Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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When two or
more computers are connected locally, such as in an office, the network is called a(n)
____. a. | Internet | b. | Telecommunications network | c. | Intranet | d. | None of the above | | |
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Which of the
following is the part of the Internet that contains Web pages that are linked
together? a. | Intranet | b. | World Wide Web | c. | Hypertext
links | d. | None of the above | | |
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Using
Internet Explorer, you can ____. a. | Display Web pages | b. | Search for
information | c. | Print Web pages | d. | All of the
above | | |
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The first
graphical Web browser introduced at the University of Illinois in 1993 was called
____. a. | Navigator | b. | Mosaic | c. | Arpanet | d. | Explorer | | |
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A hyperlink
on a Web page can ____. a. | Open a graphics file | b. | Play a sound
file | c. | Play a video
file | d. | All of the
above | | |
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An example
of a Web browser program is ____. a. | Microsoft Web | b. | Yahoo! | c. | Microsoft Internet Explorer | d. | AltaVista | | |
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To view the
previous page, click the ____ on the toolbar. a. | Back button | b. | URL | c. | hyperlink | d. | scroll arrow | | |
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The three
letters edu in a Web site www.lsu.edu is the ____. a. | top-level
domain | b. | hyperlink | c. | domain name | d. | protocol | | |
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The first
page that opens when you start Internet Explorer is called the ____. a. | Favorite
page | b. | Site
page | c. | Web
page | d. | Home
page | | |
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You can
search for Web sites about a particular topic if you type a keyword or words in the Address bar, then
click the ____. a. | Search
button | b. | Go button | c. | Links button | d. | Find
button | | |
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The status
bar in Internet Explorer shows ____. a. | Information about your connection progress when you open a new Web
page | b. | A notification of when
you are connecting to another Web site | c. | The percentage of information that has transferred to your browser
from the Web server | d. | All of the above | | |
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The part of
the Internet Explorer window that displays the address of the currently opened Web page is the
____. a. | Menu
bar | b. | Status
bar | c. | Title
bar | d. | Address
bar | | |
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Another name
for a Web page's address is the ____. a. | Uniform Resource Address | b. | Uniform Web
Locator | c. | Uniform Resource Locator | d. | Uniform
Hyperlink. | | |
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A URL for a
Web page begins with the ____ protocol. a. | Http | b. | Ftp | c. | URL | d. | None of the above | | |
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To set the
default home page as the page you are viewing when using Internet Explorer click ____ on the menu
bar, click Internet Options, then click Use Current in the Home page area on the General
tab. a. | Tools | b. | Edit | c. | Options | d. | File | | |
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To use a
search engine you enter a phrase or a ____ in the appropriate search text box. a. | Hit | b. | Link | c. | Keyword | d. | Favorite | | |
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Which of the
following is a Web search engine? a. | Explore | b. | Navigator | c. | Search Companion | d. | Google | | |
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The physical
components of a computer are referred to as ____. a. | software | b. | hardware | c. | configurations | d. | specifications | | |
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Which of the
following is NOT a pointing device? a. | track ball | b. | mouse | c. | touch pad | d. | display adapter | | |
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An example
of an output device is a ____. a. | keyboard | b. | monitor | c. | mouse | d. | trackpad | | |
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A hard copy
of a file you created on your computer would be ____. a. | saved on a floppy
disk | b. | printed on a
printer | c. | backed up on a tape drive | d. | sent as an
e-mail | | |
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The storage
capacity of a computer is measured in ____. a. | hertz | b. | bytes | c. | binary digits | d. | ASCII
characters | | |
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Which of the
following is the largest unit of measurement? a. | a bit | b. | a gigabyte | c. | a megabyte | d. | a kilobyte | | |
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Megahertz is
a measurement of ____. a. | the amount of memory | b. | the amount of
RAM | c. | the speed of the
microprocessor | d. | cache memory | | |
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25.
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Special
high-speed memory reserved for the microprocessor's use is called ____. a. | ROM | b. | storage | c. | virtual memory | d. | cache
memory | | |
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Where is
program and data information that is being used temporarily stored by your computer?
