Windows Knowledge Test

Covers the following versions of Windows: 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me

Test your knowledge of Windows and your PC by taking the test below. When finished, click the Get Score button. This is a pass/fail test with a very steep cut-off. You must get a score of 85% or higher to pass. Anything less... sorry, but you need to study a bit more! Good Luck!

Here are 15 questions... only one answer is correct for each. There are no trick questions!

1. Which of the following is not hardware?
Windows
Hard Drive
Printer
CPU

2. What happens if you press the [shift] key while you click icons?
Nothing
Non-contiguous icons are selected
Contiguous icons are selected
The icons are selected and Recycled

3. Which of the following CAN NOT be done to an open window?
Minimized
Maximized
Restored
Split

4. GUI stands for:
Geno-nome Utility Internal
Graphical User Interface
Greatly Uploading Instance
Graphite User Instance

5. Which of the following IS found in the CPU?
Hard Drive
Floppy Drive
Expansion Slots
All of the above

6. What does pressing [alt] [tab] on your keyboard do?
Nothing
Restarts the computer
Switches between open applications or windows
Copies selected elements to the clipboard

7. What can't a folder contain?
Files
Programs
Folders
Memory chips

8. What is the difference between Save and Save As?
Nothing
When you Save As, you are prompted to name the file; Saving updates the file
When you Save, you are prompted to name the file; Saving As updates the file
When you Save As, the file is stored in memory; Saving recycles

9. What is the difference between Copy and Cut?

Nothing
Both involve the clipboard, but Copying removes items; Cutting does not
Both involve the clipboard, but Cutting removes items; Copying does not
Cutting uses the clipboard, Copying does not

10. What happens when you right-click the desktop?
A shortcut menu appears
The Properties are updated to reflect your changes
Items are Recycled
Nothing

11. If you are on your desktop, which of the following is NOT a valid method of Recyling?
Selecting an item and pressing [delete] on your keyboard
Right-clicking an item and choosing Delete from the shortcut menu
Selecting an item and pressing [Ctrl] [Alt] [Delete] on your keyboard
Dragging an item into the Recycle bin

12. When using a word processor to type a letter, when do you press [enter] on your keyboard?
To start a new line
To start a new paragraph
After every word
To add white space

13. Which of the following things can you customize?
Mouse Tracking Speed
Screen Saver
Color Schemes
All of the above

14. Which of the following files is bigger:
100 MB
.5 GB
1600 KB
All of the files above are the same size

15. What controls how much "stuff" you can store permanently on your computer:
Hard Drive
Memory
Power Supply
Micro-Processor

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