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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A browser allows you to search for files that are saved on your computer.
 

 2. 

When Windows XP is started for the first time, the taskbar is located along the top of the screen.
 

 3. 

The taskbar shows you what programs are currently running.
 

 4. 

The Recycle Bin icon enables you to delete and restore files.
 

 5. 

To open a shortcut menu of commands using the mouse, you must right-click an item.
 

 6. 

The mouse pointer changes shape when you are manually resizing a window.
 

 7. 

Once you have maximized a window, you cannot restore it to it to its original size.
 

 8. 

A triangle next to a menu command indicates that the command is not currently enabled.
 

 9. 

You can use either the keyboard or the mouse to access menu commands.
 

 10. 

A toolbar contains menus.
 

 11. 

The mouse pointer changes shape based on the mouse action.
 

 12. 

The set of buttons under the menu bar in a Windows program is known as a toolbar.
 

 13. 

You should save and close all open files before shutting down Windows.
 

 14. 

To get the latest technical support on Windows XP, you can connect to a Microsoft Web site by clicking the Support button on the Help toolbar.
 

 15. 

To access the Windows XP Help and Support Center, you can click the Quick Launch toolbar, then click Help.
 

 16. 

The size of the scroll box changes to reflect how much information does not appear in a window.
 

 17. 

You can use the keyboard to carry out commands in a dialog box.
 

 18. 

A dialog box opens when you choose a menu command that needs more information to carry out the command.
 

 19. 

Cancel is never an option in a dialog box.
 

 20. 

You can select more than one option button in a list.
 

 21. 

A command button is a rectangular button in a dialog box that you click to carry out the command named on the button.
 

 22. 

A list box is a box that allows you to scroll in numerical increments or type a number.
 

 23. 

You can end your Windows session by logging off in order to keep the computer running for another user.
 

 24. 

The term "click" means you can click either the left button OR the right button.
 

 25. 

It is possible to customize the Start menu so it has the look of the classic Start menu from earlier versions of Windows.
 

 26. 

It is not possible to view the contents of more than one window at a time.
 

 27. 

Click the Support button on the Help toolbar of the Help and Support Center window to open an alphabetical list of all the available Help topics.
 

 28. 

When you search for a topic in the Help and Support Center window, ONE pane opens that contains a list of Help topics matching your search text.
 

 29. 

Windows automatically saves all open files when you turn off your computer.
 
 
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 30. 

In the above figure, you would click in area #1 to move down one window height.
 

 31. 

In the above figure, you would click in area #3 to view the contents at the bottom of the page.
 

 32. 

The large horizontal scroll box in the figure above indicates that a large amount of the window's contents is not visible.
 

 33. 

In the above figure, you would click area #2 to move down one line in order to view the line below "Printed text or graphics are incomplete."
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.