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Flash
storage devices plug into the ____ port of a personal computer. a. | driver | b. | USB | c. | ROM | d. | data bus | | |
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Dragging
with the mouse enables you to ____. a. | Shift from one program to another. | b. | Move an icon or window
to another location on the desktop. | c. | Select an item from a menu. | d. | Display a shortcut menu
for an item. | | |
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What is the
term for positioning the mouse pointer over a Windows element? a. | Pointing | b. | Dragging | c. | Clicking | d. | Restoring | | |
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30.
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Clicking the
Start button displays the ____. a. | Start menu | b. | My Computer window | c. | Windows XP
desktop | d. | Taskbar | | |
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WordPad is
an example of a(n) ____. a. | Operating system | b. | Windows XP
setting | c. | Icon | d. | Program | | |
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The Minimize
button is used to ____. a. | Return a window to its original size | b. | Reduce a window to a
button on the taskbar | c. | Reduce the power used by your operating
system | d. | Reduce all the open windows on your screen | | |
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To return a
window to its previous size, click the ____. a. | Restore button | b. | Windows
button | c. | Return button | d. | Start
button | | |
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Certain
letters are underlined in commands to indicate that ____. a. | The command can be
executed using the keyboard | b. | The menu command is not currently available | c. | A dialog box will
open | d. | Help is available about
that command | | |
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When a
toolbar button (such as the Views button) has an arrow next to it, it indicates that the button
____. a. | Is currently
selected | b. | Is only available in the current program | c. | Has several options
from which you may choose | d. | All of the above | | |
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In a dialog
box, which of the following items organizes the options into separate categories? a. | Check
boxes | b. | Text boxes | c. | List boxes | d. | Tabs | | |
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What Windows
feature enables you to see different parts of a document that is too large to display on the screen
at one time? a. | Scroll
bars | b. | Minimize and Maximize
buttons | c. | Help menus | d. | Text boxes | | |
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Which action
enables you to see the bottom contents of a file? a. | Dragging the vertical scroll box to the bottom of the scroll
bar. | b. | Double-clicking the
down scroll arrow. | c. | Clicking the space below the scroll box. | d. | Double-clicking the
vertical scroll box. | | |
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Icons are
____. a. | Kinds of operating
systems | b. | Miniature windows | c. | Small pictures of the
Windows elements they represent | d. | On screen frames that operate through
Windows | | |
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The taskbar
shows you ____. a. | A series of
menus | b. | Steps to operate a program | c. | What programs are
currently running | d. | The amount of time that has elapsed during your Windows
session | | |
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Which of the
following icons on the desktop would you click to work with different disk drives and folders on your
computer? a. | Quick Launch
toolbar | b. | My Computer | c. | Taskbar | d. | My Network Places | | |
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Which mouse
technique enables you to open an icon and see its contents? a. | Double-clicking | b. | Pointing | c. | Right-clicking | d. | Left-clicking | | |
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If you open
a file, make changes to it, and save the file with the same file name, what happens to the original
file? a. | It remains
unchanged. | b. | It reflects the changes made to the original
file. | c. | It is temporarily stored on the Clipboard. | d. | It moves up in the file
hierarchy. | | |
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To switch
from one open program to another, ____. a. | Double-click anywhere in the current window to close it, and then
click the other window to open it | b. | Click the correct
program button on the taskbar | c. | Select Program on the
menu bar, then click the Exit command | d. | Type
[Ctrl][S] | | |
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A browser is
____. a. | A program you use to
access the Internet | b. | A program for organizing the files and folders on a
computer | c. | A program for searching for information on your
computer | d. | All of the above | | |
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Which
command removes information from a file and places it on the Clipboard? a. | Cut | b. | Copy | c. | Paste | d. | Insert | | |
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A file is
____. a. | Any Windows function
that has a meaningful name | b. | The selected text in WordPad | c. | A collection of
electronic data created on a computer | d. | A hierarchy of the data on a computer | | |
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The
insertion point indicates ____. a. | Where you should insert a flash drive | b. | That a file needs to be
saved | c. | That it is safe to shut down Windows 2000 | d. | Where the text you type
will appear | | |
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A font is a
____. a. | Particular type of
computerized file | b. | Particular shape and size of type | c. | Tool for saving text
after you've typed it | d. | Result of selecting text | | |
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50.
