On a fifty question, multiple-choice test, students must know the meaning and/or computer related uses of the following terms:
application software DSL JPEG backup disk
right to privacy ethernet kilobyte router
bitmap expansion slot laser printer scanner
broadband firewall megabyte/gigabyte search engine
browser firewire megahertz/gigahertz server
cable modem GIF memory shortcut
computer program hard copy modem software piracy
computer virus hardware network spreadsheet
control panel HTML network interface card storage device
cookie hyperlink operating system terabyte
CPU icon output device URL
database input device peripherals USB
DDR-SDRAM IP address protocol word processing
desktop publishing ISP RAM
Passing score: The student must answer 40 out of 50 answers correctly (80%).
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Required
of All Students |
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One |
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Any two |
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1) Keyboarding |
4) Spreadsheet |
4) Spreadsheet (if not selected already) |
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2) Word Processing |
5) Database |
5) Database (if not selected already) |
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3) Information Retrieval |
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6) General Computer Knowledge |
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7) PowerPoint ** |
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8) Desktop Publishing |
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9) Computer Aided Drafting ** |
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10) Computer Programming * |
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11) Computer Based Video Production ** |
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12) Advanced Information Retrieval/Information
Literacy With Analysis of Web Sites |
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*Not available at PVHS
**Must be enrolled in a PVHS computer class