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Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
- 1.The main portion of the screen that displays when Windows 7 is loaded is called the
- A.
Screen saver.
- B.
Icon.
- C.
Notification area.
- D.
Desktop.
- 2.The pointer identifies your location on the screen. What device controls the pointer?
- A.
Mouse
- B.
Icon
- C.
Hard drive
- D.
Cursor
- 3.In the default Windows 7 desktop, where is the Start button located?
- A.
In the center of the desktop
- B.
In the upper right corner of the desktop
- C.
Anywhere among the other icons on the desktop
- D.
On the Taskbar in the lower left corner of the screen
- 4.You press and hold down the left mouse button, move the mouse pointer to a location, and then release the mouse button. Which of the following terms refers to this mouse action?
- A.
Click
- B.
Point
- C.
Double-click
- D.
Drag
- 5.In a program screen where you can enter text, the mouse appears as this icon.
- A.
I-beam pointer
- B.
Hourglass
- C.
Double-headed arrow
- D.
Pointing index finger
- 6.The mouse pointer displays a moving circle icon beside it when
- A.
Text is being entered.
- B.
A request is being processed or a program is being loaded.
- C.
The mouse is pointed at a hyperlink.
- D.
A picture or image is being moved.
- 7.Options for logging off or turning off the computer are located on the
- A.
Start menu.
- B.
Desktop.
- C.
Taskbar.
- D.
Sidebar.
- 8.Which of the following is not one of the options you can choose at the Turn off computer window?
- A.
Hibernate
- B.
Save All Files
- C.
Shut Down
- D.
Restart
- 9.When you open a program, a defined work area, referred to as a ____, appears on the screen.
- A.
Window
- B.
Taskbar
- C.
Menu bar
- D.
Dialog box
- 10.The top part of a window, where you will generally find buttons for closing, minimizing, maximizing, and restoring the window, is referred to as the
- A.
Menu bar.
- B.
Toolbox.
- C.
Title bar.
- D.
Recycle bin.
- 11.On a window’s Title bar, what does the button with the underscore symbol do?
- A.
Closes the window
- B.
Minimizes the window to a button on the Taskbar
- C.
Maximizes the window
- D.
Restores the window
- 12.What does the Snap feature in Windows 7 do?
- A.
Allows you to resize a window by dragging it to the edge of the screen
- B.
Causes a window to “stick” to the edge of the screen
- C.
Causes all open windows to “cascade”
- D.
A and b
- 13.You want to change the size of a window both horizontally and vertically at the same time. Begin by positioning the mouse pointer
- A.
In the middle of the Title bar.
- B.
In the center of the window.
- C.
At the top or bottom border of the window.
- D.
At one of the corners of the window.
- 14.The bar that displays at the bottom of the desktop is called the
- A.
Toolbox.
- B.
Menu bar.
- C.
Taskbar.
- D.
Start button.
- 15.Which of the folowing is not one of the areas of the taskbar?
- A.
Start button
- B.
Title bar
- C.
Task button area
- D.
Notification area
- 16.What happens if you click the current time in the notification area of the taskbar?
- A.
The time display is closed.
- B.
The time display is moved to the title bar.
- C.
The time toggles between 12-hour and a 24-hour display.
- D.
The prompt 'Change time and date settings' is displayed.
- 17.This component of a dialog box is used for typing or editing text.
- A.
Slider
- B.
Scroll bar
- C.
Text box
- D.
Tabs
- 18.In this dialog box component, only one option can be selected at a time, and the selected option is indicated by a dark or colored circle.
- A.
Option button
- B.
Command button
- C.
Slider
- D.
List box
- 19.Which type of dialog box component often represents volume control?
- A.
Text box
- B.
Option buttons
- C.
Slider
- D.
Check boxes
- 20.Small programs that can be added to the right side of the desktop are called
- A.
Apps.
- B.
Sidebars.
- C.
Gadgets.
- D.
Minis.
- 21.Press this combination of keys to execute the New Line command in Word2010.
- A.
Ctrl + Down Arrow
- B.
Ctrl + Alt + Del
- C.
Shift + Tab
- D.
Shift + Enter
- 22.The option found in this area of the word screen include Home, Insert, Page, Layout, References, etc.
