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48 questions
  1. What does NT mean in Windows NT —
    1. New Terminology
    2. New Technique
    3. New Technology
    4. Normal Technique
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    Answer: (C) New Technology

    NT = New Technology.

  2. In Windows ME, ME stands for —
    1. Millennium Edition
    2. Micro Expert
    3. Macro Expert
    4. Multi Expert
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    Answer: (A) Millennium Edition

    Millennium Edition.

  3. In which year was Windows XP released?
    1. 2000
    2. 1998
    3. 1999
    4. 2001
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    Answer: (D) 2001

    25 October 2001.

  4. Which is not a feature of Windows 98?
    1. Supports Internet Explorer 4.0.1
    2. Supports devices such as USB and DVD
    3. The first OS to use WDM
    4. Multiple firewall
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    Answer: (D) Multiple firewall

    Multiple firewalls belong to Windows 7.

  5. What are Windows 95, 98 and NT known as?
    1. Processors
    2. Domain names
    3. Modems
    4. Operating systems
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    Answer: (D) Operating systems

    They are operating systems.

  6. Not a version of Windows for the PC —
    1. ME
    2. 98
    3. XP
    4. Linux
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    Answer: (D) Linux

    Linux is a different OS.

  7. An example of system software —
    1. Windows 7
    2. MS Word 2010
    3. MS PowerPoint 2010
    4. OpenOffice Writer
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    Answer: (A) Windows 7

    Windows is an OS.

  8. Not an in-built application of MS Windows —
    1. Paint
    2. CD Player
    3. Disk Defragmenter
    4. MS Word
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    Answer: (D) MS Word

    MS Word belongs to Office.

  9. What is Windows Explorer?
    1. A personal computer
    2. A network
    3. A file manager
    4. A drive
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    Answer: (C) A file manager

    It is a program for browsing and handling files.

  10. The background of the screen is known as —
    1. Application
    2. Window
    3. Desktop
    4. Frame
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    Answer: (C) Desktop

    The desktop.

  1. The background image of the desktop —
    1. Graphics
    2. Deskcover
    3. Wallback
    4. Wallpaper
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    Answer: (D) Wallpaper

    Wallpaper.

  2. The blinking indicator that shows where your next action will happen —
    1. CPU
    2. Cursor
    3. Toolbar
    4. Boot
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    Answer: (B) Cursor

    The cursor.

  3. Small pictures representing a file, folder and so on —
    1. Task bar
    2. Windows
    3. Desktop
    4. Icons
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    Answer: (D) Icons

    Icons.

  4. To open a disk, the mouse pointer is placed on the disk icon and then —
    1. Dragged with the button pressed
    2. Double-clicked
    3. Rotated around
    4. Clicked after rotating
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    Answer: (B) Double-clicked

    A double click opens it.

  5. Moving an icon on the desktop is called —
    1. Double clicking
    2. Highlighting
    3. Dragging
    4. Pointing
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    Answer: (C) Dragging

    Dragging.

  6. Where do all deleted files go?
    1. Recycle Bin
    2. Task Bar
    3. Tool Bar
    4. Computer
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    Answer: (A) Recycle Bin

    The Recycle Bin.

  7. Where is the task bar located?
    1. On the Start menu
    2. At the bottom of the screen
    3. On the quick launch toolbar
    4. At the top of the screen
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    Answer: (B) At the bottom of the screen

    At the bottom.

  8. In split windows why does one title bar look darker?
    1. It shows an unused window
    2. It shows the active window
    3. It shows an unavailable window
    4. Both (1) and (2)
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    Answer: (B) It shows the active window

    Darker = active.

  9. Where are the date and time available on the desktop?
    1. Keyboard
    2. Recycle Bin
    3. My Computer
    4. Task Bar
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    Answer: (D) Task Bar

    On the task bar.

  10. The appropriate method to shut the computer down —
    1. Click Start then Shut down
    2. Click Start then Restart
    3. Click Start then Switch user
    4. Switch off the monitor
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    Answer: (A) Click Start then Shut down

    Start → Shut down.

  1. A newly installed program is typically added to which menu?
    1. All Programs
    2. Select Programs
    3. Start Programs
    4. Desktop Programs
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    Answer: (A) All Programs

    All Programs.

  2. Why log off when leaving the office?
    1. Someone might steal your files and passwords
    2. To save electricity
    3. To increase performance
    4. It is mandatory
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    Answer: (A) Someone might steal your files and passwords

    For security.

  3. The rectangular area for displaying information and running programs —
    1. Desktop
    2. Dialog box
    3. Menu
    4. Window
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    Answer: (D) Window

    Window.

  4. Maximizing a window means —
    1. Fill it to capacity
    2. Expand it to fit the desktop
    3. Put only like files inside
    4. Drag it to the recycle bin
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    Answer: (B) Expand it to fit the desktop

    It spreads over the whole desktop.

