Your Social Security Number (only needed if you are told to use it by your institution)
Your Authorization code (if using the NCA&T distance faculty development program)
NC A&T State University
Western Carolina University
UNC Chapel Hill
UNC Greensboro
NC State University
Elizabeth City State University
UNC Wilmington
Robeson County Schools
Tyrell County Schools
Moore County Schools
Iredell Statesville Schools
Cabarrus County Schools
Thomasville City
Schools
Questions provided by the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western
Carolina University
Matching
Match each correct item with the statements below them. Type the best lower-case letter
in the space provided. Once the first answer is entered you may use TAB to move to the
next text field. You may use an answer more than once.
- a. Application
- b. Boot the system
- c. Click
- d. Command
- e. Dragging
- f. Double-Click
- g. Open
- h. Point
- i. Right-Click
- j. Right-Drag
1. Access the contents of an icon.
2. Start the computer.
3. A program used for a specific task.
4. An instruction to the computer.
5. Move the pointer to a specific place on the screen by moving the mouse.
6. Press and release the left mouse button.
7. Press and release the left mouse button twice.
8. Press and release the right mouse button.
9. Hold the left mouse button (Windows or the mouse button on a Macintosh), move the mouse
to a different location, and then release the button.
10. Hold the right mouse button (Windows), move the mouse to a different location, and
then release the button.
true-false
Directions: Choose true or false for each question below:
11. An operating system is hardware.
true
false
12. An operating system allows you to operate hardware.
true
false
13. Copying a file is an example of a command.
true
false
14. An operating system is an application.
true
false
15. An icon is a small picture that indicates a program or a document.
true
false
16. You can close a window by clicking anywhere outside the window.
true
false
17. Data is entered into the computer via an output device.
true
false
18. Application software is NOT task specific.
true
false
19. A Graphical user interface utilizes icons, menus, and dialog boxes.
true
false
20. A window can be open but hidden behind another window.
true
false
21. To move a window, you point to the menu bar and drag.
true
false
22. You can change the size of a window when the mouse pointer is shaped like a hand.
true
false
23. A menu choice that is light gray is available for you to use.
true
false
24. Most Word Processor applications will allow you to have more than one document
window open at a time.
true
false
25. A folder (or a directory) can contain both files and folders (or directories).
true
false
26. A file that you have created is called a document file.
true
false
27. C: is generally used to represent a hard drive in your PC.
true
false
28. When you save a document for the first time, you should use the Save As... command
to tell the computer where you want to save the document, what its name will be, and what
type of file (format) you wish to save the file in.
true
false
29. In Windows 95, the Windows Explorer can be used to examine the contents of a hard
drive.
true
false
30. In Windows 95, you can open the Windows Explorer by choosing Settings from the
Start menu.
true
false
31. You can give a name to a formatted disk.
true
false
32. You create a new folder by selecting New from the File menu in an aplication.
true
false
33. When you move a folder, all its contents are moved along with it.
true
false
34. The Operating system (Windows 95 and/or Macintosh) will NOT allow you to work with
more than one application at a time.
true
false
35. While editing a file, in order to execute a command, select an option, or perform
an operation, the application window and the appropriate document window must be active.
true
false
36. After retrieving a file and editing it you DO NOT need to re-save the file because
it is automatically updated.
true
false
37. The Macintosh method of shutting down is to access the menu Special on the
Macintosh desktop and choose the Shut Down command.
true
false
38. You should close all applications before shutting you machine off.
true
false
39. You should click and drag your diskette icon to the trash can to eject the diskette
on the Macintosh
true
false
40. Moving a document to another folder (or directory) on the same disk leaves the
original in place.
true
false
41. Ejecting a Windows disk while the diskette light is on may damage the contents of
the diskette.
true
false
42. Deleting a folder on your hard drive deletes all the files contained in that folder
true
false
43. You should always remove temporary files and unneeded files before installing new
software.
true
false
44. Windows applications always accept files created by a Macintosh application.
true
false
45. Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch.
true
false
46. A default is a value or setting automatically used unless you indicate otherwise.
true
false
47. Any version of an application will run on all platforms.
true
false
48. In Windows 95 or Macintosh, you can print one document while working on another.
true
false
49. The properties dialog box for printers lets you choose which printer to use.
true
false
50. If you purge the print queue, you can resume printing the print jobs you purged
true
false
51. There are two types of paper orientations, landscape and portrait.
true
false
52. The Clipboard can hold several objects at a time.
true
false
53. When you turn off the computer, data stored in the Clipboard is lost.
true
false
54. You can only paste copied data once from the Clipboard.
true
false
55. DOS file names can include spaces.
true
false
56. Older applications running under Windows 95 will always accept Windows 95 file
naming conventions.
true
false
57. A Windows file with an extension of .EXE, .COM, or .BAT is probably a document
file.
true
false
58. From the Find dialog box, you can find a file by using the date it was last saved.
true
false
59. Dragging a file in Windows Explorer can either copy or move it, depending on the
difference between the original and destination locations.
true
false
60.Using an up-to-date anti-virus application to protect your software is a part of
file management.
true
false
61. A formatted disk contains information used by the operating system.
true
false
Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the statement that best completes the sentence or answers the
question in the space provided.
62. What is a user interface for:
Testing the computer when you first
turn it on
Helping
you use your mouse properly
Allows
you to scroll through the document
Allows
you to communicate with your computer
63. What does the Start button (in Windows 95) let you do:
Copy files
Go to the Desktop
Move to the taskbar
Open applications
64. The following are all Standard mouse pointer shapes except:
Out of order
(Stop sign)
Busy (Hourglass or
Clock)
Text Select
(I- Beam Pointer)
Diagonal
Resize (Double-Headed Arrow)
65. When you click an icon on the Windows or Macintosh Desktop:
A command is
executed.
The icon
is highlighted (selected).
The icon is closed.
The mouse
pointer changes shape.
66. The Shut Down command in Windows 95, which is used in turning off the computer
properly is executed from the:
Start button
Shut Down button
My Computer icon
Start Menu Programs tab
of the Taskbar Properties window
67. The following is not a hardware device:
Printer
Disk drive
Icon
Keyboard
68. An ellipsis (three dots) after a menu command means:
A document window will
open when you select the command.
The menu
item is not available.
The menu
item is not appropriate.
A dialog box will open when
you select the command.
69. What is the most important difference between a radio button and a check box?
A check box is square and a
radio button is round.
A check box drops down a
list, a radio button doesn't.
You
can choose only one radio button, but you can select more than one check box.
You
can choose only one check box, but you can select more than one radio button.
70. Which of the following is not a mouse technique?
Dragging
Double-clicking
Pausing
Clicking
71. The four components of a computer are:
Input devices, control
devices, output devices, data
Data,
processor, results, memory
Input devices, processor
unit, output devices, software
Input devices, processor,
information, storage