- A.
Status bar
- B.
Scroll box
- C.
Tabs
- D.
Ribbon
- 23.What file extension is automatically added to documents in Word 2010?
- A.
.pdf
- B.
.txt
- C.
.docx
- D.
.wpd
- 24.To save an existing Word document, click the Save button on the
- A.
Horizontal bar.
- B.
Quick access toolbar.
- C.
Title bar.
- D.
Status bar.
- 25.A wavy red line below a word in a Word document indicates that it
- A.
Is a foreign word.
- B.
Is not in the spelling dictionary.
- C.
Is misspelled.
- D.
Should be capitalized.
- 26.Pressing this key combination in Word will move the insertion point to the end of the document.
- A.
Shift + Down Arrow
- B.
Shift + End
- C.
Ctrl + Enter
- D.
Ctrl + End
- 27.Pressing the Home key in Word will move the insertion point
- A.
To the beginning of the document.
- B.
To the beginning of a line.
- C.
To the end of the line.
- D.
Up one screen.
- 28.By default, text you type in a Word document
- A.
Overwrites any existing text.
- B.
Must be placed on a new, blank line.
- C.
Must be placed at the end of the document.
- D.
Is inserted into the document and the existing text is moved to the right.
- 29.What happens when you scroll in a Word document?
- A.
The display of text changes but the insertion point does not move.
- B.
The display of text changes and the insertion point moves.
- C.
The text is not selected but the insertion point moves.
- D.
The text is selected but the insertion point does not move.
- 30.This button, located at the botton of the scroll bar, contains options for browsing through a document.
- A.
Select Browse Object
- B.
Office
- C.
Select
- D.
Help
- 31.Clicking on the vertical scroll bar below the scroll box scrolls _____ of text at a time.
- A.
Down one paragraph
- B.
Up one paragraph
- C.
Up one screen
- D.
Down one screen
- 32.When selecting a text in a Word document, you can press this key to turn on the Extend mode.
- A.
Ctrl
- B.
Esc
- C.
F1
- D.
F8
- 33.When selecting text in Word, holding down the Ctrl key while clicking the mouse button will select the
- A.
Entire paragraph.
- B.
Entire sentence.
- C.
Word beneath your mouse pointer.
- D.
Entire document.
- 34.Where is the Undo button located?
- A.
On the vertical scroll bar
- B.
On the Status bar
- C.
On the Editing group of the Home tab
- D.
On the Quick Access toolbar
- 35.To select an entire paragraph in Word,
- A.
Double-click in the selection bar next to the paragraph
- B.
Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph
- C.
A or b
- D.
None of the above
- 36.To run the spelling checker on your word document, begin by clicking the Spelling & Grammar button, which is located on the ____ tab.
- A.
View
- B.
Page Layout
- C.
Home
- D.
Review
- 37.When running a grammar check on your Word document, clicking this button in the Spelling & Grammar dialog box will display information about the grammar rule.
- A.
Explain
- B.
Cancel
- C.
AutoCorrect
- D.
Change
- 38.Clicking the Next Sentence button in the Spelling & Grammar dialog box will ____ and continue the grammar checking.
- A.
Skip the manual change made to the sentence
- B.
Accept the manual change made to the sentence
- C.
Highlight potential grammatical errors
- D.
Automatically make any grammar corrections
- 39.Spelling and grammar checking options can be controlled at the Word Options dialog box. To display this dialog box, begin by cling the the
- A.
Start button.
- B.
File tab.
- C.
Office button.
- D.
Review tab.
- 40.The AutoCorrect feature automatically detects and corrects
- A.
Incorrect capitalization.
- B.
Misspelled words.
- C.
Typographical errors.
- D.
All of the above.
- 41.The Thesaurus button is located in the ____ group of the ____ tab.
- A.
Themes; Page Layout
- B.
Text; Insert
- C.
Proofing; Review
- D.
Table of Authorities; References
- 42.By default, a Word document generally displays in ____ view.
- A.
Full Screen Reading
- B.
Print Layout
- C.
Draft
- D.
Outline
- 43.When the hide white space icon is displayed, your mouse pointer turns into
- A.
An I-beam.
- B.
