4th Grade Computer Literacy Questions

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The following questions ask you about computers and technology. Please
answer each of the questions below. For each question use a pen or pencil to
“bubble in” the box for the response that is most correct. Thank You!

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Pixie’s Party

It was almost Pixie’s birthday, and

she was very excited. She knew she
would receive many presents and all
her friends would be there. There would
also be lots

1. The arrow above is pointing to what common word processing tool?

Cursor
Shift key
Monitor
Scroll bar

2. Trisha needs to take pictures of the basketball team to place in tomorrow’s school
newspaper. The fastest way to do this would be to use a -
Drawing program
Scanner
Digital camera
35mm camera
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Automobiles

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The modern automobile is the most popular means of

transportation in America today.

According to Cars Unlimited, the auto is totally

responsible for the rise of the suburbs.

the need to expand the infrastructure of the modern

3. Which button did Kenyatta use to make the style change to the word “most” in the
first paragraph?
4. Tuan found a small drawing in a magazine that he wanted to use as a full-size cover
for a report. Using the computer, how might he do this?
Scan the picture, resize, print
Print the report and glue the picture
Save the report and load the picture
Load the report, add clip art, print
5. To move a graphic into a word processing document, Tom should follow which
procedures?
Select, Paste, Print
Select, Copy, Paste
Select, Paste, Copy
Select, Print, Paste

6. Maya’s teacher brought some new software, which is shown above. Where in the
computer will she put this in order to run the new software?
Hard drive
CD-ROM drive
Memory
Cursor

7. In order to send e-mail to another class on the school’s local area network, Jessica
must first know the class’s -
Classroom teacher
E-mail password
Computer type
 E-mail address

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Jupiter

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Location: http://www.jupiterplanet.com 3

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by far the largest. Jupiter
is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined
(318 times Earth).

orbit: 778,330,000 km from the Sun

diameter: 142,984 km
mass: 1,900e27 kg

Jupiter (Zeus) was the King of the Gods, the ruler of Olympus and
the patron of the Roman state. Zeus was the son of Cronus
(Saturn).

Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the sky after the Sun, the
Moon, and Venus. It has been known since prehistoric times. 4
Galileo’s discovery in 1610 of Jupiter’s four large moons

8. In the above window, the web address is indicated by number -

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9. Who of the following owns the artwork created in a school computer lab using
commercial software?
The student artist
The school principal
The school superintendent
 The software developer

10. Why is a web site an effective way to present a report on an animal that you are
studying?
People like to read reports on computers.
People can follow links to additional information, pictures, or animal sounds.
People do not have to read the report; they can just look at the pictures and listen
to the sounds.
People can read a long report on one page by scrolling down so they do not have
to go to another web page.

11. Doing research by using an online database instead of a printed set of similar
information offers which advantage?
Easier to access information
Better charts
Easier to understand tables
More legible diagrams

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