Computer Skills Pre Test

"Desktop" is a computer term that revers to:

• The initial screen showing icons for folders, files, and applications.

• The part of your work area where the computer monitor sits.

• Something that can and should be ignored by most users.

• The list of all of the contents on a particular computer.

The "Control Panel" is:

• A disk on which data can be stored.

• Another term for a display screen.

• A computer network that spans a relatively small area.

• A system tool that allows a user to set certain settings.

Select one of the following to determine the proper procedure for shutting down your computer.

• It's best to never turn off your computer.

• Whenever you are ready to quit, simply push the lighted button on your processor.

• Just unplug your computer

• Go to the Start menu and click "Shut Down"

The Maximize button is used to:

• Scroll slowly through a window.

• Expand a window to fill the entire screen.

• Return a window to its original size.

• Reduce a window to a button on the taskbar.

When you are instructed to "point and click," it means you:

• Use the mouse to move the pointer around the screen

• Double-click the mouse

• Use the mouse to move the pointer around the screen and then click the mouse button once or twice to select the object.

• Use the mouse to move the pointer around the screen and press the mouse button as you move the mouse.

The Minimize button is used to:

• Scroll slowly through a window.

• Reduce a window to a button on the taskbar.

• Expand a window to fill the entire screen.

• Return a window to its original size.

What program command saves a copy of a file under a different name?

• Duplicate

• Copy

• Save

• Save As

What is the name of the Windows location that stores cut or copied information?

• Clipboard

• Start menu

• Hard Drive

• Paint

How to you open a program when there isn't an icon on the desktop for the one you want to use?

• Right click to reveal all icons.

• Click the START button and select the program from the menu.

• Restart the computer.

• It is not possible to open the program if no icons are on the desktop.

A WORD file can be attached to an e-mail message?

• Yes

• No

• Depends on what type of file

• Only to select an e-mail address