?

a)

input device

b)

output device

c)

both input and output device

9.

A printer is a (an) ________ device?

a)

input device

b)

output device

c)

both input and output device

10.

A safe username might contain which of the following?

a)

your age

b)

your hometown

c)

your favorite sport

d)

your grade in school

11.

A safe password .....

a)

is easy to guess

b)

contains the word "password"

c)

contains only letters

d)

contains letters and numbers

12.

Which of the following can help protect your computer from viruses?

a)

never turning off your computer

b)

never closing pop up windows

c)

never downloading attachments sent from an unknown email address

d)

never using your computer when you're feeling sick

13.

Which of the following is an example of a domain name?

a)

email

b)

a laptop

c)

97.115.202.19

d)

quizizz.com

14.

Courtesy, honesty, and polite behavior practiced on the Internet.

a)

Netiquette

b)

Digital Citizenship

c)

Identity Theft

d)

Piracy

15.

Which of the following is a good password?

a)

iloveyou22

b)

1B2a3S4e5B6a7L8l!

c)

freibergl

d)

Abc123

16.

How can you ensure your password stays safe?

a)

Never change your password

b)

Never tell anyone your password

c)

Use the same password for all accounts.

d)

Use common words and phrases in your password

17.

Which is a reason to make sure you leave a positive digital footprint?

a)

Potential employers may not hire you

b)

identity thieves can find your personal info

c)

schools/universities may suspend or expel you

d)

all of the above

18.

A _________ attack happens when someone tries to trick you into sharing personal information online.

a)

phishing

b)

cyber

c)

firewall

d)

authentic

19.

What kinds of information would make a positive digital footprint?

a)

Photos of you doing community work

b)

A mean comment that you made on a friend's website

c)

Inappropriate photos of you on a social networking site

d)

A sneaky picture of someone doing something they should not

20.

Which of the following CAN make up your digital footprint?

a)

Online photos

b)

Comments that others post about you

c)

Snapchats you sent your friends

d)

All of the above

21.

When researching on the internet, what websites will give you the best information for your research project?

a)

Wikipedia

b)

Websites ending in .gov, .org, .edu, or .net

c)

The Top Results on any search Engine

d)

Anything on Google

22.

When does a piece of work become protected by U.S. Copyright Laws

a)

After the author pays for copyright protection

b)

As soon as an author publishes the work with a copyright symbol attached

c)

70 years after publication

d)

As soon as it is created

23.

When you understand information and are able to combine it to make sense.

a)

Understanding

b)

Synthesis

c)

Fair Use

d)

Plagiarize

24.

What protects an owner's personal work or creation from being illegally used?

a)

Public Domain

b)

Fair Use

c)

Copyright

d)

Outline

25.

Who has the right to use copyrighted work?

a)

Everyone

b)

Educators

c)

Anyone who pays for it

d)

The President

26.

Copyright only lasts for a fixed amount of time.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

When the copyright ends, where does the work fall into?

a)

News

b)

Internet

c)

Fair Use

d)

Public Domain

28.

__________ is a limitation on copyright.

a)

Public Domain

b)

Fair Play

c)

Fair Use

d)

Fair Work

29.

What does the Fair Use Act do:

a)

Allows copying of copyrighted material that is posted on the Internet

b)

Allows copying of copyrighted material that is printed in books or magazines

c)

Allows limited copying of copyrighted works for educational and research purposes

d)

Specifies works that are not restricted by copyright and do not require a license or fee to use

30.

Which are protected by copyright?

a)

Projects you create for school.

b)

Books that are published and printed on paper.

c)

Music that you record and upload to the Internet

d)

All the above.

31.

Which of these acts violates copyright law?

a)

Buying music and letting your friend have a copy.

b)

Quoting someone else's work with citiation.

c)

Lip-syncing with your favorite song and uploading the video of you to YouTube.

d)

Buying a song and downloading it to your laptop, and then copying it to your SD card for your phone.

32.

True or False: AI-generated content always provides accurate and reliable information.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

What is the purpose of an email's SUBJECT line?

a)

To be catchy and interesting

b)

Explain what the email will be about

c)

To write the whole message of the email

34.

"Good Morning Mr. Thomas" is an example of a ________.

a)

Greeting

b)

Closing

c)

Body

d)

Signature

35.

How do you properly format an email?

a)

Subject, Greeting, Body, Signature

b)

Subject, Body, Signature, Closing

c)

Signature, Body, Greeting, Subject

d)

Subject, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature

36.

The _____ is the main part of the email message that contains text and images/attachments.

a)

body

b)

closing

c)

paragraphs

d)

subject

37.
It is always important to have a subject line in an email.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
If you want to send someone a copy of your email, but you don't want the other person to see who you sent a copy to, which feature would you use?
a)
BCC
b)
CC
c)
Forward
d)
Reply All
39.

Identify the part of the friendly letter...

​​The _______ is where you write the message or what you are writing the letter about.​​​

a)

closing

b)

greeting

c)

signature

d)

heading

e)

body

40.

Identify the part of the friendly letter...

​​​The ________ is where you say goodbye to end your letter.​

a)

closing

b)

greeting

c)

signature

d)

heading

e)

body

41.

What should you do for each new paragraph in a friendly letter?

a)

ask a question

b)

add 2 spaces

c)

indent

d)

state a fact

42.

In which area of your friendly letter do you NOT need a comma?

a)

after you sign your name

b)

after the name of the person you're writing to

c)

between the date and year

d)

after the closing

43.

In a friendly letter, what should you do between the greeting and body?

a)

ask a question

b)

draw a picture

c)

skip a line

d)

add an emoji

44.

What goes in the top right corner of the envelope?

a)

a stamp

b)

the return address

c)

the mailing address

d)

a heading

45.

you put your letter in this to be mailed

a)

package

b)

enclosing

c)

wrapping

d)

envelope

46.
Documents you create using Google Docs are stored:
a)
On your computer
b)
In your Google Drive.
c)
In a file cabinet.
d)
On your iPad.
47.
What is the first thing you should do when you create a new Google doc?  
a)
Start typing your report
b)
Decide which font to use
c)
Name it
d)
Set margins
48.

The white space around your document where you do not type anything is called?

a)

White space

b)

Margins

c)

Footer

d)

Header

49.
What is this icon used for?
a)
For help
b)
To underline text
c)
Undo
d)
Delete
50.

What menu heading would you click to insert an image into your document?

a)

File

b)

Edit

c)

Insert

d)

Tools

51.
The cells that run up and down are called?
a)
Columns
b)
Rows
c)
Data
52.
The boxes on a table are called what?
a)
Cells
b)
Data
c)
Column
d)
Row