A four-head arrow.
- C.
A pointing finger.
- D.
Two vertical arrows pointed toward each other.
- 44.To view more of your document on the screen, display only the taps by clicking the
- A.
Web Layout button in the Document Views group.
- B.
Thumbnails check box in the Show/Hide group.
- C.
Split button in the Window group.
- D.
Minimize the Ribbon button next to the Help button.
- 45.The replace button is found in the ____ group of the ____ tab.
- A.
Changes; Review
- B.
Editing; Home
- C.
Text; Insert
- D.
Styles; Home
- 46.What are the two text boxes found in the Replace tab of the Find and Replace dialog box?
- A.
Find what & Enter page number
- B.
Find what & Search
- C.
Search & Replace with
- D.
Find what & Replace with
- 47.What happens when you click the More button in the Find and Replace dialog box?
- A.
The Find what & Replace with boxes expand so that you can enter additional text.
- B.
The dialog box expands to allow you to search other Word documents.
- C.
You are prompted to choose from a list of recently searched-for text.
- D.
The dialog box expands to provide additional search options.
- 48.If you were using the expanded Find and Replace dialog box to search for the word hold in your document and you also wanted to find occurrences of the words held and holding, you would check this box.
- A.
Find all word forms
- B.
Use wildcards
- C.
Match case
- D.
Sounds like
- 49.Press this function key to display the Word Help window.
- A.
F12
- B.
F2
- C.
F4
- D.
F1
- 50.Which of the following is not one of the options displayed when you click the File tab, and then click the Print tab?
- A.
Print
- B.
Print Preview
- C.
Printer
- D.
Settings
- 51.To print pages one and three of a five-page Word document, type ____ in the Pages text box of the Print dialog box.
- A.
1,3
- B.
2 odds
- C.
1-3
- D.
Any of the above
- 52.By default, new Word documents are based on the ____ template.
- A.
Normal
- B.
Business Letter
- C.
Urban Letter
- D.
Academic Letter
- 53.You can complete many document management tasks (such as copying, moving, and deleting) from the ____ dialog box.
- A.
Print
- B.
Open
- C.
New Document
- D.
Save
- 54.To save a document in a different format (such as a Web page), you would indicate the format with the ____ option in the Save As dialog box.
- A.
Tools
- B.
File name
- C.
Save as type
- D.
Save in
- 55.Which of the following file extensions indicates a Word 97-2003 format?
- A.
.pdf
- B.
.docx
- C.
.rtf
- D.
.doc
- 56.You can apply character formatting to the text in your Word document by using the buttons in the Font group in the ____ tab.
- A.
Insert
- B.
Home
- C.
View
- D.
Review
- 57.What is the default font used by Word?
- A.
Courier
- B.
Cambria
- C.
Calibri
- D.
Consolas
- 58.This object in Word 2010 displays in a faded manner when you select text, and then becomes solid when you point to it.
- A.
Font group
- B.
Mini toolbar
- C.
Format painter
- D.
Home tab
- 59.When changing font in your Word document, you can hover your mouse pointer over a typeface option in the drop-down gallery and see your text displayed in the selected font. This feature is called
- A.
Live preview
- B.
Format painter
- C.
Live update
- D.
Thumbnail sketch
- 60.You can repeat a command in Word by pressing the ____ function key.
- A.
F4
- B.
F2
- C.
F12
- D.
F1
- 61.In the lower right corner of the Font group, a smaller button containing a diagonal arrow launches the ____ when clicked.
- A.
Font group dialog box
- B.
Color gallery
- C.
Format painter
- D.
Find and Replace dialog box
- 62.What does the format painter button do?
- A.
Copies formatting from one part of the document to another part
- B.
Applies predefined formatting to the entire document
- C.
Turns highlighting on or off
- D.
Changes the color of the font
- 63.Pressing Ctrl + U with text selected will
- A.
Underline the text
- B.
Increase the font size
- C.
Change the text to uppercase
- D.
Change the text to superscript
- 64.Which one of the following paragraph allignments is known as a hanging indent?
- A.
None of the paragraph is indented.
- B.
The second and subsequent lines of the paragraph are indented.
- C.
All lines of the paragraph are indented.
- D.