  5. How do you reduce a window to an icon —
    1. Open a group window
    2. Minimize a window
    3. Maximize a window
    4. Restore a window
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    Answer: (B) Minimize a window

    Minimize.

  6. Lists of commands that appear on the screen —
    1. GUIs
    2. Icons
    3. Menus
    4. Windows
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    Answer: (C) Menus

    Menus.

  7. Commands at the top such as FILE-EDIT-FONT-TOOLS belong to the —
    1. Menu bar
    2. Tool bar
    3. User friendly
    4. Word processor
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    Answer: (A) Menu bar

    The menu bar.

  8. To create a new document, the File menu command is —
    1. Open
    2. Close
    3. New
    4. Save
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    Answer: (C) New

    New.

  9. Which menu is used to cut, copy and paste?
    1. File
    2. Tools
    3. Special
    4. Edit
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    Answer: (D) Edit

    Edit.

  10. Clicking “Yes” to “Do you really want to delete the file?” is a —
    1. Program response
    2. User output
    3. User response
    4. Program output
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    Answer: (C) User response

    The user’s reply.

  1. An additional set of commands displayed after you make a selection —
    1. Dialog box
    2. Sub menu
    3. Menu selecting
    4. All of these
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    Answer: (B) Sub menu

    Sub menu.

  2. An icon on the desktop that gives immediate access to a program or file —
    1. Kernel
    2. Buffer
    3. Shortcut
    4. Spooler
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    Answer: (C) Shortcut

    A shortcut.

  3. The full form of RTF —
    1. Richer Text-Formatting
    2. Rich Text Format
    3. Right Text Fishing
    4. Rich Text Font
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    Answer: (B) Rich Text Format

    Rich Text Format.

  4. The extension of a Paint file —
    1. .png
    2. .jpg
    3. .bmp
    4. All of these
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    Answer: (D) All of these

    All three.

  5. A simple interface for playing digital media —
    1. WordPad
    2. Notepad
    3. Media Player
    4. Games
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    Answer: (C) Media Player

    Media Player.

  6. Information that is cut or copied goes to the —
    1. Clipart
    2. Clipboard
    3. Motherboard
    4. Both clipart and clipboard
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    Answer: (B) Clipboard

    The clipboard.

  7. The correct statement about the clipboard —
    1. Saves data on disk in a power failure
    2. Retains contents even when switched off
    3. Is available only in Word
    4. A temporary storage in memory for cut or copied data
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    Answer: (D) A temporary storage in memory for cut or copied data

    A temporary store.

  8. A document that has been saved is called a —
    1. File
    2. Word
    3. Folder
    4. Project
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    Answer: (A) File

    A file.

  9. The false statement about file names —
    1. Within a folder every file needs a different name
    2. The name part is written before the dot
    3. The extension points to the file type
    4. The extension comes before the dot
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    Answer: (D) The extension comes before the dot

    The extension comes after the dot.

  10. File extensions are used to —
    1. Name the file
    2. Ensure the name is not lost
    3. Identify the file
    4. Identify the file type
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    Answer: (D) Identify the file type

    To identify the type.

  1. .bas, .doc and .htm are examples of which thing?
    1. Extensions
    2. Protocols
    3. Database
    4. Domains
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    Answer: (A) Extensions

    Extensions.

  2. Files are arranged by keeping them in —
    1. Archives
    2. Lists
    3. Indexes
    4. Folders
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    Answer: (D) Folders

    Folders.

  3. A folder included in another folder is a —
    1. Mini-folder
    2. Small folder
    3. Sub-folder
    4. Object folder
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    Answer: (C) Sub-folder

    Sub-folder.

  4. The correct sequence of shortcut keys for copy, paste and cut —
    1. Ctrl+V; Ctrl+C; Ctrl+V
    2. Ctrl+C; Ctrl+V; Ctrl+X
    3. Ctrl+X; Ctrl+C; Ctrl+V
    4. Ctrl+C; Ctrl+X; Ctrl+V
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    Answer: (B) Ctrl+C; Ctrl+V; Ctrl+X

    Copy C, paste V, cut X.

  5. Which key erases the characters before the cursor —
    1. Alt + Delete
    2. Shift
    3. Esc
    4. Backspace
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    Answer: (D) Backspace

    Backspace.

  6. To restart the computer, the keys used are —
    1. Del + Ctrl
    2. Backspace + Ctrl
    3. Esc + Ctrl
    4. Ctrl + Alt + Del
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    Answer: (D) Ctrl + Alt + Del

    Ctrl+Alt+Del.

  7. The shortcut key to close the active window —
    1. Alt+F4
    2. Ctrl+F4
    3. Alt+F6
    4. Ctrl+Esc
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    Answer: (A) Alt+F4

    Alt+F4.

  8. When an object is embedded in a document —
    1. It becomes a part of the document
    2. It remains outside but loads with the document
    3. Both become a zip file
    4. Both (1) and (2)
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    Answer: (A) It becomes a part of the document

    Embedded = a part.

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