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WinXPUnderstandingFileManagement



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

 1. 

Centering text on a page is an example of formatting.
 

 2. 

You can use spaces when you name files in Windows XP.
 

 3. 

A hard disk is attached to your computer internally.
 

 4. 

Random access memory (RAM) stores your computer work permanently.
 

 5. 

If you open a file, then save it with a new name, the original file will be changed along with the new file.
 

 6. 

In WordPad and Paint, you can open a file by double-clicking it in the Open dialog box.
 

 7. 

In Windows, you can work with more than one program at a time.
 

 8. 

The keyboard shortcut for Cut is [Ctrl][X].
 

 9. 

The Clipboard is part of a browser.
 

 10. 

You can use either Windows Explorer or My Computer for file management.
 

 11. 

Once you have deleted files to the Recycle Bin, you may not restore the files for use.
 

 12. 

File management changes the appearance of text to make it more readable and attractive.
 

 13. 

The Details view in My Computer lists files along with their size, their type, and the date they were last modified.
 

 14. 

You can use My Computer to view the contents of a hard disk or a flash drive.
 

 15. 

To open My Computer, click the Start button, click Accessories, then click My Computer.
 

 16. 

Clicking the Up button moves back one location in the list of recently viewed locations.
 

 17. 

You can select more than one file at a time in My Computer.
 

 18. 

If you select a file in My Computer and then select a task from the File and Folder Task pane, the icon for the file becomes gray.
 

 19. 

You cannot drag files from one location to another using My Computer.
 

 20. 

A folder in Windows Explorer that has a minus sign (-) does not have any files in it.
 

 21. 

Both My Computer and Windows Explorer allow you to manipulate the structure of your computer in the same way.
 

 22. 

The left pane of Windows Explorer is also called the Explorer Bar.
 

 23. 

In the Explorer Bar, a plus sign (+) next to an object in Windows Explorer indicates that a lower level of hierarchy is shown.
 

 24. 

If you delete a file from a flash drive, it will be stored in the Recycle Bin.
 

 25. 

While using WordPad, you can triple-click to select a paragraph.
 

 26. 

The Windows XP Search feature allows you to find information on a person whose name is in your computer address book
 

 27. 

You must know exactly how you named a file and spell it correctly to find it using the Windows XP Search feature.
 
 
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 28. 

In the above figure, the contents of the Brochure folder are shown in the right pane of the Windows Explorer window.
 

 29. 

In the above figure, the Windows XP Practice folder has two subfolders.
 

 30. 

In the above figure, item #1 is called the Address bar.
 

 31. 

In the above figure, if you drag the brochure folder in the right pane, to the top of the My Documents folder in the Explorer Bar, the Brochure folder will be MOVED to the My Documents folder.
 

 32. 

The figure above is the Windows Explorer window.
 

 33. 

In the above figure, the view of the folder contents in the right pane is the Details view.
 

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

 34. 

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.
 

 35. 

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.