Only the first line of the paragraph is indented.
- 65.Alt + Shift + D is the keyboard shortcut for
- A.
Inserting a page break.
- B.
Inserting the current date.
- C.
Deleting the selected text.
- D.
Underlining the selected text.
- 66.The Date & Time button can be found in the ____ group of the ____ tab.
- A.
Text; Insert
- B.
Arrange; Page Layout
- C.
Proofing; Review
- D.
Links; Insert
- 67.To change the text allignment to center, use the keyboard shortcut.
- A.
Ctrl + J
- B.
Ctrl + L
- C.
Ctrl + C
- D.
Ctrl + E
- 68.By default, the line spacing in Word 2010 is set at
- A.
1.
- B.
1.1.
- C.
1.15.
- D.
1.5.
- 69.The Line and Paragraph Spacing button allows you to
- A.
Add space after a paragraph.
- B.
Choose from among several spacing increments.
- C.
Add space before a paragraph.
- D.
All of the above.
- 70.With your cursor in a paragraph of text, pressing Ctrl + 2 will
- A.
Indent the paragraph two inches from the left margin.
- B.
Change the paragraph to double-spacing.
- C.
Double the font size.
- D.
None of the above.
- 71.You can insert a bullet before each item in a list by clicking the Bullets button in the ____ group of the Home tab.
- A.
Styles
- B.
Font
- C.
Editing
- D.
Paragraph
- 72.Clicking the Bullets button inserts a ____ bullet before each paragraph.
- A.
Round
- B.
Square
- C.
Check mark
- D.
Arrow
- 73.If you do not want automatic numbering or bulleting in a document, you can turn off the feature at the ____ dialog box.
- A.
Page Setup
- B.
Font
- C.
AutoCorrect
- D.
Paragraph
- 74.The Symbols group is found in this tab.
- A.
Page Layout
- B.
Home
- C.
View
- D.
Insert
- 75.How do you display the Symbol dialog box?
- A.
Click the Symbol button
- B.
Place the cursor over the symbol button
- C.
Click anywhere in the Symbols group
- D.
Click the Symbol button and then the 'More Symbols' option
- 76.The default settings in Word include left tabs set every ____ inch(es).
- A.
1.0
- B.
0.5
- C.
2.0
- D.
1.5
- 77.This small button is displayed at the left side of the Ruler.
- A.
Draft button
- B.
Select Browse Object button
- C.
Alignment button
- D.
Print Layout button
- 78.When the Alignment button displays a symbol resembling an upside down T, this type of tab is active.
- A.
Bar
- B.
Left
- C.
Center
- D.
Right
- 79.Which one of the following is not one of the tab alignment options available in the Tabs dialog box?
- A.
Justified
- B.
Center
- C.
Left
- D.
Right
- 80.The Clear Formatting button can be found in the ____ group of the ____ tab.
- A.
Paragraph; Home
- B.
Font; Home
- C.
Proofing; Review
- D.
Text; Insert
- 81.Tabs can be set with leaders, which are composed of
- A.
Hyphens.
- B.
Underlines.
- C.
Periods.
- D.
Any of the above
- 82.The options for leaders are found here.
- A.
In the Tabs dialog box
- B.
On the Ruler
- C.
On the Alignment button
- D.
In the Styles group
- 83.In the Shading tab of the Borders and Shading dialog box, you can specify a fill color and a
- A.
Page border.
- B.
Pattern style.
- C.
Paragraph border.
- D.
All of the above.
- 84.Which of the following is not one of the three tabs contained in the Borders and Shading dialog box?
- A.
Indents and Spacing
- B.
Shading
- C.
Page Border
- D.
Borders
- 85.This button, found in the Paragraph group of the Home tab, features the image of a tipping bucket.
- A.
Font Color
- B.
Change Styles
- C.
Shading
- D.
Text Highlight Color
- 86.You can insert a horizontal line in a document by clicking the Horizontal Line button, whch is located in this dialog box.
- A.
Paragraph
- B.
Borders and Shading
- C.
Font
- D.
Page Setup
- 87.A Word document contains a number of predesigned formats grouped into style sets called
- A.
Theme colors
- B.
Quick Styles
- C.
