Jvs Intermediate Windows Assessment
Twenty-five questions targeted at intermediate level Windows and computer users.
- 1.Programs that are usually running in the background reside in the:
- A.
System Tray
- B.
Desktop
- C.
Window
- D.
Title Bar
- 2.The F1 key displays
- A.
The clock
- B.
My Computer
- C.
Help Information
- D.
Task Manager
- 3.Holding down the Windows key and pressing the letter D:
- A.
Shuts down your computer
- B.
Deletes everything on your computer
- C.
Does nothing
- D.
Minimizes all current programs running and brings you to the desktop
- 4.One method of switching between active programs is using the keystroke combination:
- A.
ALT key + TAB key
- B.
Right mouse button
- C.
F1 key
- D.
All of the above
- 5.In Windows/XP, right click on the desktop itself will:
- A.
Open the Display Properties dialog box
- B.
Show a context-sensitive menu
- C.
Open the control panel
- D.
Minimize all open applications
- 6.A folder with an small arrow next to it indicates:
- A.
You must add them together
- B.
There is something wrong with that folder
- C.
The folder is a shortcut
- D.
There are folders within that folder
- 7.On the Task Bar, the time is shown in the:
- A.
Start menu
- B.
Scroll bar
- C.
Desktop
- D.
Notification area (System Tray)
- 8.To make a window wider, you move the pointer until it changes into the "Horizontal Re-size" shape (an arrow with two points) and then:
- A.
Click
- B.
Right click
- C.
Double-click
- D.
Drag
- 9.In a typical Windows Help window, to search for Help articles that contain a particular word, you could use the:
- A.
Contents tab
- B.
Index tab
- C.
Find or Search
- D.
Both B and C
- 10.When you let your pointer linger over an object, the pointer is said to be __________.
- A.
Hovering
- B.
Elapsing
- C.
Dragging
- D.
Expanding
- 11.The window which shows icons for things like the Mouse, Sound, and Display is:
- A.
My Computer or Computer
- B.
Explorer
- C.
Control Panel
- D.
Task Bar
- 12.To see Help for Windows itself you would:
- A.
Click on the Help menu
- B.
Click on the Task Bar
- C.
Press Alt + Enter
- D.
Click on the Start menu and then on Help and Support
- 13.If a dialog box has 4 radio buttons in the same group, you may choose:
- A.
Exactly one of them
- B.
Exactly two if they are grouped in two columns (one from each column)
- C.
Any number of them
- 14.A keyboard shortcut:
- A.
Cannot be used to execute commands inside an application, only in Windows itself
- B.
Can be used to open the Start menu
- C.
Is a combination of two or more keys from the keyboard held down at the same time
- D.
A different rest position for your fingers on the keyboard
- 15.What is the name of the folder where you are able to add and remove programs, add users, change passwords and adjust other parameters of your computer?
- A.
Devices and Printers
- B.
Control Panel
- C.
Startup
- D.
Windows Live
- 16.What is the key combination used to close a locked program?
- A.
Alt + Tab
- B.
Ctrl + End
- C.
Ctrl + Alt + Delete
- D.
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
- 17.What key do you hold to select multiple files that are not next to one another?
- A.
Shift
- B.
Ctrl
- C.
F3
- D.
F7
- 18.What is the name of the Windows utility used to reorganize a hard drive and move all files to optimal positions?
- A.
Disk Defragmenter
- B.
System Restore
- C.
Disk Cleanup
- D.
Default Programs
- 19.Before removing an external USB Hard Drive from a computer, what should you do first?
- A.
Make sure the drive is open
- B.
Activate the Request to Close program
- C.
Copy the information to the computer's hard drive
- D.
Click the Safely Remove option
- 20.What is screen resolution?
- A.
The size of the monitor you ended up buying
- B.
A program that prevents Malware from appearing on your computer's screen
- C.
The number of pixels (across the top and down the side) that are displayed on your monitor
- D.
None of the above
- 21.What key combination is used to go directly to the top of most documents?
- A.
Ctrl + Home
- B.
Alt + Page Up
- C.
Shift + Home
- D.
Esc + T
- 22.In Microsoft Word, what dialog is used to change the vertical spacing between lines?
- A.
Insert Break
- B.
Format Paragraph
- C.
Styles and Formatting
- D.
Customize
- 23.What character is used to begin formulas in Microsoft Excel?
- A.
Ampersand (&)
- B.
Hyper-F (Alt+F)
- C.
Pound (#)
- D.
Equal sign (=)
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