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IT101 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%CORRECT ANSWERS A+ Graded
You are trying to close an application, and you have tried clicking the Close icon, the
hotkey to close an application and trying to close it via the taskbar. What else could you
do before turning your computer off? ANSWER You can open your version of the task
manager on your computer/device to view running applications and close the
application.
You and your friend both send documents to the printer. The printer can only print one
document at a time. What does it do with the other document? - ANSWER. It puts the
document in a buffer.
Which of the following might slow down your computer? - ANSWER Paging
Which of the following is a property an operating system gives to a file? - ANSWER type
How does an executable file differ from a data file? - ANSWER An executable file is
unlike a data file, in that you cannot open and read these types of files.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Clipboard? - ANSWER It is a
temporary storage area that holds a selection until you paste it into a document or
folder.
You and your friend both send documents to the printer. The printer can only print one
document at a time. What does it do with the other? - ANSWER It places the document in
a buffer.
Why are folders created? - ANSWER To organize your files
,How does a program window differ from a folder window? - ANSWER A program window
shows an opened program and a folder window shows contents of a drive, folder, or
device
What is the first step of the boot process? - ANSWER Power from the power supply or
battery is turned on to the computer or device and sent to the circuitry.
When Jack is taking a class he saves all of his work for that class with the name of the
course. What is most likely happening to his saved files. ANSWER Because he is using
the same name each time he saves, he is overwriting his previous work.
Which of the following operating systems would allow a user to add functionality and sell
or give away their versions. ANSWER Linux
When you wish to add information to a document, what is the role of your operating
system? - ANSWER saves your unsaved work to temporary storage
Dharma closes open windows, opens a new window to do work, closes it and reopens
first window to do more work. After watching him for a while you explain to him that he
can just move his windows around and not close and then reopen them each time.
Which of the following are the correct directions to Dharma? ANSWER Click on its title
bar, then drag the window to its new location. Pull it to left or right side of the screen
and it will snap to fill that half then make the other windows thumbnails
If you have a file that has billions of bytes of data then it would be measured in ___ -
ANSWER gigabytes
Kumar was working on his term paper and had not saved his work before the battery
died on his laptop. He panics because the paper is due in less than hour and he does not
have time to retype it. He calls you, his classmate, in a panic. What would be the best
advice to give Kumar? - ANSWER The computer stored the file in RAM, so if he charges
his laptop his paper should be fine.
You and your friend send documents to the printer. However, the printer prints one
,document at a time. What does it do with the other document? - ANSWER. It puts the
document in a buffer.
A file manager is used for all of the following except ___ - ANSWER. to name files and
folders.
If you delete a shortcut from your desktop have you also deleted the original file?
ANSWER No, because a shortcut does not place the actual file, folder or app on the
desktop.
What is a benefit to saving a file to a flash drive? ANSWER You can take it with you and
then work on it on another computer.
What if you tried to open in another app a file that you have created in one? - ANSWER It
won't open.
Andre has lost the document on which he has just been working and he needs to find it
urgently. How would he use the file manager to locate it? - ANSWER By means of the
search tool, he could find it by name, content, or date.
What if you try to save a file with the same name into the same folder? - ANSWER It will
overwrite it unless you add a number, date or initials to differentiate the files.
How is a program window different from folder window? - ANSWER A program window
shows running program and a folder window shows contents of drive, folder, or device.
Dion's mom phoned and said that her computer would not run Microsoft Word anymore.
Which of the following best explains why her computer would not be running Microsoft
Word anymore? - ANSWER There's a problem with operating system, which manages
the complete operation of the computer and lets you interact with it, so when his mother
wanted to run Microsoft Word, it would have started the program.
You have registered to take an online course in which the instructor requires you to
work within a group to fulfill a project. You have no idea how this will work because the
document on which you are working will amass in size, and also, due to the nature of the
students' schedules, not all can go online at the same time. How will the students
, collaborate on this project and share in real time? - ANSWER They are able to store the
documents in the cloud, so that edits will be preserved as they occur.
When a file is compressed the process is called _ - ANSWER zipping
What part of the operating system enables you to interact with the device? - ANSWER d.
The graphical user interface
If you want to add more content to a document, what is the responsibility of your OS -
ANSWER Saves your unsaved work into temporary storage
Dharma Closes open windows, opens a new window to do work, closes it and reopens
the first open window to do more work. After having watched him for a while, you
explain to him that he can move his windows around and not have to close and then
reopen them each time. Which of the following are the correct directions to give
Dharma? - ANSWER Click on its title bar, then drag the window to its new location. If you
drag it either to the left or right side of the screen, it will snap and fill that half, and then
make the other windows' thumbnails.
How does an executable file differ from a data file? - ANSWER Unlike a data file, you
can't open and read executable files.
When you ask Siri or Cortana a question, how will you know if the operating system is
working? ANSWER Since the operating system is what you interact with to get help, by
asking them a question, when the answer is supplied you know the operating system is
working.
which is the first step to deter theives from accessing your financial info - ANSWER do
not provide personal infomation over the phone or through email
cross platform question app on other - ANSWER use cross platform tools into differnt
native
If you want to use evidence found on computers, networks, and other devices to help
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