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Windows XP
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Consists of the title of the Web page and the URLs of favorite web pages
user name
windows explorer
System menu
favorite
2. An area that contanis three tasks (Make a new folder - Publish this folder to the Web - and Share this folder.)
Details area
File and Folders Tasks area
ctrl + t
user interface
3. A list of related commands.
ellipsis
right click
menu
Details area
4. A command that will reset anything you have done during the operation.
ctrl + z
Cancel command
text label
Temporary Internet Files folder
5. The process of a computer receiving info
down scroll arrow
Right-click
downloading
Help and Support
6. A combination of keys that helps you avoid using the mouse all the time
Other Places area
command
user name
keyboard shortcut
7. A service pack containing advanced security features that protect the computer against viruses - worms and hackers.
network
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
dialog box
word processing program
8. An arrow that enables you to view areas that currently are not visible.
active window
program
window title
down scroll arrow
9. A command on the shortcut menu that will move the icon from its current location to a new location.
program
Temporary Internet Files folder
Move Here
Help and Support
10. Contains the Pick a Help topic area - Ask for assistance area - Pick a Task area - and Did You Know? area
table of contents
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Details area
right arrow
11. A window that is a central location for the storage and management of documents.
Other Places area
File and Folders Tasks area
My Documents window
mouse
12. Undo
scroll box
most frequently used programs list
ctrl + z
Welcome screen
13. Contains four category groups with unique icons
Pick a Help topic area
up scroll arrow
network
Recycle Bin
14. A list that consists of the default Web browser program and default e-mail program.
favorite
Links bar
Other Places area
pinned items list
15. An area on the hard disk that contains all the items you have deleted not only from the desktop but also from the hard disk.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
network
Recycle Bin
favorite
16. Controls access to the hardware - software - and other resources on the network and provides centralized storage area
Temporary Internet Files folder
table of contents
server
dialog box
17. A button on the title bar of a window that closes the window and removes the taskbar button from the taskbar.
scroll box
Close Button
window title
Standard Buttons toolbar
18. A window that opens when you chose a menu command that needs more info before the program can carry out the command you selected
dialog box
server
link
active window
19. The menu that contains the commands to carry out the actions associated with the My Computer window.
Links bar
Control Panel
System menu
Welcome screen
20. Icons that represent a hard disk drive - 3 1/2 inch floppy disk drive - and a Compact Disk drive.
monitor
drive icons
Shared Documents folder
Join Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
21. Application program that allows you to create graphic presentations for display on a computer
System Tasks area
word processing program
double down arrow
WinZip
22. Set of specific computer instructions - designed to allow you to accomplish a particular task
Double-click
application program
Maximize button
keyboard
23. Hanging indent
Drag
Start menu
indow border
ctrl + t
24. A list containing most frequently used programs.
Address bar
service packs
most frequently used programs list
Temporary Internet Files folder
25. The action of pointing to an item - holding down the right mouse button - moving the item to the desired location - and then releasing the right mouse button.
Temporary Internet Files folder
Right-drag
Turn off computer link
default settings
26. An area that contains a title and links to four folders associated with the My Computer folder.
Help and Support
folder
My Documents window
Other Places area
27. A button that replaces the maximize button on the title bar.
double up arrow
scroll bar
Cancel command
Restore Down button
28. The action of pointing to an item - holding down the left mouse button - moving the item to the desired location - and then releasing the left mouse button.
Drag
downloading
Maximize button
System Tasks area
29. A bar that appears when the contents of a pane or window are not completely visible.
WinZip
up scroll arrow
scroll bar
Welcome screen
30. An area that contains the title and three tasks associated with the My Computer window.
System Tasks area
scroll box
server
down scroll arrow
31. An area that contains a title - the window title - and the folder type of the My Computer window.
windows explorer
Details area
table of contents
Maximize button
32. The graphic used to identify a user on the Welcome screen.
user icon
mouse
WinZip
title bar
33. The name used to identify a user on the Welcome screen.
user icon
user-friendly
user name
System menu
34. Stores the web pages you visit
ctrl + z
default settings
Double-click
Temporary Internet Files folder
35. The title identifying the window.
window title
My Documents window
Double-click
Maximize button
36. A square shaped button that causes the window to fill the entire screen.
Maximize button
System menu
Pick a Help topic area
network
37. A device that displays messages and provides information.
hyperlink
monitor
hard copy
menu
38. Application program that allows you to search for and display web pages - e.g. Chrome - Firefox - Internet Explorer
Web browser program
Help and Support
folder
keyboard
39. A folder that contains documents and folders that area available to other computer users on the network.
Details area
drive icons
Shared Documents folder
Drag
40. Settings preset by the operating system
most frequently used programs list
mouse
default settings
indow border
41. The action of quickly pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice without moving the mouse.
keyboard shortcut
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
ctrl + e
Double-click
42. Contains answers to many questions you may ask with respect to WIndows XP
object
properties
keyboard
Help and Support
43. The action of pressing and releasing the secondary mouse button - or right mouse button.
object
My Documents window
Right-click
hyperlink
44. A specific action.
command
dialog box
program
network drive
45. Qualities unique to a specific object that affect what can be done to the object or what the object does.
properties
downloading
Drag
Address bar
46. Nearly every item on the Windows XP desktop.
object
link
Right-click
up scroll arrow
47. A bar that allows you to start an application - display a document - open another window - and search for information on the Internet.
Address bar
monitor
keyboard shortcut
Details area
48. The menu that allows you to access easily the most useful items on the computer.
Web browser program
Welcome screen
Start menu
Close Button
49. The bar at the top of the window containing a small icon that is similar to the icon on the desktop.
ellipsis
title bar
Minimize button
user interface
50. Updates that contain fixes and enhancements to the operating system.
ctrl + e
Move Here
service packs
mouse