Typefaces
- D.
Headings
- 88.By default, Word documents are based on a template that specifies line spacing of ____ and ____ points of spacing after each paragraph.
- A.
2; 12
- B.
1; 12
- C.
1.5; 10
- D.
1.15; 10
- 89.If you turn on the display of nonprinting characters, a line that ends with Shift + Enter displays a(n) ____ at the end of the line.
- A.
Paragraph symbol (¶)
- B.
Curved arrow pointing left
- C.
I-beam
- D.
Paragraph symbol and the character a (¶a)
- 90.In the Syles window of the Styles dialog box, styles followed by the paragraph symbol and the a character (¶a) apply
- A.
Character and paragraph formatting
- B.
Character, paragraph, and page layout formatting
- C.
Character formatting only
- D.
Paragraph formatting only
- 91.You will find the Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons in the ____ group of the ____ tab.
- A.
Proofing; Review
- B.
Editing; Home
- C.
Changes; Review
- D.
Clipboard; Home
- 92.Which of the following is not one of the options available in the Paste Options button?
- A.
Keep Text Only
- B.
Keep Formatting Only
- C.
Keep Source Formatting
- D.
Merge Formatting
- 93.You can move text in a Word document by drgging it with the mouse, or you can copy the text by dragging it while holding down the ____ key.
- A.
Shift
- B.
Alt
- C.
F1
- D.
Ctrl
- 94.How many items can you copy to the Clipboard task pane?
- A.
24
- B.
512
- C.
128
- D.
8
- 95.To copy an item already in the Clipboard task pane into your Word document, begin by
- A.
Double-clicking the item in the Clipboard task pane.
- B.
Clicking the item in the Clipboard task pane.
- C.
Clicking the Paste All button in the Clipboard task pane.
- D.
Positioning the insertion point at the desired location
- 96.One choice, available from the Options button in the Clipboard task pane, is to display the task pane when
- A.
Ctrl + T is pressed.
- B.
Ctrl + C is pressed twice.
- C.
Any text is highlighted.
- D.
All of the above
- 97.Which of the following is not one of Word's default settings?
- A.
Top and bottom margins of one inch
- B.
Left and right margins of one inch
- C.
Landscape page orientation
- D.
Page size of 8.5 inches by 11 inches
- 98.A document theme is a set of formatting choices relating to a set of
- A.
Heading and body text fonts.
- B.
Colors.
- C.
Lines and fill effects.
- D.
All of the above
- 99.In which tab would you find the Themes group?
- A.
Page Layout
- B.
Home
- C.
Insert
- D.
View
- 100.In which group on the Page Layout tab would you find the Watermark, Page Color, and Page Border buttons?
- A.
Arrange
- B.
Page Setup
- C.
Paragraph
- D.
Page Background
- 101.What happens when you choose a color from the Page Color button?
- A.
The color of the background and of the text on the page changes.
- B.
The color of the page will show up when it is printed, but does not appear on screen.
- C.
Only the text on the page changes color.
- D.
The background color of the page changes on the screen, but the color does not print.
- 102.When you clcik the Blank Page button in the Pages group, where is the blank page added?
- A.
After the last piece of text in the document
- B.
At the end of the document
- C.
At the current cursor position
- D.
At the beginning of the document
- 103.What is the keyboard shortcut for inserting a page break?
- A.
Ctrl + Enter
- B.
Ctrl + X
- C.
Shift + F1
- D.
Ctrl + C
- 104.The Page Number button in the Headers and Footers group contains three options for the placement of page numbers. Which of the following is not one of those options?
- A.
Page Margins
- B.
Top of Page
- C.
Bottom of Page
- D.
Page Background
- 105.What happens when you click the Edit Header option on the Header button
- A.
The Header pane is displayed and any existing header text is selected.
- B.
The Header pane is displayed and any existing header text is removed.
- C.
The Header pane and the Header & Footer Tools Design tab are displayed.
- D.
A list of preformatted headers is displayed.
- 106.Which button in Word 2010 allows you to include a reference in a research paper or report?
- A.
Insert Footnote
- B.
Insert Citation
- C.
Add Reference
- D.
Add Endnote
- 107.The easiest way to make a research paper reference available for repeated use is to
- A.
