Midterm Exam 441712

c

S 1 out of 1 points Unlike antivirus software, Windows Defender is always up-to-date. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

False False 1 out of 1 points

____ is software that acts as a barrier between your computer and a network or the Internet. Answer Selected Answer: Windows Firewall Correct Answer: Windows Firewall c

S ½ out of 1 points If you want to keep information about your Web browsing private, you can use Internet Explorer¶s ____ feature. Answer Selected Answer: ShieldsUp! Correct Answer: InPrivate Browsing

c

S ½ out of 1 points You may need to use more than one antivirus program (simultaneously) in order to find and eliminate all viruses on your computer. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True False 1 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ contains at least eight characters, is composed of words not found in a dictionary, and contains letters, numbers, and symbols. Answer Selected Answer: strong Correct Answer:

strong c

S ½ out of 1 points A(n) ____ Web site is a fruadulent site posing as a legitimate one. Answer Selected Answer: shadow Correct Answer: spoofed

c

S ½ out of 1 points Shareware is software that secretly gathers information about you and your computer actions and es it to rs and others. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True False 1 out of 1 points

Internet Explorer applies a ____ security level by default to the Internet security zone. Answer Selected Answer: Medium-high Correct Answer: Medium-high c

S 1 out of 1 points A(n) ____ is harmful computer code that spreads without your interaction, slipping from one network to another and replicating itself on network computers. Answer Selected Answer: worm Correct Answer: worm

c

S 1 out of 1 points The Security Status bar appears ____ the Status bar. Answer Selected Answer:

to the right of Correct Answer: to the right of c

S 1 out of 1 points A(n) ____ is a change to software that can prevent or repair problems, enhance the security of a computer, or improve a computer¶s performance Answer Selected Answer: update Correct Answer: update

c

S ½ out of 1 points A(n) ____ is malware that hides inside another program, such as a photo viewing program that you from the Web. Answer Selected Answer: virus Correct Answer: Trojan Horse

c

S 1 out of 1 points You can delete cookies by clearing your Web page ____. Answer Selected Answer: history Correct Answer: history

c

S 1 out of 1 points The text mentions all of the following ways to decide whether to trust a Web site EXCEPT ____. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer:

Ensure you are using a wired, not wireless, connection to the Internet

Ensure you are using a wired, not wireless, connection to the Internet c

S 1 out of 1 points Windows 7 comes equipped with antispyware software called ____. Answer Selected Answer: Windows Defender Correct Answer: Windows Defender

c

S ½ out of 1 points In the Customize Settings window, you can specify any of the following settings for each network location that you use EXCEPT ____. Answer Selected Answer: Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program Correct Answer: Set Windows Firewall to Medium Security

c

S ½ out of 1 points A(n) ____ is a digital document that verifies the security of a Web site you visit. Answer Selected Answer: digital signature Correct Answer: certificate

c

S 1 out of 1 points Another term for junk e-mail is salami. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

False False ½ out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is a small file that records information about you, such as the type of browser you are using, your e-mail address, and your preferences for using a Web site. Answer

Selected Answer: Web bug Correct Answer: cookie c

S 1 out of 1 points The first place to go to secure your Windows 7 computer is ____. Answer Selected Answer: the Action Center Correct Answer: the Action Center

c

S 1 out of 1 points ____ are windows that appear while you are viewing a Web page and a product or service. Answer Selected Answer: Pop-up ads Correct Answer: Pop-up ads

c

S ½ out of 1 points Web ____ are transparent images that invisibly track Web site usage. Answer Selected Answer: bugs Correct Answer: beacons

c

S ½ out of 1 points The Control feature is turned on by default. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

False True 1 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is programming code that performs a series of commands and can be

embedded in a Web page. Answer Selected Answer: script Correct Answer: script c

S ½ out of 1 points Internet Explorer applies a ____ security level by default to the Trusted sites security zone. Answer Selected Answer: Medium-high Correct Answer: Medium

c

S 1 out of 1 points

The term ³copyright´ refers to the originators¶ exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, or sell works they create. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True True ½ out of 1 points

