computer skills placement test questions
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CPS Assessment Test Questions/Answers DCCCD Spring 2014
COMPUTER SKILLS PLACEMENT
TEST QUESTIONS
MS OFFICE 2010/WINDOWS 7
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The Computer Skills Placement Test (CSP) is designed to assess the computer literacy skills that you need to be successful in your college career. It consists of a total of 60 questions over six areas (10 questions per area):
Basic Concepts
File Management
Information and Communication
Spreadsheets—Excel
Presentations—PowerPoint
Word Processing—Word
You will have 70 minutes to complete the CSP. The sample questions below are similar to those you may see on the CSP. There are a combination of multiple choice and “click on the screen” questions. Take a moment to review these questions and familiarize yourself with the Microsoft Office 2010 software (Excel, PowerPoint and Word). It is important to be aware that although there may be more than one way to accomplish a task in the Office products, each question is asking for one specific method. Pay particular attention to the toolbars and their contents, and read the questions carefully. Answers to these questions are located at the end of this document.
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Know factors impacting computer performance 0 1 2
Describe the functions of an operating system 0 1 2
Name some operating systems 0 1 2
Name common software applications and uses 0 1 2
Understand benefits of backing up data and/or software to a removable storage device 0 1 2
Identify major hardware components 0 1 2
Familiar with basic computer copyright laws and 0 1 2 security issues
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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File Management
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Change the computer’s desktop configuration 0 1 2
Understand how an operating system shows drives,
folders, files in a hierarchical structure 0 1 2
Create a directory/folder and sub-directory/sub-folder 0 1 2
Know what a virus is and its possible effects 0 1 2
Recognize common file types 0 1 2
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INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Internet
Open (and close) a Web browsing application 0 1 2
Change the Web browser Home Page/Start Page 0 1 2
Refresh a Web page 0 1 2
Display, hide images on a Web page 0 1 2
Bookmark a Web page 0 1 2
Activate a hyperlink/image link 0 1 2
Select a specific search engine 0 1 2
Knows how to prevent unauthorized access to a PC 0 1 2
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Email 0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Open one, several mail messages 0 1 2
Flag a mail message. 0 1 2
Remove a flag mark from a mail message 0 1 2
Mark a message as read, unread 0 1 2
Create a new message 0 1 2
Copy (Cc), blind copy (Bcc) a message to another address 0 1 2
Use a spell-checking tool to make changes 0 1 2
Attach a file to a message 0 1 2
Send a message using a distribution list 0 1 2
Sort messages by name or date 0 1 2
Choose print options for entire message 0 1 2
Choose print selected contents of a message 0 1 2
Choose print number of copies 0 1 2
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SPREADSHEETS—EXCEL 2010
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Save a spreadsheet specifying the file type 0 1 2
Insert rows, columns in a worksheet 0 1 2
Delete rows, columns in a worksheet 0 1 2
Modify column widths, row heights 0 1 2
Duplicate content within worksheets 0 1 2
Duplicate content between worksheets 0 1 2
Duplicate content open spreadsheets 0 1 2
Sort content in ascending/descending order 0 1 2
Generate formulas using cell references & arithmetic operators 0 1 2
Absolute and relative cell references 0 1 2
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SPREADSHEETS—EXCEL 2010
Question 1:
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PRESENTATIONS—POWERPOINT 2010
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Create slides 0 1 2
Know the various slide layouts 0 1 2
Add text and images to slides 0 1 2
Incorporate animation effects to slides 0 1 2
Insert duplicate slides 0 1 2
Print slides and handouts 0 1 2
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QUESTION 1:
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WORDPROCESSING WORD 2010
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Open a document 0 1 2
Save a document 0 1 2
Correct spelling 0 1 2
Set margins 0 1 2
Print a document 0 1 2
Format text 0 1 2
Insert graphics 0 1 2
Move, copy and paste text 0 1 2
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QUESTION 1:
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COMPUTER SKILLS PLACEMENT
TEST ANSWERS
MS OFFICE 2010/WINDOWS 7
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Know factors impacting computer performance 0 1 2
Describe the functions of an operating system 0 1 2
Name some operating systems 0 1 2
Name common software applications and uses 0 1 2
Understand benefits of backing up data and/or
software to a removable storage device 0 1 2
Identify major hardware components 0 1 2
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
QUESTION 1:
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File Management
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Change the computer’s desktop configuration 0 1 2
Understand how an operating system shows drives,
folders, files in a hierarchical structure 0 1 2
Create a directory/folder and sub-directory/sub-folder 0 1 2
Know what a virus is and its possible effects 0 1 2
Recognize common file types 0 1 2
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QUESTION 1:
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INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Internet
Open (and close) a Web browsing application 0 1 2
Change the Web browser Home Page/Start Page 0 1 2
Refresh a Web page 0 1 2
Display, hide images on a Web page 0 1 2
Bookmark a Web page 0 1 2
Activate a hyperlink/image link 0 1 2
Select a specific search engine 0 1 2
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Email 0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Open one, several mail messages 0 1 2
Flag a mail message. 0 1 2
Remove a flag mark from a mail message 0 1 2
Mark a message as read, unread 0 1 2
Create a new message 0 1 2
Copy (Cc), blind copy (Bcc) a message to another address 0 1 2
Use a spell-checking tool to make changes 0 1 2
Attach a file to a message 0 1 2
Send a message using a distribution list 0 1 2
Sort messages by name or date 0 1 2
Choose print out options: entire message 0 1 2
Choose print out selected contents of a message 0 1 2
Choose print number of copies 0 1 2
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SPREADSHEETS—EXCEL 2010
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Save a spreadsheet specifying the file type 0 1 2
Insert rows, columns in a worksheet 0 1 2
Delete rows, columns in a worksheet 0 1 2
Modify column widths, row heights 0 1 2
Duplicate content within worksheets 0 1 2
Duplicate content between worksheets 0 1 2
Duplicate content open spreadsheets 0 1 2
Sort content in ascending/descending order 0 1 2
Generate formulas using cell references & arithmetic operators 0 1 2
Absolute and relative cell references 0 1 2
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SPREADSHEETS—EXCEL 2010
Question 1:
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PRESENTATIONS—POWERPOINT 2010
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Create slides 0 1 2
Know the various slide layouts 0 1 2
Add text and images to slides 0 1 2
Incorporate animation effects to slides 0 1 2
Insert duplicate slides 0 1 2
Print slides and handouts 0 1 2
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QUESTION 1:
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WORDPROCESSING WORD 2010
0 = No Knowledge 1 = Limited Knowledge 2 = Knowledgeable
Open a document 0 1 2
Save a document 0 1 2
Correct spelling 0 1 2
Set margins 0 1 2
Print a document 0 1 2
Format text 0 1 2
Insert graphics 0 1 2
Move, copy and paste text 0 1 2
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QUESTION 1:
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.QUESTION 5: