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Lesson 4 Study Guide, Intro to Windows - XP, Richard Goldman



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

System Restore is a Windows XP feature that enables you to return your computer to a previous state without the loss of data files.
 

2. 

Restore points are created automatically by Windows XP every day.
 

3. 

You can create a restore point only when you log on to Windows.
 

4. 

Computers usually have only one drive.
 

5. 

The default letter designation for the hard disk drive is Z.
 

6. 

The floppy disk drive letter designation is F.
 

7. 

A megabyte is roughly one billion bytes.
 

8. 

You can use My Computer to examine the contents of a drive or a folder on your computer.
 

9. 

You can open a drive or a folder either by double-clicking its icon or by selecting it and using the Edit menu.
 

10. 

Double-clicking Local Disk (C:) in My Computer displays the contents of the floppy disk drive.
 

11. 

A path identifies a file’s location in the drive and folder hierarchy.
 

12. 

The availability of the buttons on the Standard Buttons toolbar remains the same as you use My Computer.
 

13. 

You can change the size and arrangement of the images associated with drives, folders, and files in My Computer.
 

14. 

The Thumbnails view, from the My Computer Views button, shows the path of a file.
 

15. 

You can use the Details view to sort folders by filename, date, or file size.
 

16. 

You can sort the file listing in a folder by the size of the files in the listing.
 

17. 

The View menu contains many of the same commands as the Views button.
 

18. 

To copy a floppy disk, your computer must have two floppy disk drives.
 

19. 

You can view the contents of a floppy disk by opening it like any other disk or folder.
 

20. 

You should always use caution when formatting disks to ensure that you do not inadvertently format the hard disk instead of the floppy disk.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

21. 

A Windows XP feature that enables you to return you computer to a previous state without the loss of data files is:
a.
System Recall
c.
Recall Agent
b.
System Restore
d.
Byte Memory
 

22. 

Using System Restore, Windows XP enables you to create your own:
a.
Systems
c.
Restore points
b.
Action items
d.
User Profiles
 

23. 

To restore your computer to a previous state by using System Restore, you can open the Start menu, choose All Programs, choose Accessories, choose System Tools:, choose System Restore, and then click:
a.
Save my computer
c.
Reset my computer
b.
Restore my computer to an earlier time
d.
Renew my computer
 

24. 

Windows distinguishes between different drives by means of a:
a.
Chart
c.
Naming convention
b.
Document
d.
Technical overview
 

25. 

A byte is typically equivalent to:
a.
A bit
c.
One typed page
b.
A single typed character
d.
All of the above
 

26. 

A megabyte is:
a.
1,048,576 bytes
c.
1,048,576 bits
b.
2,097,152 bytes
d.
Roughly one billion characters
 

27. 

When you open a drive displayed in the My Computer folder, you move down one level in the:
a.
Folder hierarchy
c.
Nested loop
b.
Monitor hierarchy
d.
Program hierarchy
 

28. 

The contents of the hard disk are organized into a number of different:
a.
Sections
c.
Forms
b.
Folders
d.
Books
 

29. 

With the My Computer folder displayed, My Documents is typically displayed in the left pane under the heading:
a.
Other Places
c.
Remote Address
b.
Network Locations
d.
Finder
 

30. 

The name for the way Windows identifies a file’s location in the drive and folder hierarchy is the:
a.
Trail
c.
Path
b.
Overview
d.
Interface
 

31. 

The drive, folder names, and filename in a path are separated by a:
a.
Slash
c.
Bracket
b.
Dash
d.
Asterisk
 

32. 

You can change the view for My Computer by using the Views button on the:
a.
Status bar
c.
Standard Buttons toolbar
b.
Menu bar
d.
Format bar
 

33. 

You can change the view for My Computer by using the:
a.
View Menu command
b.
Views button on the Standard Buttons toolbar
c.
Shortcut menu
d.
All of the above
 

34. 

To view the files and folders in My Computer as icons, click the Views button and choose:
a.
View all
c.
Details
b.
Icons
d.
None of the above
 

35. 

When a folder contains numerous files or folders, you can use the Details view to sort by the:
a.
Filenames
c.
File sizes
b.
Dates
d.
All of the above
 

36. 

By choosing Show in Groups, you can sort the contents of a drive into groups arranged:
a.
By size
c.
From front to back
b.
Diagonally
d.
Alphabetically
 

37. 

The primary floppy disk drive is typically designated as drive:
a.
A
c.
Z
b.
E
d.
C
 

38. 

When you copy a floppy disk by using a computer with a single floppy disk drive, you first insert the:
a.
Object file
c.
Destination disk
b.
File substitute
d.
Source disk
 

39. 

The floppy disk to which you copy files in a floppy disk copy is called the:
a.
Target
c.
Destination disk
b.
Final disk
d.
None of the above
 

40. 

When you instruct the computer to prepare a disk to accept Windows files, you:
a.
Finalize it
c.
Systemitize it
b.
Address it
d.
Format it
 



 
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