Keep all of the following e-mail etiquette guidelines in mind EXCEPT ____. Answer Selected Answer: don¶t e-mail sensitive information Correct Answer: include your response last c

S 1 out of 1 points Web pages are stored on Internet computers called ____. Answer Selected Answer: Web servers Correct Answer: Web servers

c

S 1 out of 1 points Once Luisa establishes a physical connection to the Internet, she would like to enable her laptop to use radio-frequency signals to communicate with the network. What kind of a connection is she looking to establish? Answer Selected Answer: wireless Correct Answer: wireless

c

S 1 out of 1 points Two or more computers connected to exchange information and resources comprises a(n) ____. Answer Selected Answer: network Correct Answer:

network c

S 1 out of 1 points E-mail uses ____ technology. Answer Selected Answer: store-and-forward Correct Answer: store-and-forward

c

S 1 out of 1 points Junk e-mail is also known as spam. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True True ½ out of 1 points

If you press the Shift key while you click a link on a Web page in Internet Explorer, you open up a new tab that displays that page. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True False ½ out of 1 points

____ browsing allows you to open more than one Web page in a single browser window. Answer Selected Answer: MultiCorrect Answer: Tabbed c

S ½ out of 1 points If you close and then reopen Internet Explorer and want to reopen the tabs from your last browsing session, click Reopen Last Browsing Session. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

False True 1 out of 1 points

Each file stored on a Web server has a unique ____, which includes the names of the folders containing the file, the filename, and its extension. Answer Selected Answer: pathname Correct Answer: pathname c

S ½ out of 1 points The URL for most Web pages starts with ³html://´ Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True False ½ out of 1 points

Store-and-forward technology is not used by e-mail servers because it requires the recipients of information to be online when the information is first sent. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True False 1 out of 1 points

Esme knows that the Internet is a vast place, and she¶s sure there must be sites out there that she would love to visit, but doesn¶t know about. Perhaps she should try using Internet Explorer¶s ____ feature. Answer Selected Answer: Suggested Sites Correct Answer: Suggested Sites c

S 1 out of 1 points You can save the location of your favorite Web pages in the Internet Explorer ____, a collection of links to the Web pages you visit most often. Answer Selected Answer: Favorites list Correct Answer: Favorites list

c

S 1 out of 1 points If your pointer changes to a hand with a pointing finger when you hover it over text or an image on a Web page, that text or image is a link. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True True 1 out of 1 points

ISP stands for Internet ____. Answer Selected Answer: service provider Correct Answer: service provider c

S 1 out of 1 points The Web is a collection of documents connected by ____. Answer Selected Answer: hyperlinks Correct Answer: hyperlinks

c

S ½ out of 1 points When a Web page contains a Web Slice, an Add Web Slices icon appears on the ____ bar. Answer Selected Answer: title Correct Answer: Command

c

S ½ out of 1 points The ____ protocol is an for outgoing e-mail. Answer Selected Answer: STTP

Correct Answer: SMTP c

S 1 out of 1 points When you send an e-mail message, it travels from your computer, through a network, and arrives at a computer called a(n) ____. Answer Selected Answer: e-mail server Correct Answer: e-mail server

c

S 1 out of 1 points The term ³cloud computing´ refers to providing and using computer tools, such as software, via the Internet. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

True True 1 out of 1 points

Your ____ page is the Web page a browser is set to open by default. Answer Selected Answer: home Correct Answer: home c

S ½ out of 1 points To save a Web page and all the files associated with that page as a single file in Internet Explorer, click the Save as type button and select Web Archive, single file. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: c S

False True 1 out of 1 points

____ is a search engine designed by Microsoft, and replaces Live Search. Answer Selected Answer: Bing

Correct Answer: Bing c

S ½ A(n) ____ is Web site content that is frequently updated, such as news or Web logs.