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What is the
maximum number of characters that can be used in a file name?
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51.
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The graphics
program that comes with Windows XP is called ____. a. | Image
Maker | b. | Canvas | c. | WinArt | d. | Paint | | |
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What is the
name for the way files are organized on a computer? a. | Quick
View | b. | Multitasking | c. | File hierarchy | d. | File
management | | |
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If you
accidentally delete a file that you need, you can restore it ____. a. | By clicking Edit on the
Recycle Bin menu bar, then clicking Undo Delete | b. | By typing [Alt][E],
then [R] | c. | By selecting the "Empty Recycle Bin"
command | d. | By exiting Windows, and then shutting down your
system | | |
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The
temporary storage area for deleted files is called the ____. a. | Clipboard | b. | Recycle Bin | c. | Hard drive | d. | Channel Bar | | |
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The pane on
the Explorer Bar of the Windows Explorer window displays the ____. a. | Program
icons | b. | Contents of selected folders | c. | Disks available for
storing files and folders | d. | Folders pane | | |
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A plus sign
(+) to the left of a folder in Windows Explorer indicates that the folder ____. a. | Is at the lowest level
of the file hierarchy | b. | Is empty | c. | Contains other folders | d. | Was recently
modified | | |
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In the
Windows Explorer window, the pane on the right side displays ____. a. | Each drive and its
current status | b. | All the files on a disk | c. | The contents of the
selected drive or folder | d. | The structure of a disk | | |
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When neither
a plus sign (+) nor a minus sign (-) appears to the left of a drive or folder in Windows Explorer, it
means that ____. a. | The next level up in
the folder hierarchy is not available | b. | The drive or folder's contents have been moved to a new
location | c. | The drive or folder is empty | d. | The drive or folder
does not have any additional folders in it | | |
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When you
click a folder in the left pane in Windows Explorer, ____. a. | The contents of the
folder are shown in the right pane | b. | The list of subfolders appears in right pane | c. | The contents of the
folder are displayed in the status bar | d. | A shortcut menu appears beside the folder | | |
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Which item
on the desktop do you click in order to work with the organization of your computer, including all
disk drives and printers? a. | My Briefcase icon | b. | My Computer
icon | c. | Recycle
Bin | d. | Taskbar | | |
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To open
Windows Explorer you ____. a. | Click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories,
then click Windows Explorer | b. | Click the Start button,
then double-click the Windows Explorer icon | c. | Click the Start button, point to Find, then click Windows
Explorer | d. | Click the Start button,
point to Accessories, then click Windows Explorer | | |
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To open a
file from the Open dialog box, you either can click the file, then click Open, or you can
____. a. | Double-click the
file | b. | Drag the file to the
Open button | c. | Click the Look-in list arrow, then click the
file | d. | All of the
above | | |
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63.
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What
kind of software program is Word 2003? a. | Database | b. | Word
processing | c. | Desktop publishing | d. | Spreadsheet | | |
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64.
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Which
type of document would you create with the Word Mail Merge feature? a. | Form
letter | b. | Book | c. | Resume | d. | Newsletter | | |
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65.
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Which
element of the Word program window indicates where text will appear when you type? a. | ScreenTip | b. | Click and Type pointer | c. | Zoom list
arrow | d. | Insertion point | | |
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66.
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What
appears when you place the mouse over a toolbar button? a. | Click and type
pointer | b. | ScreenTip | c. | Toolbar Options
button | d. | I-beam pointer | | |
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67.
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Which
pointer appears when you point to a hyperlink? a. | Click and type pointer | b. | Selection
pointer | c. | Hand pointer | d. | I-beam
pointer | | |
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68.
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Which
Word view allows you to reorganize text by moving headings? a. | Normal | b. | Print Layout | c. | Web
Layout | d. | Outline | | |
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69.
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Which
element of the Word program window contains buttons for performing operating
commands? a. | Menu
bar | b. | Standard
toolbar | c. | Formatting toolbar | d. | New document
task pane | | |
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70.
