INFT 103 Assignment 1

For Essentials of Windows 95/98: Disk and File Management answer the following
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Essentials of Windows 95/98: Disk and File Management

Questions

Match each of the statements with the term it describes.

1. Shows the name of the window or program
2. The item you first click to start a program
3. Request more information that you supply before carrying out command
4. Shows the start button, Quick Launch toolbar, and any currently open programs
5. An input device that lets you point to and make selections

1. Taskbar
2. Dialog box
3. Start button
4. Mouse
5. Title bar
6. Minimize button
7. Icon

Select the best answers from the list of choices.

6. The acronym GUI means
1. Grayed user information.
2. Group user information.
3. Graphical user interface.
4. Group user interconnects.
7. Which of the following is NOT provided by an operating system?
1. Programs for organizing files.
2. Instruction to coordinate the flow of information among the programs, files, printers, storage devices, and other components of your computer system.
3. Programs that allow you to specify the operation of the mouse.
4. Spell check for your documents.
8. All of the following are examples of using mouse, EXCEPT
1. Clicking maximize button.
2. Pressing [Enter]
3. Double clicking to start a program.
4. Dragging the My Computer icon.
9. The term for moving an item to a new location on the desktop is:
1. Pointing
2. Clicking
3. Dragging
4. Restoring
10. The Maximize button is used to
1. Return a window to its previous size.
2. Expand a window to fill the computer screen.
3. Scroll slowly through a window.
4. Run programs from Start menu.
11. What appears if a window contains more information than can be displayed in the window?
1. Program icon.
2. Cascading menu.
3. Scroll bars.
4. Check box.
12. A window is active when
1. You see its program button on the task bar.
2. Its title bar is dimmed.
3. It is open and you are currently using it.
4. Its listed in the Programs submenu.
13. You can exit windows by
1. Double-clicking the control panel application.
2. Double-clicking the Program Manager control menu box.
3. Clicking file and clicking exit.
4. Selecting Shut Down command from the Start menu.

Match the statements with the terms it describes.

14. Electronic collections of data
15. Your computer’s temporary storage area
16. Temporary location of information you wish to paste into another program
17. Storage areas on your hard drive for files, folders, and programs
18. Structure of files and folders

1. RAM
2. Folders
3. Files
4. File hierarchy
5. Clipboard

Select the best answer from the list of choices.

19. To prepare a floppy disk to save your files, you must first do which of the following?
1. Copy work files to the disk
2. Erase all the files that might be on the disk
3. Format the disk
4. Place the files on the clip board
20. You can use My computer to
1. Create a drawing of your computer.
2. View the contents of the folder.
3. Change the appearance of your desktop.
4. Add text to a Word Pad file.
21. Which of the following best describes WordPad?
1. A program for organizing files
2. A program for financial analysis
3. A program for creating basic text documents
4. A program for creating graphics
22. Which of the following is not a way to move files from one folder to another?
1. Open the file and use the Save As command to save the file in a new location.
2. In My Computer or the Windows Explorer, drag the selected file to the new folder.
3. Use the Cut and Paste commands on the Edit menu while in the My Computer or the Windows Explorer windows
4. Use [Ctrl][X] and [Ctrl][V] keyboard shortcuts while in the My Computer or the Windows Explorer windows.
23. In which of the following can you view the hierarchy of the drives, folders, and files in a split pane window?
1. Windows Explorer
2. Programs
3. My Computer
4. WordPad
24. To a restore file that you have just sent to the Recycle Bin:
1. Click File, then click empty recycle Bin.
2. Click Edit, then click Undo Delete.
3. Click File, then click Undo.
4. You cannot retrieve files sent to Recycle Bin.
25. To copy instead of moving a file from one folder to another, drag while pressing
1. [Shift]. c. [Tab].
2. [Alt]. d. [Ctrl].
26. To select files that are not grouped together, select the first file, then
1. Press [Shift] while selecting the second file.
2. Press [Alt] while selecting the second file.
3. Press [Ctrl] while selecting the second file.
4. Click on the second file.
27. Pressing [Backspace]
1. Deletes the characters to the right of the cursor.
2. Deletes the characters to the left of the cursor.
3. Moves the insertion point one character to the right.
4. Moves the insertion point one character to the left.
28. The size of a font is measured in
1. Centimeters. c. Places.
2. Points. d. Millimeters.
29. The Back button on the My Computer toolbar:
1. Starts the last program you used.
2. Displays the next level of hierarchy.
3. Backs the currently selected file.
4. Displays the last location you visited.