Answer Selected Answer: live-sync



Correct Answer: feed

c

S CaaCralS Ca Darryl is trying to learn about all of the Aero tools that Windows 7 offers. He asks you to quiz him. You ask Darryl which tool he would use to arrange windows side-by-side. He answers,

____. Answer Selected Answer: Snap

Correct Answer: Snap

c

S ½ CaaCralS Ca Darryl is trying to learn about all of the Aero tools that Windows 7 offers. He asks you to quiz him.



Which Aero tool is the most restricted by Darryl¶s use of a Windows Basic theme? Answer Selected Answer: Snap

Correct Answer: Peek

c

S To create a shortcut to a drive on your desktop, you right-drag the drive icon from a window to the desktop.



Answer

c

Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

True



S You reach the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box from the ____.

Answer Selected Answer: Personalization window



Correct Answer: Personalization window

c

S CaaCralS Ca Justine is customizing her Start menu. Justine wants to change the picture. Of the following, the first thing she should do is ____. Answer Selected Answer:

open the s window by clicking the picture on the Start menu



Correct Answer:

c

open the s window by clicking the picture on the Start menu

S ½ CaaCralS Ca Justine is customizing her Start menu. Justine wants to see more programs on her Start menu. What should she do? Answer Selected Answer:

Correct Answer:

c

Right-drag the top of the Start menu up to make more space Remove the check mark from the ³Use large icons´ check box in the Customize Start Menu dialog box

S Deleting a shortcut icon only affects the icon¶s associated ____.

Answer Selected Answer: none of the above

Correct Answer:

none of the above

c

S To arrange two windows side-by-side simply, you use ____.

Answer Selected Answer: Aero Snap



Correct Answer: Aero Snap

c

S ____ are tiny dots that make up a computer image.

Answer Selected Answer: Pixels



Correct Answer: Pixels

c

S The easiest and safest way to create a program shortcut is to ____.



Answer Selected Answer: right-drag a program icon from the Start menu to the desktop

Correct Answer: right-drag a program icon from the Start menu to the desktop

c

S With Aero Snap, you drag the title bar of an open window to the top of the desktop to ____.

Answer Selected Answer: maximize the window



Correct Answer: maximize the window

c

S ½ If you use a low screen resolution, you may wish to make text and objects ____ to display more information on the screen.

Answer Selected Answer: larger



Correct Answer: smaller

c

S CaaCralS Ca Darryl is trying to learn about all of the Aero tools that Windows 7 offers. He asks you to quiz him. Darryl is using a Windows Basic theme. Which of the following Aero tools will work, at least partially, on his system? Answer Selected Answer: Snap, Peek, and Shake

Correct Answer: Snap, Peek, and Shake

c

S ½ When you have a screen saver on, you restore your desktop by ____.

Answer Selected Answer: either A or B

Correct Answer:

pressing a key

c

S ½ CaaCralS Ca Justine is customizing her Start menu. Justine sees many settings on the right pane of the Start menu that she never uses. What can she do about this? Answer Selected Answer:

Correct Answer:

c

She has many options, but first she must unlock the taskbar Choose the ³Don¶t display this item´ option in the Customize Start Menu dialog box for all items she doesn¶t need

S ½ CaaCralS Ca Justine is customizing her Start menu. Lastly, Justine realizes there¶s also a folder she would like to have easy access to on the Start menu. How can she place a folder there? Answer

Selected Answer: She can pin a folder directly to the Start menu.

Correct Answer: both a and b

c

S You can use your screen saver as a security device by placing a check mark in the ³On resume, display logon screen´ check box in the ____ dialog box.

Answer Selected Answer: Screen Saver Settings



Correct Answer: Screen Saver Settings

c

S A(n) ____ provides a quick way to open a file, folder, device, or program without having to find its permanent location.

Answer Selected Answer: shortcut icon



Correct Answer: shortcut icon

c

S ½ Aero Peek allows you to view the desktop by ____.

Answer Selected Answer: minimizing all open windows



Correct Answer: fading open windows from view so only their outlines remain

c

S CaaCralS Ca Justine is customizing her Start menu. Justine wants easy access to a particular WordPad file that she uses frequently. How can she accomplish this using the Start menu? Answer Selected Answer: both a and b

Correct Answer: both a and b

c

S

The ³Auto arrange icons´ and ³Align icons to grid´ options are located under ____ on the desktop shortcut menu.