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Where
in the Word program window is the name of the current document displayed? a. | Title
bar | b. | Status
bar | c. | Standard
toolbar | d. | Taskbar | | |
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71.
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Where
in the Word program window would you find a button for applying bold to text? a. | Menu
bar | b. | Scroll
bar | c. | Formatting
toolbar | d. | Standard toolbar | | |
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72.
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Which
element of the Word program window displays the number of pages in the document? a. | Scroll
bar | b. | Document
window | c. | Ask a Question box | d. | Status
bar | | |
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73.
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Which
element of the Word program window displays tab settings? a. | Status
bar | b. | Vertical
ruler | c. | Horizontal ruler | d. | Scroll
bar | | |
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74.
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Which
key do you press to remove the character after the insertion point? a. | Enter | b. | Delete | c. | Backspace | d. | Tab | | |
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75.
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Which
automatic feature makes typographical adjustments as you type? a. | Smart
tags | b. | AutoComplete | c. | AutoCorrect | d. | Spelling and
Grammar | | |
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Which
key can be used to indent the first line of a paragraph? a. | Tab | b. | Backspace | c. | Delete | d. | Enter | | |
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77.
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Which
key is used to insert a blank line in a document? a. | Tab | b. | Spacebar | c. | Enter | d. | Insert | | |
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78.
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Which
Word automatic feature suggests text to insert into the document as you type? a. | AutoComplete | b. | AutoText | c. | AutoCorrect | d. | AutoType | | |
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79.
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Which
command is used to store a document as a file on a disk? a. | Close | b. | Exit | c. | Save | d. | Send To | | |
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80.
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What
file extension is automatically assigned to Word documents?
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81.
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What
happens when you click the Print button on the Standard toolbar? a. | The Print dialog
box opens. | b. | The document prints using the default print
settings. | c. | The document opens in Print Preview. | d. | The document
opens in Print Layout view. | | |
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82.
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What
does the Office Assistant do? a. | Provide tips related to the current task.
| b. | Count the number
of words in your document. | c. | Save your document automatically every few
minutes. | d. | Check your document for spelling
errors. | | |
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83.
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What
happens when you click the Close Window button on the menu bar? a. | The Word program
window closes. | b. | The current document closes. | c. | All open
documents close. | d. | The Save As dialog box opens. | | |
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84.
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What
happens when you use the Exit command? a. | The Word program window closes. | b. | The current
document closes. | c. | The Word program window is minimized to the task
bar. | d. | The Save As
dialog box opens. | | |
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85.
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Which
command is used to create a new file that is copy of the original? a. | Save | b. | Save As | c. | More
Documents | d. | New From Existing | | |
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Which
command is used to overwrite the copy of a file that is stored on a disk with the changes recently
made to the file? a. | New | b. | Open | c. | Save As | d. | Save | | |
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87.
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When
you use the Create New Folder button in the Save As dialog box to create a new folder, where will the
newly created folder be located? a. | In the My Documents folder | b. | On the C:
drive | c. | On the A: drive | d. | In the current
drive or folder | | |
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88.
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What
is the file extension for documents created in Word?
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89.
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Which
of the following methods selects a paragraph? a. | Double-click the paragraph. | b. | Triple-click the
paragraph. | c. | Click the margin left of the
paragraph. | d. | Press [Ctrl] and click the paragraph. | | |
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90.
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Which
of the following methods selects a sentence? a. | Double-click the sentence. | b. | Triple-click the
sentence. | c. | Click the margin left of the
sentence. | d. | Press [Ctrl] and click the sentence. | | |
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91.
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How
do you deselect text? a. | Use the Deselect command | b. | Click the Undo
button | c. | Drag the pointer over text | d. | Click anywhere
in the document window | | |
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92.
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Which
method quickly selects a word? a. | Click it. | b. | Double-click
it. | c. | Triple-click
it. | d. | Quadruple-click
it. | | |
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93.
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When
formatting marks are displayed, which symbol represents a space? a. | Dot | b. | Paragraph mark | c. | Right
arrow | d. | Blank space | | |
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94.
