Grade 5: Computer/Technology (2002 VDOE Released Items)

1. Cursor
2. Shift key
3. Monitor
4. Scroll bar
Which of the following should never be placed near any computer hardware or software?
1. Magnets
2. Paper
3. Pennies
4. Masking tape
The basic language of computers, made up on ones and zeros, is called the --
1. automatic language
2. binary language
3. hardware language
4. high level language
1. Menu bar
2. Scroll bar
3. Header
4. Footer
Where can you find commands to save your document?
1. File
2. Edit
3. Format
4. Tools
Myra needs to know the most current population of the United States. The best place to find this information would be an electronic --
1. dictionary
2. almanac
3. index
4. catalog
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 --
1. drawing program
2. scanner
3. digital camera
4. 35mm camera
1. Virginia
2. Virginia Woolf
3. State Government of Virginia
4. Historical Photographs of Virginia
Luisa is looking in her school's online catalog for information about careers in medicine. Which search strategy would give her the best results?
1. Subject search
2. Title search
3. Genre search
4. Author search
Tai was allowed to use a free graphics site on the Internet at school. Which device does he need to use to take a graphic from this site and glue it to his Science poster?
1. Keyboard
2. Monitor
3. Printer
4. Scanner
A word processing application is best for --
1. scanning pictures
2. keeping an address book
3. writing reports
4. calculating distances
A spreadsheet application can do which of the following best?
1. Draw a butterfly
2. Design an Internet site
3. Place a photograph into a report
4. Average student grades
Clicking the "Back" button as you move around the Internet will usually send you --
1. to the last page visited
2. to the Help screen
3. to the Home page
4. to the list of bookmarks
1. change the margins
2. add a graphic
3. change the font
4. insert a page break
Emily is writing a biography on General Robert E. Lee. Using an electronic index, she would look for the information she needs under which keyword?
1. General
2. Robert
3. "E"
4. Lee
To find information on the Great Lakes of North America, which of the following should Cory enter into a search engine?
1. Great
2. Great Lakes
3. North America
4. Lakes map
Sean is writing a story using a word processing program. He would like to begin a second paragraph. What should he do next?
1. Use the shift key
2. Press the Enter or Return key
3. Use the Backspace key
4. Open a new document
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?
1. Scan the picture, resize, print
2. Print the report and glue the picture
3. Save the report and load the picture
4. Load the report, add clip art, print
1. Hard drive
2. CD-ROM drive
3. Memory
4. Cursor
Julian printed his entire report and needs to reprint only the first page. How should the print dialog box look in order to print only the first page?
1. E3 through E7
2. B2 through B7
3. B3 through F3
4. B3 through B7
To move a graphic into a word processing document, Tom should follow which procedures?
1. Select, Paste, Print
2. Select, Copy, Paste
3. Select, Paste, Copy
4. Select, Print, Paste
Danny likes to visit solar system websites. What feature of the web browser allows him to quickly return to his preferred sites?
1. Net search
2. Options
3. Bookmarks/Favorite
4. Hyperlinks
1. 4
2. 5
3. 20
4. 25
In order to send e-mail to another class on the school's local area network, Jessica must first know the class's --
1. classroom teacher
2. e-mail password
3. computer type
4. e-mail address
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
The fourth grade is working on a homepage. They would like to provide users with a way to go directly from their homepage to the school's homepage. How can they do this?
1. Create graphics
2. Use a database
3. Use a CD-ROM
4. Create a link
Theresa has color pictures in her document, and a black and white printer. What will happen to the pictures when she prints the document on her printer?
1. They will not print.
2. They will print as black boxes.
3. They will print as if they were black and white.
4. They will print on separate pages.
1. C8
2. E8
3. E6
4. D6

Grade 5: Computer/Technology (2002 VDOE Released Items)

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2002 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Which of the following should never be placed near any computer hardware or software?

The basic language of computers, made up on ones and zeros, is called the --

Where can you find commands to save your document?

**Myra needs to know the most current population of the United States. The best place to find this information would be an electronic --**

**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 --**

**Luisa is looking in her school's online catalog for information about careers in medicine. Which search strategy would give her the best results?**

Tai was allowed to use a free graphics site on the Internet at school. Which device does he need to use to take a graphic from this site and glue it to his Science poster?

**A word processing application is best for --**

**A spreadsheet application can do which of the following best?**

**Clicking the "Back" button as you move around the Internet will usually send you --**

Emily is writing a biography on General Robert E. Lee. Using an electronic index, she would look for the information she needs under which keyword?

To find information on the Great Lakes of North America, which of the following should Cory enter into a search engine?

Sean is writing a story using a word processing program. He would like to begin a second paragraph. What should he do next?

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?

Julian printed his entire report and needs to reprint only the first page. How should the print dialog box look in order to print only the first page?

To move a graphic into a word processing document, Tom should follow which procedures?

Danny likes to visit solar system websites. What feature of the web browser allows him to quickly return to his preferred sites?

In order to send e-mail to another class on the school's local area network, Jessica must first know the class's --

The fourth grade is working on a homepage. They would like to provide users with a way to go directly from their homepage to the school's homepage. How can they do this?

Theresa has color pictures in her document, and a black and white printer. What will happen to the pictures when she prints the document on her printer?

Grade 5: Computer/Technology (2002 VDOE Released Items)

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2002 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Which of the following should never be placed near any computer hardware or software?

The basic language of computers, made up on ones and zeros, is called the --

Where can you find commands to save your document?

Myra needs to know the most current population of the United States. The best place to find this information would be an electronic --

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 --

Luisa is looking in her school's online catalog for information about careers in medicine. Which search strategy would give her the best results?

Tai was allowed to use a free graphics site on the Internet at school. Which device does he need to use to take a graphic from this site and glue it to his Science poster?

A word processing application is best for --

A spreadsheet application can do which of the following best?

Clicking the "Back" button as you move around the Internet will usually send you --

Emily is writing a biography on General Robert E. Lee. Using an electronic index, she would look for the information she needs under which keyword?

To find information on the Great Lakes of North America, which of the following should Cory enter into a search engine?

Sean is writing a story using a word processing program. He would like to begin a second paragraph. What should he do next?

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?

Julian printed his entire report and needs to reprint only the first page. How should the print dialog box look in order to print only the first page?

To move a graphic into a word processing document, Tom should follow which procedures?

Danny likes to visit solar system websites. What feature of the web browser allows him to quickly return to his preferred sites?

In order to send e-mail to another class on the school's local area network, Jessica must first know the class's --

The fourth grade is working on a homepage. They would like to provide users with a way to go directly from their homepage to the school's homepage. How can they do this?

Theresa has color pictures in her document, and a black and white printer. What will happen to the pictures when she prints the document on her printer?

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2002 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

**Myra needs to know the most current population of the United States. The best place to find this information would be an electronic --**

**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 --**

**Luisa is looking in her school's online catalog for information about careers in medicine. Which search strategy would give her the best results?**

**A word processing application is best for --**

**A spreadsheet application can do which of the following best?**

**Clicking the "Back" button as you move around the Internet will usually send you --**