Answer Selected Answer: View



Correct Answer: View

c

S Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, and Windows Media Player are pinned to the middle section of the taskbar by default.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

True



S ½ U Meter is an example of a Windows ____.

Answer Selected Answer: plug-in



Correct Answer: gadget

S

c

All of the following are standard desktop icons that Windows provides EXCEPT ____.

Answer Selected Answer: Task Manager



Correct Answer: Task Manager

½

c

S CaaCralS Ca You¶ve agreed to help quiz your friend Kathleen on different methods for selecting files and folders, and performing searches, in a folder window. You ask Kathleen what will happen if she drags a pointer to create a box around a number of items. She replies that ____. Answer Selected Answer: all of the items inside the box will be selected Correct Answer:

all of the items inside the box will be selected

c

S The default view for a folder window is the ____ view.

Answer Selected Answer: Details



Correct Answer: Details

c

S Windows organizes your computer folders and files in a hierarchy, or ____.

Answer Selected Answer: file system



Correct Answer: file system

c

S All of the following characters are allowed as part of a folder name EXCEPT ____.



Answer Selected Answer: >

Correct Answer: >

c

S ½ In the Address bar, you may see a(n) ____ that, when clicked, lists the folders and drives containing the locations displayed in the bar.

Answer Selected Answer: right arrow



Correct Answer: chevron

c

S ½ The My Documents folder is stored in the Documents library.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

False

S



The root directory of your computer is also known as the ____ level of the file hierarchy.

Answer Selected Answer: top



Correct Answer: top

c

S ____ files means listing them in a particular order.

Answer Selected Answer: Sorting



Correct Answer: Sorting

c

S ½ To filter the contents of a folder, you first ____.

Answer Selected Answer: open the program associated with the files in that folder



Correct Answer: click the arrow button to the right of a column heading

c

S ½ When you delete a folder link in the Favorites list, you delete both the link and the folder.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

False



S You ____ a compressed folder by double-clicking it.

Answer Selected Answer: open



Correct Answer: open

c

S The ____ keyboard combination has the same effect as clicking Cut on a menu. Answer



Selected Answer: Ctrl-X

Correct Answer: Ctrl-X

c

S If you want to place a file into a folder from another location, you can either copy the file or ____ it. (What is the "most" correct term?)

Answer Selected Answer: move



Correct Answer: move

c

S The Address bar is located at the top of every folder window.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

True

S



CaaCralS Ca You¶ve agreed to help quiz your friend Kathleen on different methods for selecting files and folders, and performing searches, in a folder window. Lastly, you tell Kathleen that she will perform a search on the term ³arch.´ You ask her which of the following will NOT be returned. Answer Selected Answer: Architecture *½7.doc

Correct Answer: Architecture *½7.doc

c

S ½ When you create a compressed folder using Windows 7¶s compression tool, a vise-grip appears on the folder icon.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

False



S A(n) ____ displays similar types of files together, no matter where they are stored. Answer



Selected Answer: library

Correct Answer: library

c

S ½ The ____ dialog box lets you select settings that change the behavior and appearance of a folder window.

Answer Selected Answer: Navigation



Correct Answer: Folder Options

c

S By default, the Save As dialog box saves text files in the ____.

Answer Selected Answer: Documents library



Correct Answer: Documents library

c

S To display only files and folders that share a characteristic you specify, you ____ the contents of a folder.

Answer Selected Answer: filter



Correct Answer: filter

c

S ½ Clicking to the right of the text in a folder window¶s Address bar displays ____.

Answer Selected Answer: a list of recently viewed files



Correct Answer: the current file path

c

S CaaCralS Ca You¶ve agreed to help quiz your friend Kathleen on different methods for selecting files

and folders, and performing searches, in a folder window. Next, you tell Kathleen that she has selected a block of files, but now wants to remove just one of those files. According to the text, Kathleen knows she will need to use ____ to accomplish this. Answer Selected Answer: both a and b

Correct Answer: both a and b

c

S You can choose how to group files in a folder window by right-clicking a blank area of the folder window, pointing to Group by, and then clicking your selection.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

True



S ½ Windows 7 provides a basic text-editing program known as ____.

