True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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Windows XP is the most substantial revision of Windows since 1995.
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2.
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You
primarily interact with Windows XP through a command line interface.
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3.
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You
typically interact with Windows XP through a graphical user interface, also known as a GUI
(“gooey”).
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4.
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A
user account is the name you use when you register a new copy of Windows XP with
Microsoft.
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5.
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A
portal is the basic unit of storage on the computer.
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6.
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The
Start button is probably the most important button in Windows.
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7.
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The
Start button typically appears in the very center of the taskbar.
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8.
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You
can organize Control Panel items into Category view or Classic view with one mouse
click.
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9.
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A
hierarchy is a form of organization that branches, like a tree, from more general into more specific
units.
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10.
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When
you click the Start button, the Accessories menu displays automatically.
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11.
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The
All Programs menu typically lists most of the programs on your computer.
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12.
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In
the All Programs menu, individual programs are typically represented by unique icons.
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13.
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A
submenu is a lower-level menu.
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14.
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The
Windows logo key is rarely found on recent computer keyboards.
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15.
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Pressing the Windows logo key from the desktop displays Control Panel.
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16.
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The
taskbar is typically located across the top of the computer screen.
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17.
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Another name for the Notification Area is the System Tray.
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18.
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Windows typically forces the user to use one method to accomplish a particular
task.
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19.
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Windows allows several windows to be active at one time.
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20.
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When
multiple windows are grouped into a taskbar button, you can click the button to display a menu of the
windows associated with the button.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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21.
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A set
of software instructions that cause the computer to perform a specific task is
called: a. | A
program | c. | An
interface | b. | A menu | d. | A cache | | | | |
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22.
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The
Windows interface is referred to as a: a. | Graphical user interface | c. | Console interface | b. | Menu
interface | d. | Command-line
interface | | | | |
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23.
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The
first picture you typically see after you log on to Windows is called: a. | The
desktop | c. | The mouse
pad | b. | The launch
pad | d. | My Shared
Documents | | | | |
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24.
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A pad
on which the mouse rests while you work with Windows is called a: a. | Launch
pad | c. | Mouse
pad | b. | Generator
pad | d. | Notepad | | | | |
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25.
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The
text description that appears when you point to some object on screen in Windows is known as
a: a. | Win Info
box | c. | ScreenTip | b. | Info box | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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26.
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The
button typically found at the extreme left end of the taskbar is the: a. | Control
button | c. | Shutdown
button | b. | Start button | d. | Shift button | | | | |
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27.
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Which
Start menu item opens a window enabling you to configure the way Windows looks and
behaves? a. | My
Documents | c. | Control
Panel | b. | Task | d. | Outlook | | | | |
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28.
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Which
folder in Windows typically stores your document, picture, video, and music files and
folders? a. | My Shared
Computer | c. | My
Computer | b. | My Shared Documents | d. | My Documents | | | | |
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29.
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The
Control Panel window is divided into how many panes? a. | 1 | c. | 2 | b. | 3 | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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30.
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A
form of organization that branches, like a tree, from more general into more specific units is
called: a. | A
hierarchy | c. | The Options
menu | b. | A
file | d. | A title
bar | | | | |
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31.
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Most
of the programs on your computer can be started from which menu? a. | The Control
menu | c. | The Switching
menu | b. | The All Programs
menu | d. | The Windows
menu | | | | |
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32.
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Programs with a similar function are often organized into: a. | Modules | c. | System
clusters | b. | Pattern units | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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33.
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A
lower-level menu in a menu hierarchy is called a(n): a. | Phase
transition | c. | Minor
menu | b. | Submenu | d. | Underset | | | | |
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34.
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The
name of the special key, found on most keyboards, that turns on the Start menu is
the: a. | Control
key | c. | System
key | b. | Function
key | d. | Windows logo
key | | | | |
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35.
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The
Windows logo key, in combination with what other key, can open the My Computer
window?
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36.
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The
windows object, typically located at the bottom of the desktop, that contains the Start button and
the Notification Area is the: a. | Toolbar | c. | Control bar | b. | Taskbar | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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37.
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Another name for the Notification Area is the: a. | Data
Arena | c. | Central
Scrutinizer | b. | Unit Identifier | d. | System Tray | | | | |
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38.
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Windows allows how many windows to be active at any given time:
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39.
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An
example of an icon that might appear only temporarily in the Windows Notification Area
is: a. | The Printer
icon | c. | The My Documents
icon | b. | The Desktop
icon | d. | The Control
Panel icon | | | | |
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40.
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The
All Programs menu is found in which menu: a. | Control | c. | Task Transition | b. | Surface | d. | Start | | | | |
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