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Introduction to Computer Software Applications
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The main portion of the screeen that displays when Windows XP is loaded is called? | the desktop. |
| The _______________ icon is a device that controls the pointer that identifies your location on the screen. | cursor |
| In the default Windows XP desktop, where that Start button is located? | on the Taskbar in the lower left corner on the screen. |
| The portion of the Taskbar where the current time is displayed is called the? | recycle bin. |
| Which of the following terms refers to the mouse action in which you press and hold down the left mouse button, move the mouse pointer to a location, and then release the mouse button? | drag. |
| In a program screen where you can enter text, the mouse appears as this icon? | I-beam pointer. |
| What does I in I-beam pointer stand for? | inserting text. |
| When would the mouse pointer display an hour glass beside it? | when a request is being processed or a program is being loaded. |
| The main portion of the screen that displays when Windows XP is loaded is called the | desktop |
| The _________ is a device that controls the pointer that identifies your location on the screen? | mouse |
| In the default Windows XP desktop, where is the start button located? | on the Task bar in the lower left corner of the screen. |
| The portion of the Task bar where the current time is displayed is called the | notification area. |
| Which of the following terms refers to the mouse action in which you press and hold down the left mouse button, move the mouse to a location, and then release the mouse button? | drag |
| In a program screen where you can enter text, the mouse appears as this icon. | I-beam pointer. |
| When would the mouse pointer display and hour glass beside it? | when a request is being processed or a program is being loaded. |
| Which of the following is not one of the options you can choose at the turn off computer window? | save all files |
| When you open a program, a defined work area, referred to as a ______, appears on the screen | window |
| The top part of a window, where you can generally find buttons for closing, minimizing, maximizing, and restoring the window, is referred to as | Title bar |
| On a window's Title bar. what does the button with the underscore symbol do? | minimizes the window to a button on the Task bar |
| What does the Restore Down button do? | restores the window to the size it was before it was maximized. |
| To change the size of a window both horizontally and vertically at the same time, begin by positioning the mouse pointer here | at one of the corners of the window. |
| The bar that displays at the bottom of the desktop is called | Taskbar |
| Which of the following is not one of the three areas of the Task Bar. | title bar |
| What happens when you double-click the current time in the notification area of the Task bar | The date and time properties dialog box is displayed |
| Thi component of the dialog box is used for typing or editing text. | text box |
| In this dialog box component, only one option can be selected at one time, and the selected option is indicated by a dark or colored circle. | option button |
| Volume controls are often represented by this type of dialog box component. | slider |
| A microsoft natural keyboard allows you to use this key to access various keyboard shortcuts. | windows logo key |
| A program used to access and display web pages is called an | web browser |
| What does URL stand for? | uniform resource locator |
| The address bar of the internet explorer window displays | a url |
| The protocol or language used to transfer data within the World Wide Web is referred to by this abbreviation? | http |
| The image icon, or underlined text that can be clicked to display a web page is referred to as an | hyperlink |
| This control is located at the right end of the Internet explorer navigation bar and by default displays the words, Live search | instant search box. |
| Adding a site to the Favorites center in Internet Explorer | allows you to jump quickly to the site without having to type the url. |
| The results returned by a search engine are often referred to as | hits. |
| When a search for information on the web is narrowed, it is | made more specific. |
| The Yahoo advanced web search page allows you to narrow your search by specifying | specific domain types tobe searched, exact phrase to search, the words to be excluded from the search. *(all of the above) |
| What does the History pane display? | recently-visited sites. |
| To display a list of online resources, click | the Expand button, and then Research. |
| In the Internet Explorer Research Pane, the list box containing reference books and research sites is referred to as | resources list box. |
| The research options hyperlink at the bottom of the Research pane allows you to | control what is displayed in the resources list box. |
| The images and/or text you view on a Web page can be | *all of the above(saved in separate files, inserted into another, printed.) |
| Copyright laws protect _________ of the information on the internet. | much |
| To save an image from a web page as a separate file, begin by | right-clicking the image. |
| The button on the internet explorer navigation bar that will display the previous web page contains this image. | a left-pointing arrow. |
| The keyboard shortcut for selecting the instant search box is | ctrl + E |
| The internet explorer icon used to launch the program features this image. | a lowercase 'e' |
| The document map is a separate pane this displays a list of headings in the document. | true |
| To remove text from Word one character at a time, you can use either the Backspace key or the delete | true |
| Using the scroll bar to view text not displayed on the screen will also move the insertion point | false |
| Using page down to view text not displayed on the screen will also move the insertion point. | true |
