True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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You
can open Control Panel from the Start menu or by using the My Computer icon on the
desktop.
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2.
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The
Control Panel Category view setting organizes the Control Panel display into functional
categories.
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3.
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The
role of the mouse buttons is preset when Windows XP is installed and cannot be modified by the
user.
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4.
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The
user can designate which of the two mouse buttons is the primary button used for selecting,
double-clicking, and dragging.
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5.
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The
Pointers and Pointer Options tabs of the Mouse Properties dialog box enable you to change the
appearance of the mouse pointer.
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6.
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For
most users, the keyboard must usually be reconfigured prior to every use.
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7.
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There
is no way to test adjustments made to the keyboard settings in the Keyboard Properties dialog box
without closing the dialog box and opening a word-processing program.
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8.
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The
rate at which a character is repeated when a key is held down is a “hard-wired” feature of
the keyboard hardware and cannot be adjusted.
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9.
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The
Windows Area Code setting is probably the most commonly used regional setting.
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10.
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You
can customize Windows to use currency formats other than United States dollars.
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11.
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You
can set standards and formats for the way in which Windows displays numbers, dates, time, and
currency in the Regional and Language Options dialog box.
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12.
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Windows XP makes no use of sound.
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13.
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You
can set Windows to play a piece of music of your choosing whenever a system error
occurs.
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14.
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Windows Media Player is a small hardware device that attaches to your computer so you
can watch broadcast television.
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15.
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Windows supports a large number of different printers.
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16.
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For
you to add a printer to your setup, the printer must be physically attached to your
computer.
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17.
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You
can change the default printer that your computer uses.
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18.
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When
placed on standby, the computer’s devices (such as the monitor and hard disk drive) shut down,
and the computer shifts to a low power state.
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19.
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The
computer reactivates more quickly from hibernation than from stand-by mode.
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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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20.
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You
can set Windows to display Control Panel utilities organized by: a. | Category | c. | Frequency of
use | b. | Size and
shape | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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21.
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To
change the Control Panel’s Classic view to the Details view, what do you choose from the View
menu? a. | Details | c. | Handheld | b. | Tiles | d. | Organize | | | | |
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Category view organizes the Control Panel display into: a. | Functional
categories | b. | Appropriate patterns based on frequency of
use | c. | User-designated
arrangements | d. | Network hierarchy | | |
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23.
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In
the Windows XP Mouse Properties dialog box, you can adjust the amount of time that is allowed to pass
when you double-click the: a. | Function range | c. | Primary mouse button | b. | Secondary mouse
button | d. | Format
button | | | | |
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24.
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If
you are left-handed and wish to make the right mouse button the button you use most often, open the
Mouse Properties dialog box and click: a. | Reverse mouse buttons | c. | Switch for left-handed use | b. | Reverse Mouse
Wizard. | d. | Switch primary
and secondary buttons | | | | |
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25.
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You
can change various settings affecting the appearance of the pointer by opening the Mouse Properties
dialog box and clicking the: a. | Pointers tab | c. | Alterations tab | b. | System
tab | d. | None of the
above | | | | |
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26.
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To
adjust the rate at which the cursor blinks, you open the Keyboard Properties dialog box and move the
slider under the heading: a. | Cursor | c. | Recover rate | b. | Speed of
blinking | d. | Cursor blink
rate | | | | |
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27.
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You
can adjust the keyboard repeat by using a slider that is located in the Keyboard Properties dialog
box on the tab named: a. | Recover rate | c. | Orientation | b. | Speed | d. | Keyboard | | | | |
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28.
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To
customize Windows so that it reflects your current time zone when you’ve traveled from the East
Coast of the United States to the West Coast, you would open the dialog box named: a. | Time Shift
Wizard | c. | Time &
Travel | b. | Date and Time Properties | d. | Travel Adjustment | | | | |
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29.
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You
can use the Regional and Language Options dialog box to set standards and formats
for. a. | Currency | c. | Dates | b. | Numbers | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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30.
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Which
tab in the Date and Time Properties dialog box enables you to change the time zone on your
computer? a. | Date &
Time | c. | Internet
Time | b. | Time
Zone | d. | Zone &
Time | | | | |
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31.
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You
can access volume and speaker controls from: a. | The Start menu | c. | The Notification Area | b. | Control
Panel | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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32.
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In
the Volume Control dialog box, under the heading Volume Control, you can drag the vertical slider up
to: a. | Increase only
the bass volume | c. | Increase the
speaker volume | b. | Increase only the treble volume | d. | Equalize the speakers | | | | |
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33.
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A
Windows accessory program that enables you to play digital media, such as sound files, music, videos,
CDs, and DVDs is called: a. | Windows Media Player. | c. | Windows Sound Accessory | b. | Windows Digital
Decoder | d. | Windows CD
Player | | | | |
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34.
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A
feature developed by Intel that enables a computer to automatically detect a printer and install the
correct device driver is named: a. | Device linker | c. | Plug and Play | b. | Hookup
manager | d. | None of the
above | | | | |
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35.
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A
program that enables a device such as a modem or a printer to communicate with the operating system
is a: a. | Pixel
generator | c. | Modem
Wizard | b. | Device driver | d. | Printer & Fax feature | | | | |
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36.
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The
Windows wizard that lets you set Windows up to work with a new printer is named: a. | Its All
Good | c. | Add Device
Wizard | b. | New Wizard | d. | Add Printer Wizard | | | | |
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37.
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A
collection of settings that regulates power usage by your computer is a: a. | Power
Move | c. | Power
Scheme | b. | Power Hungry | d. | Schemata | | | | |
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38.
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The
Windows power management setting in which the computer’s devices (such as the monitor and hard
disk drive) shut down and the computer shifts to a low power state is: a. | Recycling | c. | Standby | b. | Standoff | d. | Hibernation | | | | |
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39.
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The
Windows power management setting in which the computer saves everything in memory on the hard disk
and then shuts off its power is: a. | Recycling | c. | Standoff | b. | Hibernation | d. | Standby | | | | |
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