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Lesson 6 Study Guide, Intro to Windows - XP, Richard Goldman



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

1. 

There is only one way to open Windows Explorer.
 

2. 

In Windows Explorer, details of the contents of a selected disk or folder are displayed in the left pane of the Explorer window.
 

3. 

In Windows Explorer, you can use the plus and minus signs next to a folder name or a drive icon to expand or collapse that folder or drive’s hierarchy display.
 

4. 

In Windows Explorer, when the information in a pane exceeds the size of the viewing area, scroll bars appear on the left and top edges of the window to help you adjust the view.
 

5. 

You can view the contents of a drive by opening it.
 

6. 

The default view for items in the right pane of Windows Explorer is Details view.
 

7. 

You cannot create new folders by using Windows Explorer as you can in My Computer.
 

8. 

When you create a new folder in Windows Explorer, the currently selected drive or folder holds the new folder.
 

9. 

You can change the type of folder information Windows Explorer displays in Details view.
 

10. 

In Windows Explorer Details view, you can see information about the date a file was created.
 

11. 

You cannot select a file in the right pane of Windows Explorer by clicking it.
 

12. 

In the right pane of Windows Explorer, you can only select files that adjoin on another in the display.
 

13. 

Using Windows Explorer, you can copy files to folders on the same drive or to a different drive.
 

14. 

Windows XP strictly enforces a single method for copying files by using Windows Explorer.
 

15. 

When you copy a file by using Windows Explorer rather than My Computer, you do not create a duplicate of the file in another location.
 

16. 

Using Windows Explorer, you can move files from one folder or drive to another.
 

17. 

To move a file in Windows Explorer by using Cut-and-Paste, you first select the file you want to move and then choose Edit from the folder’s Menu bar and choose Cut.
 

18. 

After you have selected and cut a file that you want to paste in a different location, Windows XP displays the file icon for the file you have cut with a “ghosting” effect.
 

19. 

There is no way to use the drag-and-drop technique to copy or move files in Windows Explorer.
 

20. 

In Windows Explorer, you do not have to use Ctrl when copying a file from one drive to another by dragging.
 

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

21. 

When you open Windows Explorer, the overall structure of the disk or folder is shown in the left pane of the Explorer in the:
a.
Recycle Bin
c.
Folders list
b.
Task object link
d.
Task bar
 

22. 

Windows XP has integrated Windows Explorer into My Computer as a button on the:
a.
Vertical hold
c.
Standard Buttons toolbar
b.
Taskbar
d.
Format bar
 

23. 

In Windows Explorer, to view the contents of Local Disk (C:), find it in the left pane and:
a.
Point to the right pane.
c.
Press Insert
b.
Click the plus sign (+) next to it.
d.
Close the Windows Explorer window.
 

24. 

You can use the left and right panes of Windows Explorer to display the contents of drives and:
a.
Folders
c.
Network memory
b.
Scroll bars
d.
None of the above
 

25. 

You open a drive or folder to view its contents by using Windows Explorer in the same way that you open them in:
a.
Installation Manager
c.
My Computer
b.
The Format bar
d.
A document
 

26. 

In Windows Explorer, the default view for items in the right pane is:
a.
Windows view
c.
Thumbnails view
b.
Details view
d.
Tiles view
 

27. 

When you create a new folder in Windows Explorer, the currently selected drive or folder holds the new:
a.
Image
c.
Memory
b.
Folder
d.
View
 

28. 

To change the view of the My Documents folder to Details view from the menu bar, choose:
a.
View and then Go To.
c.
View and then Details.
b.
View and then Tiles.
d.
View and then View again.
 

29. 

For items in a folder, the default Windows Explorer Details view includes:
a.
Name
c.
Type
b.
Size
d.
All of the above
 

30. 

You control the fields shown in Windows Explorer Details view by using the:
a.
Rotary Oscillator
c.
Choose Details dialog box
b.
Print dialog box
d.
Windows dialog box
 

31. 

In Windows Explorer, in addition to using the Choose Details dialog box, you can change the order of the columns in Details view by:
a.
Dragging the column headings
c.
Moving the tiled windows
b.
Using the Reorder command
d.
Cutting and Pasting
 

32. 

One way to select files in the right pane of Windows Explorer is to:
a.
Click them
c.
Use the Windows Logo key
b.
Use the Finder
d.
None of the above
 

33. 

You select nonadjacent files in a folder in Windows Explorer by pressing which key as you click each file?
a.
Shift
c.
F11
b.
Windows Logo
d.
Ctrl
 

34. 

To copy a file or folder in Windows Explorer by using keyboard shortcuts, first select the file you want to copy and then:
a.
Press Ctrl+C.
c.
Press End.
b.
Press Shift.
d.
Press PageDown.
 

35. 

Unless you use Ctrl when you drag a file or folder from the right pane of Windows Explorer to a folder or drive in the left pane, Windows assumes that you want to:
a.
Delete the file or folder.
c.
Compress the file or folder.
b.
Investigate the file or folder.
d.
Move the file or folder.
 

36. 

When you move a file in Windows Explorer by using drag-and-drop, you drag the selected file from the right pane of the Explorer window to the desired folder in the:
a.
Network
c.
Menu bar
b.
Left pane
d.
Task force
 

37. 

When you select a file in the right pane of Windows Explorer and choose Cut from the shortcut menu, Windows shows that the file has been selected to be cut by displaying a:
a.
Ghosting effect
c.
Red triangle
b.
Marquee
d.
Tiny orange flag
 

38. 

You can move a file to a new folder in Windows Explorer by clicking it in the right pane and dragging it to the desired folder in the:
a.
Taskbar
c.
Scroll bar
b.
Menu bar
d.
None of the above
 

39. 

In Windows Explorer, when you are copying a file to another drive by dragging it, Windows assumes it is a:
a.
Recycle operation
c.
Copy operation
b.
Move operation
d.
All of the above
 

40. 

When dragging a file to another folder in Windows Explorer, to have Windows display a small shortcut menu that lets you choose whether the file you are working with should be copied or moved to the new location, use the:
a.
Recycle technique
c.
Left mouse/right mouse technique
b.
Right-click drag-and-drop technique
d.
Windows Logo+Tab technique
 



 
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