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Which
button is used to display formatting marks? a. | Format Painter | b. | Show/Hide
¶ | c. | Document Map | d. | Drawing | | |
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95.
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What
is the keyboard shortcut for cutting text? a. | [Ctrl][Q] | b. | [Ctrl][C] | c. | [Ctrl][V] | d. | [Ctrl][X] | | |
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96.
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What
is the keyboard shortcut for pasting text? a. | [Ctrl][A] | b. | [Ctrl][P] | c. | [Ctrl][V] | d. | [Ctrl][X] | | |
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97.
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What
is the keyboard shortcut for copying text? a. | [Ctrl][C] | b. | [Ctrl][A] | c. | [Ctrl][Q] | d. | [Ctrl][V] | | |
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98.
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Where
are the Word keyboard shortcuts listed? a. | In the Word Read Me file | b. | On the Word
menus | c. | In the Shortcut task pane | d. | In Word
ScreenTips | | |
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99.
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What
happens when text is dragged to a new location in the document? a. | The text is
stored on the Clipboard. | b. | The formatting of the text changes. | c. | The text is
deleted from the document. | d. | The text is moved to the new
location. | | |
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100.
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Which
command is used to insert text that is stored on the Clipboard into a document? a. | Paste | b. | Office Clipboard | c. | Replace | d. | Insert | | |
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101.
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If
you want to copy text to a new location by dragging it, which key must you press as you
drag? a. | [Shift] | b. | [Ctrl] | c. | [Alt] | d. | [Ins] | | |
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102.
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What
is the function of the Paste Options button? a. | To copy the text to the Clipboard. | b. | To paste the
text at the location of the insertion point. | c. | To paste the
text as a hyperlink. | d. | To change the format of pasted text. | | |
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103.
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Which
command is used to display two different parts of the same document in the document
window? a. | Scroll | b. | Split | c. | Arrange
All | d. | Window | | |
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104.
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What
happens when you click the Redo button? a. | The text on the Clipboard is pasted in the document.
| b. | The last text
you typed is inserted in the document. | c. | The change you just reversed is
restored. | d. | The last action you took is reversed. | | |
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105.
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What
happens when you click an item on the Office Clipboard? a. | The item is
moved to the system Clipboard. | b. | A ScreenTip appears. | c. | The item is
deleted from the Office Clipboard. | d. | The item is pasted in the document at the location of the
insertion point. | | |
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106.
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What
kind of items can be stored on the Office Clipboard? a. | Items collected
from Word only | b. | Items collected from any Office
program | c. | Items collected from any word processing
program | d. | Items collected from any word processing or graphic
program | | |
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107.
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What
happens when you add a 25th item to the Office Clipboard? a. | The last item it
deleted | b. | The first item is deleted | c. | A dialog box
opens. | d. | You cannot add a 25th item to the Office
Clipboard. | | |
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108.
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Which
is not a feature of the Spelling and Grammar checker? a. | Suggests
alternate spellings. | b. | Flags repeated words. | c. | Suggests
synonyms for words. | d. | Flags punctuation errors. | | |
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109.
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Which
feature would you use to find and insert a synonym for an overused word? a. | Spelling and
Grammar | b. | Thesaurus | c. | Find and
Replace | d. | AutoCorrect | | |
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110.
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Which
feature would you use to replace all instances of a word with a synonym for that
word? a. | Spelling and
Grammar | b. | Thesaurus | c. | Find and
Replace | d. | AutoCorrect | | |
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111.
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Which
feature would you use to correct words that you frequently misspell as you type? a. | Spelling and
Grammar | b. | Thesaurus | c. | Find and
Replace | d. | AutoCorrect | | |
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112.
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Times
New Roman is an example of what kind of font? a. | Bold | b. | Italic | c. | Serif | d. | Sans Serif | | |
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113.
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Which
term refers to a set of characters with the same typeface? a. | Font | b. | Point | c. | Style | d. | Serif | | |
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114.
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Which
tool would you use to change the format of text to 20 points? a. | Font list
arrow | b. | Font size list arrow | c. | Font color list
arrow | d. | Style list arrow | | |
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115.
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How
many points are in one-half inch? |