| You can only undo the most recent editing task. | false |
| After you perform a spelling and grammar check, there is no need to further proofread your document. | false |
| As you type, you should press the enter key to move to the next line so that you do not type off the right edge of the page. | false |
| If you insert the current date or time into your document rather than typing it, you can choose to automatically update the date or time the next time you open the document. | true |
| When printing a word document, you do not have to print the entire document. You can print specific pages, range of pages, or the current page. | true |
| The outside border is only one of several border buttons to choose from. | true |
| Which of the following indicates a location of where the next character entered at the keyboard will appear. | insertion point |
| The view that promotes easy viewing and reading is | reading layout |
| Which of the following features automatically corrects certain words as you type? | auto correct |
| A wavy red line below a word means that the word | cannot be found in the Spelling dictionary |
| To move the insertion point to the very end of a document, press which of the following keys? | ctrl + end |
| To move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line, press which of the following keys? | home |
| Which of the following accurately describes Word's default tab settings? | left tabs every 0.5 inch |
| In a Word document, styles are used to apply a predefined set of formatting to specified text? | apply a predefined set of formatting to specified text. |
| Clicking the decrease indent button will do which of the following to the current paragraph? | move the left edge of the paragraph to the left |
| When you choose colors for characters, borders or shading, you click on a color. | palette |
| Borders can be placed around which of the following sections of a word? | selected text, selected paragraph, an entire page. *(all of the above) |
| Which of the following paragraph settings cannot be set using the Ruler? | line spacing. |
| How is spacing above and below paragraphs measured. | points. |
| To conserve power but keep the computer on, use the computers standby option. | true |
| If you care finished using the computer, it best to simply turn it off while the desktop is displayed. | false |
| If you set the computer to Hibernate, the desktop will be restored as you left it when you bring the computer out of hibernation. | true |
| If you want a window to fill the entire screen, click maximize button. | true |
| You can only have one window open at a time on your desktop. | false |
| Once you maximize a window, you cannot restore it to its original size. | false |
| You can change the size of the window vertically and horizontally at the same time by positioning the mouse pointer on the corner of the window and then dragging to change the size. | true |
| If you would like to view the items in the My computer window individually instead of in a group, you would switch to Classic view? | true |
| Click the plus symbol to the left of a folder icon if you want to create a copy of that folder. | false |
| You can display the My computer window with or without the Folders pane displayed. | true |
| At the my Computer window, use the shift key to select multiple files that are adjacent to each other. | true |
| You can copy multiple files in the My computer window, but you can only move one file at a time. | false |
| The Search for Files feature looks at file or folder names for the search criteria you specify. It is impossible to search the actual contents of files for search criteria. | false |
| If you delete a file from a floppy disk, it cannot be recovered from the Recycle bin? | true |
| You can create shortcuts for folders and programs but not for individual files. | false |
| Paint is a drawing program that can save images in black and white or color in the bitmap format. | true |
| If you click on the time displayed on the right side of the Taskbar, you can change the minutes of inactivity it takes for the computer to go to screen saver mode. | false |
| If you want to shut down your computer, you can begin this process by clicking the My Computer icon. | false |
| On a webpage, text that is underlined in a specific color and allows you to click to connect to another Web page is called a hyperlink. | true |
| Click the search button on the Internet Explorer toolbar and a Research pane displays at the left side of the window? | false |
| The software that controls and manages the computer is called the | operating system. |
| When your computer is first booted up, the screen that will be displayed is called the | desktop |
| If you want to move a window to a different location, you can begin the drage technique by pointing to the window | title |
| When all open windows display in the upper left corner of the desktop with the Title bar of each open window visible, the windows are said to be | cascaded |
| To resize a window, begin the process by positioning the mouse on the window | border |
| To see the pop-up menu for the Task bar, position the mouse pointer on the Taskbar and then | right-click |
| The area of the taskbar where you usually see the current time displayed is called | notification area |
| In a dialog box, if only one choice from a list can be selected, which of the following dialog box components will most likely be used? | option button |
| You can see the main topics covered in the Windows Help feature by clicking on which tab in the Help and Support Window? | contents |
| If the Help feature has more information about topics similar to the one you are viewing, you can see that information by clickig on which of the following? | related topics. |
| If you use a particular Help topic often, you can display it quickly each time by adding it to which tab? | favorites |
| To see the contents of the floppy, hard drive, and network drives, click on which of the following? | My computer |