Save the reference on the Clipboard.
- B.
Click Insert Bibliography.
- C.
Click Add New Source.
- D.
Click Style: MLA.
- 108.The Insert Citation button is found in the
- A.
Citations & Bibliography group on the References tab.
- B.
Citations group on the Insert tab.
- C.
Citations & Bibliography group on the Page Layout tab.
- D.
Footnotes group on the References tab.
- 109.To remove the header from the first page of a document with a previously created header,
- A.
Click the 'Different First Page' check box in the Options group in the Header & Footer Tools Design tab.
- B.
Highlight the Header text on the first page and delete it.
- C.
Click on the first page, click on the Insert, click Header, and then click Remove Header.
- D.
A and b
- 110.To cite a page number in a direct quotation,
- A.
Click Manage Sources, select Edit, and then enter the page number.
- B.
Click Insert Citation, and then click Add New Placeholder.
- C.
Click Insert Citation, and then click Add New Source.
- D.
Select the citation placeholder, click the Citation Options arrow, and then click Edit Citation.
- 111.An alphabetic list of the books, journal articles, web pages, or any other sources referenced in a document is called a/ an
- A.
End note.
- B.
List of citations.
- C.
MLA Style sheet.
- D.
Works cited page.
- 112.To insert a works cited page, start by clicking the
- A.
References tab, and the click the Insert Citations button.
- B.
References tab, and then click the Bibliography button.
- C.
References tab, and then click the Insert Endnote button.
- D.
Insert tab, and then click the Footer button.
- 113.How are changes to a cited source updated?
- A.
Automatically.
- B.
By using Manage Source to delete the old version, and insert the new one.
- C.
By clicking the updated Citations & Bibliography tab.
- D.
By using Insert Citation to overwrite the old version.
- 114.Which function can not be managed in the Manage Sources dialog box?
- A.
Copy
- B.
Delete
- C.
Update
- D.
Edit
- 115.According to the MLA standarts, how should the second, and subsequent lines of cited works appear?
- A.
Flush left
- B.
Flush right
- C.
Hanging
- D.
Justified
- 116.The Click & Type feature, described in section 3 allows you to quickly
- A.
Change the paragraph alignment
- B.
Add headers and footers
- C.
Copy items from the Clipboard
- D.
Change text formatting
- 117.Which of the following is not one of the choices in the vertical alignment option in the page setup dialog box?
- A.
Justified
- B.
Center
- C.
Bottom
- D.
Left
- 118.The Clipart button is located in the
- A.
Illustrations group of the Insert tab
- B.
Themes group of Page Layout tab
- C.
Paragraph group of the Home tab
- D.
Text group of the Insert tab
- 119.Options for creating envelopes and labels are located in this tab
- A.
Mailings
- B.
Page Layout
- C.
Home
- D.
Insert
- 120.If you open the Envelopes & Labels dialog box in a document containing a name and address, what does Word do with the name and address?
- A.
Nothing
- B.
Inserts it as a return address
- C.
Creates a delivery point barcode for the address
- D.
Inserts it as the delivery address
- 121.Which of the following tasks can you not do in the Envelope Options dialog box?
- A.
Specify the positioning of the delivery ad return address.
- B.
Change the font for the delivery and return address.
- C.
Type the delivery and return address.
- D.
Change the envelope size.
- 122.Which the Word 2010 Labels feature, you can
- A.
Create a sheet of mailing labels with the same name and address.
- B.
Choose a particular label vendor and product.
- C.
Create a sheet of mailing labels with a different name and address of each one.
- D.
All of the above.
- 123.In which group of the Mailings tab will you find the Labels button?
- A.
Write & Insert Fields
- B.
Preview Results
- C.
Create
- D.
Start Mail Merge
- 124.If you want to customize the default setting on your labels, you would click the ____ in the Label Options dialog box.
- A.
New Label button
- B.
'Continuous-feed printers' option button
- C.
'Label products' drop-down list
- D.
Details button
- 125.Ctrl + V is the keyboard shortcut for
- A.
Inserting a page break.
- B.
Pasting selected text.
- C.
Displaying the Reveal Formatting task pane.
- D.
Copying selected text.
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