Quiz: Basic Computer Skills MCQ Test!
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- 1.How would you launch a program if there is not an icon on the desktop for it.
- A.
Type the name of the program into the web browser
- B.
Click the start button and launch the program under 'All Programs'
- C.
Click the 'My Documents' folder to find and launch the program
- D.
You cannot open a program unless there is an icon on the desktop
- 2.Which programs are Web Browsers?
- A.
Internet explorer, mozilla firefox
- B.
Microsoft word, adobe reader
- C.
Java, microsoft outlook
- D.
My documents, email
- 3.Which answer does NOT open a new tab in Internet Explorer?
- A.
Click 'File' then 'New Tab'
- B.
Click 'Control + T'
- C.
Click the Internet Explorer icon again.
- D.
Click the small empty box on the right side of the current tabs
- 4.How do you cancel something you sent to the printer?
- A.
Close the document you wanted to print
- B.
Open the printer queue on the bottom right taskbar and cancel the job
- C.
Unplug the printer
- D.
Open the print dialog box in Word and click the 'Stop' button
- 5.How often should you reboot your computer?
- A.
Whenever it freezes up.
- B.
At least once a day.
- C.
At least once a month.
- D.
At least once a week.
- 6.How can you resize a window to whatever size you want?
- A.
Clicking the '_' icon on the top right of the window
- B.
By going to 'Window' then 'Resize'
- C.
You cannot make it any size you want, only full-screen or minimized
- D.
By clicking and dragging on the bottom right corner of the window
- 7.What does the 'Reply-All' button in Email do?
- A.
It will send an email to all of the recipients of the original message
- B.
It will send all of the message to the original sender
- C.
It will send an email to everyone in your address book
- 8.If you ever have a computer problem that you cannot fix, what should you do?
- A.
Try every solution you find when googling the problem.
- B.
Just keep rebooting your computer and hope it goes away on its own
- C.
Ask an IT professional to help.
- 9.What is the best way to protect your computer while eating at your workstation?
- A.
Cover your keyboard with a napkin
- B.
You should not be eating at your workstation
- C.
Push all of the computer stuff to the back of the desk
- D.
Just turn the computer off while eating
- 10.Which is NOT a method of adding a bookmark in Internet Explorer?
- A.
Clicking 'Favorites' then 'Add to Favorites
- B.
Clicking the Star Icon below the address bar
- C.
Clicking 'File' then 'Save as'
- D.
Right-Click the mouse and select 'Add to Favorites'
- 11.In a web browser, a tab and a window are the same things.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Right-Clicking the mouse while hovering over the desktop will give you the option to...
- A.
Launch programs like Word and Notepad
- B.
Arrange the desktop icons by size, type, name, etc
- C.
Reboot the computer
- D.
Change the computer's clock
- 13.If you have a mouse with a ball (not a laser light) on the bottom, and it begins to perform poorly, you should
- A.
Replace the mouse
- B.
Bang it against the desk till it works smoothly again
- C.
Remove the cover around the mouse-ball and clean it out
- D.
Shake it horizontally left and right to put it back into alignment
- 14.How could you adjust the monitor's screen resolution(so the icons are smaller and you can fit more on your screen)?
- A.
Click the 'Start' menu then run. Type 'Screen Resolution' into the command line.
- B.
This cannot be done. A monitor's resolution is fixed.
- C.
Right-click the mouse on the desktop, then go to 'Properties' then the 'Settings' tab
- D.
Adjust the scroll wheel on your monitor till its the right size
- 15.When you empty your recycle bin, the files can NEVER be recovered.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.When asked to refresh a web page, just re-typing the URL into the address bar will always accomplish the same thing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.What is a file extension?
- A.
The program which opens the file
- B.
The letters after the period(.) in the filename
- C.
A shortcut to the file
- D.
The name of the folder where the file is located
- 18.A DVD will not run in only a CD player, but will a CD run in a DVD player?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 19.Which is incorrect about a flash drive?
- A.
Also called a thumb drive or jump drive
- B.
Can hold any type of data
- C.
Can get very hot and/or loud when transferring a lot of data
- D.
Are typically plugged into USB ports
- 20.Right-clicking on the mouse will open what?
- A.
The context menu
- B.
A new window
- C.
The start menu
- D.
Does the same as the left click
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