Basic Computer Skills Quiz Questions
Computer skills are a must have if you seek to be employed or just reduce the amount of time or personnel takes to have a task done. How strong are your computer skills and do you clearly understand the basics?
- 1.How do you open a program such a microsoft word when there are no icons on the desktop?
- A.
Double click on the desktop to reveal hidden icons.
- B.
Click the start button and select the program from the menu.
- C.
Use a keyboard command.
- D.
It's not possible to open a program when there are no icons on the desktop.
- E.
Restart the computer.
- 2.How do you save a document to a flash drive when you are working in Microsoft Word?
- A.
Click the "X' in the top right corner of the screen.
- B.
Use the start button to locate the flash drive. Right click on the flash drive and select "Save."
- C.
Click "File" at the top of the screen and select "Save As." Select the flash drive, type a file name and click "Save".
- D.
Restart the computer.
- E.
Use the "Alt" and "F4" keys to open a "Save" window.
- 3.What happens when you press "Ctrl-Alt-Delete"?
- A.
The computer will self-destruct.
- B.
The program you are using will close.
- C.
Your active window will close.
- D.
The computer will restart.
- E.
A menu of programs available on the computer will pop up on the desktop.
- 4.Which two websites offer free email service?
- A.
Apple and ebay
- B.
Google and Yahoo
- C.
The United States Post Office site and Google
- D.
Yahoo and Amazon
- E.
Hotmail and I-tunes
- 5.
- A.
Go to "Edit" at the top of the screen and select "Copy."
- B.
Place the cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to highlight, press the left mouse button and drag the mouse across the text.
- C.
Use the backspace key until the cursor reaches the text you wish to select. Press "Ctrl" to select the text.
- D.
Press the "Page Up" key on the keyboard.
- E.
Place the cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to highlight, press the right mouse button and drag the mouse across the text.
- 6.Select the email address from the choices below.
- A.
- B.
- C.
Www.bobsmith.com
- D.
Bobsmith461*yahoo.com
- E.
Www.bobsmith.yahoo.com
- 7.How do you close a window on your desktop?
- A.
Use the mouse to press the button with two overlapping boxes in it at the top right corner of the screen.
- B.
Go to "File" and select "Save As."
- C.
Use the mouse to press the button with the "X" in it at the top right corner of the screen
- D.
Go to "Edit" and select "Close."
- E.
Press the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard.
- 8.Which two websites are search engines?
- A.
Google and Ask
- B.
Google and Hotmail
- C.
Ask Jeeves and NCLive
- D.
NCLive and Google
- E.
The Library Catalog and Google
- 9.How do you make text in a word document bold?
- A.
Click the "B" on the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- B.
Press "CTRL" and "B" on the keyboard.
- C.
Highlight the text using the mouse and click the "B" on the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- D.
Go to "Edit" and select "bold text."
- E.
Go to "File" and select "bold text."
- 10.How do you properly shut down a computer?
- A.
Press the power switch on the front of the CPU to turn off the machine.
- B.
Press the power button on the front of the monitor.
- C.
Go to the "Start" button and select "Shut Down."
- D.
Go to the "Start" button and select "Log Off."
- E.
Press the "Shut Down" key on the keyboard.
- 11.How do you rename a file saved on your computer?
- A.
Right click on the file name and choose "Rename File." Type the new file name.
- B.
Left click on the file name and choose "Rename File." Type the new file name.
- C.
Open the file. Click "Edit" at the top left of the screen and select "Rename."
- D.
Open the file. Click "File" at the top left of the screen and select "Save."
- E.
Open the file. Click "File" at the top left of the screen and select "Rename."
- 12.Select the two websites that provide printable driving directions free of charge.
- A.
Maps.com and directions.com
- B.
Mapquest.com and google.com
- C.
Ask.com and travelocity.com
- D.
Directions.com and mapquest.com
- E.
Travelocity.com and google.com
- 13.How would you print one paragraph of text from a web page without printing the whole page?
- A.
Go to file and click "Print Preview."
- B.
Go to file and click "Print." Check the box labeled "Print Selection," then click "Print."
- C.
Press the "print" button on the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- D.
Highlight the text you want to print. Press the "Print" button on the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- E.
Highlight the text you want to print. Go to file and click "Print." Check the box labeled "Print Selection," then click "Print."
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