| You will be using your computer to write reports for several of your classes. The first step you need to take to get organized is | create folders |
| To copy a file from one location to another, you need to locate the drive or folder where the file resides. The next step is to | select a file you want to copy. |
| When you are in the My computer window, the right pane is referred to as the ___________ pane? | contents |
| When you first create a new folder, the default name given to the folder is | New folder |
| When a file is restored from the Recycle Bin, it will be restored to | its original location and removed from the Recycle bin. |
| When the Recycle Bin gets full, files are removed | when you specify that you want to empty the Recycle Bin. |
| Which of the following is not an option in the Recycle Bin. | copy to |
| You want to change the mouse settings so that you can double-click slowly and still open folders. You can do this by going into the | control panel. |
| If you want to change your computers screensaver, right-click an empty location on your desktop and then click | properties |
| You want to see if you can find someone who sells baseball cards on the Internet, you need to use | a search engine |
| Before you can have access to the Internet from your own computer, you need to sign up with a | Internet Service Provider |
| Yahoo and Excite are examples of | search engines |
| The Web address www.nps.gov/yose can be referred to as a(n) | Uniform Resource Locator. |
| The web address extension, such as .com or .edu, specifies | the domain to which the server belongs. |
| If you want to return to a Webpage you visited a few days ago, click which button? | History |
| If you want to return to a Web Page after navigating from it, click which button | back |
| If you print out Powerpoint slides as handouts, any existing notes will also be printed. | false |
| When beginning a new Powerpoint presentation, you must always start with the AutoContent Wizard and then you can go back to the presentation later and make changes. | false |
| The Outline view of a presentation shows any existing graphics in the slide show. | false |
| Design templates provide different choices of predesigned formatting for the slides in your presentation. | true |
| Once a presentation has been prepared, you can go back and insert slides at the beginning, end, or throughout the presentation | true |
| The task pane can be moved to different locations on the screen or turned off completely | true |
| A wavy red line placed below a word by PowerPoint always indicates that there is a misspelling that must be corrected before the document can be printed. | false |
| You must be in Notes Page view to add, view, or edit slide notes. | false |
| When a slide show is running, you cannot see PowerPoint menus and toolbars. | true |
| If you are being positioned at Slide 3 and you run the presentation, the slide show will begin at Slide 3 rather than at the beginning of the presentation. | true |
| Transition effects must be the same for all slides in the presentation. | false |
| You can make a copy of an entire slide at once, you do not have to copy each piece individually. | true |
| Slides can be copied from one presentation to another. | true |
| The set of colors that pops up when you click the Font Color button is always the same no matter what design template you are using. | false |
| The font drop-down list displays the most recently used fonts at the beginning of the list. | true |
| The design template will generally determine the font and font size for text, although you can change the font and font size for specific headings and subheadings. | true |
| Choose the appropriate typeface can help determine the tone and message you want your presentation to portray. | false |
| You should use at least four or five fonts in each presentation. | false |
| Changes made at the Edit Color scheme dialog box will affect the entire presentation. You cannot change slide colors for the active slide only. | true |
| Clip art can be recolored to match the color scheme of the presentation. | true |
| Which of the following best describes what AutoContent Wizard does for you? | It provides ideas and organization for your presentation. |
| Which of the following best describes what the task pane does for you? | it presents features available to you depending on what task you are currently doing. |
| Demote the insertion point to the next level by presssing which keys? | tab |
| Promote the insertion point to the previous level by pressing which keys | shift + tab |
| With the Slide tab selected in the Outline/Slides pane, how are individual slides displayed? | as slide miniatures |
| Which of the following is an example of a Slide Layout option? | title slide |
| The AutoFit button is used to fit text within the boundaries of which object? | placeholder |
| How one slide is removed from the screen and the next slide is displayed while a slide show is running is called | transitions |
| You can print handouts with _________________ slides per page. | 1,2,3,4,6, or 9. |
| If you need to rearrange slides, use ________ view. | Slide Sorter |
| The Increase Indent and Decrease Ident buttons are on which toolbar? | Formatting |
| The Collapse button displays | only the titles of the slides. |
| Titles, subtitles, headings, and short text items usually stand out by using which kind of typeface. | sans serif fonts |
| Use which kind of typeface in text-intensive slides to help the readers eyes to move across the text? | serif fonts |
| Underline, shadow, emboss and superscript are all examples of | formatting effects. |
| A monospaced font is | one in which each character takes up the same amount of space. |
| Cropping a picture | sets a specific portion of the image to display. |
| Images provided in a gallery with Microsoft Office are called | clip art |
| Pinwheel is an example of an | animation scheme |
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