FBLA COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FINAL
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● active program or window
Answer: The application or window at the front (foreground) on the
monitor.
●● alert (alert box)
Answer: a message that appears on screen, usually to tell you something
went wrong.
●● alias
Answer: an icon that points to a file, folder or application (System 7).
●● apple menu
Answer: on the left side of the screen header. System 6 = desk
accessories System 7 = up to 50 items.
●● application
Answer: a program in which you do your work.
,●● application menu
Answer: on the right side of the screen header. Lists running
applications.
●● ASCII (pronounced ask-key )
Answer: American Standard Code for Information Interchange. a
commonly used data format for exchanging information between
computers or programs.
●● background
Answer: part of the multitasking capability. A program can run and
perform tasks in the background while another program is being used in
the foreground.
●● bit
Answer: the smallest piece of information used by the computer.
Derived from "binary digit". In computer language, either a one (1) or a
zero (0).
●● backup
Answer: a copy of a file or disk you make for archiving purposes.
●● boot
Answer: to start up a computer.
,●● bug
Answer: a programming error that causes a program to behave in an
unexpected way.
●● bus
Answer: an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted
between components in a computer.
●● byte
Answer: a piece of computer information made up of eight bits.
●● card
Answer: a printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer.
●● cartridge drive
Answer: a storage device, like a hard drive, in which the medium is a
cartridge that can be removed.
●● CD-ROM
Answer: an acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory.
●● Chooser
, Answer: A desk accessory used to select a printer, or other external
device, or to log onto a network.
●● Clipboard
Answer: A portion of memory where the Mac temporarily stores
information. Called a Copy Buffer in many PC applications because it is
used to hold information which is to be moved, as in word processing
where text is "cut" and then "pasted".
●● Clock Rate (MHz)
Answer: The instruction processing speed of a computer measured in
millions of cycles per second (i.e., 200 MHz).
●● command
Answer: the act of giving an instruction to your Mac either by menu
choice or keystroke.
●● command (apple) key
Answer: a modifier key, the Command key used in conjunction with
another keystroke to active some function on the Mac.
●● compiler
Answer: a program the converts programming code into a form that can
be used by a computer.
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● active program or window
Answer: The application or window at the front (foreground) on the
monitor.
●● alert (alert box)
Answer: a message that appears on screen, usually to tell you something
went wrong.
●● alias
Answer: an icon that points to a file, folder or application (System 7).
●● apple menu
Answer: on the left side of the screen header. System 6 = desk
accessories System 7 = up to 50 items.
●● application
Answer: a program in which you do your work.
,●● application menu
Answer: on the right side of the screen header. Lists running
applications.
●● ASCII (pronounced ask-key )
Answer: American Standard Code for Information Interchange. a
commonly used data format for exchanging information between
computers or programs.
●● background
Answer: part of the multitasking capability. A program can run and
perform tasks in the background while another program is being used in
the foreground.
●● bit
Answer: the smallest piece of information used by the computer.
Derived from "binary digit". In computer language, either a one (1) or a
zero (0).
●● backup
Answer: a copy of a file or disk you make for archiving purposes.
●● boot
Answer: to start up a computer.
,●● bug
Answer: a programming error that causes a program to behave in an
unexpected way.
●● bus
Answer: an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted
between components in a computer.
●● byte
Answer: a piece of computer information made up of eight bits.
●● card
Answer: a printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer.
●● cartridge drive
Answer: a storage device, like a hard drive, in which the medium is a
cartridge that can be removed.
●● CD-ROM
Answer: an acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory.
●● Chooser
, Answer: A desk accessory used to select a printer, or other external
device, or to log onto a network.
●● Clipboard
Answer: A portion of memory where the Mac temporarily stores
information. Called a Copy Buffer in many PC applications because it is
used to hold information which is to be moved, as in word processing
where text is "cut" and then "pasted".
●● Clock Rate (MHz)
Answer: The instruction processing speed of a computer measured in
millions of cycles per second (i.e., 200 MHz).
●● command
Answer: the act of giving an instruction to your Mac either by menu
choice or keystroke.
●● command (apple) key
Answer: a modifier key, the Command key used in conjunction with
another keystroke to active some function on the Mac.
●● compiler
Answer: a program the converts programming code into a form that can
be used by a computer.
