Test #1 Summary Practice Questions These are intended to be sample items for you to review, to help you prepare for TEST #1. This does not, of course, guarantee that these items will be on the test or that other items will not be included. Note also that students should also study the material in each unit in the book, and the questions at the end of each section covered. I. BEGINNING WINDOWS Three terms that apply to objects on the Windows screen, when you first start it up, are: a. Desktop, task bar , recycle bin b. Desktop, task bar, wastebasket c. Desktop, command prompt, recycle bin d. Task bar, icons, DOS prompt Where do you click to change the settings(such as mouse and display) for the computer? ____________________________________________________________________ On a Window, what is on the 'Title bar'? ______________________________________ On a Window, what's a 'Scroll bar'? ________________________________________ On a Window, where is the 'status bar' located? __________________________________ To select an icon, you (click on, double-click on, drag) it. (Choose one) Where do you click to view the storage devices on your computer? ____________________________ How do you access HELP from the Windows desktop? ________________________________________ How do you drag an icon from one part of the screen to another? ______________________ What's the difference between a Cold Boot and a Warm Boot(Restart)? ________________ How do you find and run the Paint program? ____________________________________ Name one way to get to MSDOS (Command prompt) from Windows _____________________ How do you change the size of a window when it's not maximized? ______________________________________ How do you view the contents of a CD-Rom or DVD-Rom? _________________________ How do you copy a file from the desktop to a flash drive, or to another folder? _________________________ How do you delete a file, and empty the recycle bin? _________________________ Where do you generally click to view pictures on a Windows computer? ______________________ Right-clicking an object, such as the desktop, opens a context or shortcut menu. How would you describe that? II. INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB: Name one Internet Service Provider : ____________________________________ Approximately when did the World Wide Web begin? a) 1968    b) 1974    c) 1991    d) 2001 A Browser is a) A way to access telnet b) Web client software c) used to access MSDOS d) an electronic mail program What does URL stand for? _____________________________________ On a WWW page, highlighted text that can lead you to more information is called: a) HTML b) Hypertext c) Reference locator d) Telnet Give the url of the instructor's web site used for this class: _________________________ To move to a web page that you have previously viewed in the browser, you click on the _______________button. Government web sites normally have domain names that end in what 3 characters(top level domain)? ____________________________________ The World Wide Web is a) a multimedia part of the Internet b) the only way to get email on the Internet c) the telnet part of the Internet d) none of the above Find the definition of "bus" from either Whatis, Webopedia, or Wikipedia. ___________________________________________________________________________ How would you search to find the topic "San Francisco hotels" on the World Wide Web? Name two search engines in common use on the WWW. HTML stands for a. Hypertext Transport Mailing List b. Hypertext Markup Language c. Hypertext Transport ML What is an IP (or IP number) according to Webopedia.com? _____________________________ What is a Domain Name, according to Whatis.com? ________________ III. COMPUTER CONCEPTS: Name two input devices for a computer; Then name two output devices.       _______________ ____________________ The unit of measure of a microprocessor chip's clock speed is often seen in a. Megabytes b. Pixels c. Gigahertz (Ghz) d. Megabits per minute (Mbm) The area of the computer that's responsible for processing is the a. ROM b. CPU c. Hard Drive d. RAM Two or more computers grouped so that they can share resources such as a printer would be called a a. Processing group b. Modem c. Network d. Open Resource A kilobyte is equivalent to approximately a. One thousand bits b. One million binary digits c. One thousand bytes(characters) d. One million bytes(characters) Software for which the author has relinquished copyright is called a. Shrink wrap license b. Public Domain c. Shareware d. A and B Which of the following is a valid Windows file name? a. Thisisaprogram.txt b. Prog.exe c. My Program d. All of the above MS-DOS, Windows, and Macintosh OS are typical examples of a. Freeware software b. Utility software c. Application software d. Operating System software An example of a valid file specification using a wild card is a. REPORT#.TXT b. *.TXT c. WIN.EXE d. SEP/.DOC What's the difference between a bit and a byte? __________________________________ Name two makers of computer processors: __________________________________ What does the word Pentium refer to? ______________________________ Name one operating system that uses a command interface. ________________________ Name one operating system that uses a GUI interface: _____________________________ Names two different types of optical disk storage for computers: ________________________________________________________ How do you determine the version # of the Windows operating system on the computers in the classroom?      ____________________________________________________________________ How do you determine the amount of memory on the computers in the classroom?     ____________________________________________________________________ How do you determine the size of the hard drive on the computer in the classroom?     ____________________________________________________________________ How would you use the "FIND" or "SEARCH" capability in Windows to find a file on on drive C: named Winword.exe ? _________________ RAM is a. The part of memory which controls video b. Another name for the BIOS chip c. The primary memory used by the CPU d. Read Only Memory Cache Memory refers additional memory which is: a. On the processor b. On the hard disk c. Combined with existing RAM d. On the video card The BIOS is a. The same as RAM b. Another name for the CMOS chip c. A part of memory that controls video d. A ROM chip that starts the boot up process The complete file specification (or PATH) for a file stored on Drive C, in the folder named PROGS, with the name TEST.TXT is written like this: _________________________ When software is installed on a computer, where is it permanently stored - Hard Drive or Memory (RAM)? __________________________ The port that you usually use when plugging in a flash drive is - a) USB b) Parallel c) Firewire d) PS2 Which of the following can protect your computer from unauthorized access? a. Disk Defragmenter b. Keylogger c. Firewall d. Random Access Memory IV. HISTORY One of the early computers of the 1940's was called : a. Eniac b. Hollerith c. Difference Engine d. Analytical Engine The history of computing includes a 19th century mathematician who developed the concept for the Analytical engine, whose name is: a. Herman Hollerith b. Charles Babbage c. Blaise Pascal d. John Von Neumann Which of the following was historically associated with Charles Babbage? a. Analytical or Difference Engine b. Slide Rule c. Punched Card d. Weaving V. EMAIL Write the name of one web site where you can get a free email account for your personal use: ____________________________ Be able to Login to your UALR email account and correctly send the instructor an email message. Tell your name and major. Eudora and Outlook are examples of a. Telnet (serial) mail b. Pop mail clients c. Web mail programs d. a and b The purpose of a password is a. to allow public access to a computer network b. to allow users to share information c. to provide security and restricted access d. none of the above The type of email that we've used at UALR and taught in this class is: a. Popmail b. WEBmail c. Telnet Mail d. ISP Mail How do you view a folder(or messages with a certain label) in the UALR email system email? ________________________ If you're using PopMail, your mail messages are usually moved to a. The computer you're using to access your email b. Your ISP's computer c. Your email provider (account) computer d. The central VAX system at UALR To create and send an mail message at UALR, you click on: a. Compose or Compose Mail b. Address or Address Mail c. Get Mail d. Options Your computer can get a "Virus" by a. Downloading files from the Internet b. Using a floppy disk in a public computer c. Reading an email attachment d. All of the above Sending mail to a mailing (discussion) list allows everyone on the list to a. Get the same message b. Get different, unique messages c. Run the same program d. None of the above VI. WEB PAGES The basic set of tags that generally start and end the html code for a web page is: a. <body> </body> b. <html> </html> c. <start> </end> d. <p> </p> FTP stands for: _______________________________________ Filezilla is an example of: a. HTML Editor b. Template c. FTP client d. HTTP client A fairly simple way of creating a web site is: a. Code it yourself in HTML b. Use Webs.com c. Use a site builder at Godaddy d. all of the above