Answer Selected Answer: Microsoft Works



Correct Answer: Notepad

S

c

½ The My Documents folder is stored in the Documents library.

Answer Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

False



½ c

S Multithreading allows you to work on more than one task at a time, and to switch quickly between projects.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

False

Correct Answer:

False



S You access a program button¶s shortcut menu by ____.



Answer Selected Answer: right-clicking the program button

Correct Answer: right-clicking the program button

c

S You can double-click a window¶s title bar to maximize the window.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

True

Correct Answer:

True



S A(n) ____ in Windows 7 is a container that helps to organize the contents of your computer.

Answer Selected Answer: folder



Correct Answer: folder

c

S

½ In Windows 7, right-clicking an object ____.

Answer Selected Answer: none of the above



Correct Answer: opens its shortcut menu

c

S ½ A(n) ____ appears on the taskbar for each program running.

Answer Selected Answer: icon button



Correct Answer: program button

c

S The left pane of the Computer window is called the ____ pane.

Answer Selected Answer: Navigation



Correct Answer: Navigation

c

S The two arrows in the upper-left corner of the Windows Help and window represent ____.

Answer Selected Answer: Back and Forward buttons



Correct Answer: Back and Forward buttons

c

S ½ When you ____, you end your session with Windows 7 but leave the computer turned on.

Answer Selected Answer: hibernate



Correct Answer: log off

c

S

The ____ window control contains the window title and basic window control buttons.

Answer Selected Answer: Title bar



Correct Answer: Title bar

c

S Windows 7 Help is only available by clicking Help and from the Start menu.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

False

Correct Answer:

False



S You can tell which program is the active program by ____.

Answer Selected Answer: both A and B



Correct Answer: both A and B

c

S

½ If you are using an Aero theme, holding down the Alt key and pressing Tab activates ____.

Answer Selected Answer: the task switcher



Correct Answer: Windows Flip

c

S ½ In Windows Explorer, the ____ is in the right pane.

Answer Selected Answer: toolbar



Correct Answer: file list

c

S Windows 7 uses a graphical interface to display icons that represent items stored on your computer.

Answer Selected Answer:

True



Correct Answer:

c

True

S The first hard drive is drive ____.

Answer Selected Answer: C



Correct Answer: C

c

S Putting your computer into a low-power state is called making it ____.

Answer Selected Answer: sleep



Correct Answer: sleep

c

S ½ The Quick Access Toolbar contains buttons for ____.



Answer Selected Answer: enlarging or shrinking a window

Correct Answer: performing tasks, such as saving a document

c

S ____ settings are those preset by the operating system.

Answer Selected Answer: Default



Correct Answer: Default

c

S Windows is the name of the ____, and 7 indicates the ____.

Answer Selected Answer: operating system; version



Correct Answer: operating system; version

c

S ½ By default, Windows Explorer displays ____ when you open it.

Answer Selected Answer: the drives and devices on your computer



Correct Answer: the Libraries folder

c

S To select an object in Windows 7, you usually need to point to and then ____ that object.

Answer Selected Answer: click



Correct Answer: click

c

S ½ CaaCralS Ca Meghan has just bought a new computer with Windows 7 installed. She¶s eager to learn about it, so she has turned it on and started the WordPad program to get an idea of how it

all works. Use the figure below as you help her learn. If Meghan clicks the button marked ’where the arrow is pointing one time, what happens? Answer Selected Answer:

She will change the font (typeface) of the text in WordPad to Calibri.

Correct Answer: She will be able to type an entry into the box, because this is a text box.

c

S ½ Graphical or textual objects used for manipulating a window and for using a program are known as controls.

Answer

c

Selected Answer:

False

Correct Answer:

True



S You point to All Programs on the Start menu. After a short pause, ____.

Answer Selected Answer: the All Programs list opens



Correct Answer: the All Programs list opens

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