computer literacy

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basic, nontechnical knowledge about computers and how to use them; familiarity and experience with computers, software, and computer systems.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1975–80

com·put·er-lit·er·ate

[kuhm-pyoo-ter-lit-er-it], /kəmˈpyu tərˈlɪt ər ɪt/, adjective

Yet for a vivid decade or so, sleaze was, somewhat paradoxically, a force for literacy and empowerment.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In this war, the targeting is often happening on computer monitors thousands of miles away, capturing images from drones.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Just a few short years ago, I sat down at my computer, and I typed out a similar goodbye letter.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Turn off the TV, put down your phone, and log off the computer.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Somebody else led the way to a storeroom, tossed its contents into the hall, and festooned it with used computer tape.
Security|Poul William Anderson
The gears on the mechanical computer were really sharp and precise; they looked like you could cut yourself on them.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
I want all of you to understand that the machine you will have to take care of is not just an ordinary computer.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
Most people, if told that a man had said one thing, and that a computer had given a different answer, would rely on the computer.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
It is further distinguished by the use of the zero, which enabled the computer to dispense with the columns of the Abacus.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous