Intro to Windows - Midterm - Tutorial 1
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- You cannot customize the settings for the apperaance of your desktop's background.
- False
- The most common pointing device is a touchpad.
- False
- If your computer has a GUI, you must use a pointing device to manipulate objects.
- True
- You can reset a mouse so that the function of each button switches to acoommodate a left-handed user.
- True
- The mouse pointer is always arrow-shaped.
- False
- The right side of a title bar always contains three buttons: Close, Minimize, and Restore.
- False
- You can move an object on the screen by dragging it to a new location.
- True
- You can resize a maximized window by dragging it's selection handles.
- False
- To open and object's shortcut meny, you double-click it's icon.
- False
- If you cannot see WordPad's program window, then the program is not running.
- False
- A toolbar is an example of a window control.
- True
- In the window shown in Figure 1-1, you must enter the full titel of the topic you wish to find
- False
- The "internet" is a worldwide cllection of computers connected to one another to enable communication.
- True
- Pictures of familiar objects used to represent items stored on you computer, such as programs or files, are called "graphics".
- False, icons
- A "trackball" pointing device contains no moving parts.
- Flase, touchpad
- Clicking the "Restore" button on the title bar enlarges a window to fill the entire screen.
- False, maximize
- Positioning your pointer over any toolbar button displays a "ScreenTip".
- True
- An operating system carries out all of the following tasks EXCEPT
- Creating spreadsheets
- Which of the following is another name for computer programs
- applications
- Which of the following windows XP desktop elements contains buttons that gi ve you quick access to common tools and programs that are currently running?
- taskbar
- Which of the following is NOT a pointing device?
- joystick
- Which of the following appear when you move the mouse over certain objects, such as the objects on a taskbar?
- ScreenTips
- Positioning the pointer over a specific part of the screen is called
- pointing
- A menu that extends from a main menu is called a
- submenu
- What do you do to an object when you point to it and then click it?
- select the object
- The ability fo Windows XP to run more than one program at a time is called
- multitasking
- When more than one program is open, how do you switch between programs?
- You click the program button on the taskbar
- A window can contain which of the following?
- All of the above
- Which of the following window controls contains basic window control buttons?
- title bar
- Graphical or textual objects used for manipulating a window or using a program are called
- controls
- All of the following buttons can sometimes be found on a title bare EXCEPT
- Hide
- All of the following are commonly found menu bar menu titles EXCEPT
- Restore
- Visual hints provided by the program about what to expct when you select an item are called menu
- conventions
- Which of the following menu conventions indicates a submenu
- Triangular arrow
- Which of the following displays a list of available choices from which you can select?
- List box
- When you move your pointer over a toolbar button, a ScreenTip appears and a description of the button is displayed in the
- status bar
- List box controls usually contain all of the following EXCEPT
- A toggle switch
- The Windows XP Help and Support window organizes information into
- pages
- Which of the following Help pages do you use to learn how to use the Help window
- Home
- A ______ system is software that helps the computer carry out tasks such as displaying information or saving data on disks.
- operating
- A ______ user interface displays icons to represent items stored on your computer.
- graphical
- Pressing a mouse button and immediately releasing it is called _____.
- Clicking
- Right-clicking an object both selects it and opens its _____ menu.
- shortcut
- ______ is the ability of Windows XP to run multiple programs at the same time.
- Multitasking
- The _______ toolbar gives quick access to Internet programs and to the desktop.
- quick launch
- Graphical or textual objects used for manipulating a window and for using a program are called ____.
- controls
- ______ an object requires you to click an object and press down and hold the mouse button wile moving the mouse pointer to a new location on the screen.
- dragging
- Windows XP _____ provides on-screen information about the program you are using.
- Help
- When you redisplay a window, that program window becomes ______.
- Active
- A sizing ______ provides a visible control for changing the size of a window.
- handle
- part of the window you use to enter text, draw pictures, and set calculations
- workspace
- contains the basic window control buttons
- title bar
- identifies the program and document contained in the window
- window title
- contains buttons that provide you with shortcuts to common menu commands
- toolbar
- contains list options, such as File, Edit, and Help
- Menu bar
- provides you with messages relevant to the task you are performing
- status bar
- lets you enlarge, shrink, or close a window
- sizing button