IT101 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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You and your friend both send documents to the printer. It can only really print 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 have deleted a desktop shortcut, have you also deleted the original file? Answer
No, because a shortcut does not place the actual file, folder, or app on the desktop.
Which of the following is an advantage to saving a file to a flash drive? Answer You can
take it with you and then work on it on another computer.
What do you think would happen if you tried to open a file created in one application in
another? Response It won't open.
Andre has misplaced the document he was working on and now he must find it and fast.
How might he use the file manager to do this? - Answer He can utilize the search tool to
find it by name, content or date.
What if you want to save a file with the same name into the same folder? -Answer It will
overwrite it unless you differentiate the files with a number, date, or your initials.
How does a program window differ from a folder window? -Answer A program window is
a window that is viewed when there is a running program and a folder window is viewed
when you are viewing the contents of a 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 are taking an online course and your instructor has assigned a group project. You
do not know how this will work because the file you are tasked to create will become
very large in size. Plus, the students have conflicting schedules so are not able to be
online at the same time. How could the students collaborate on the project and share
their work in real time? - Answer They should upload them to the cloud so the changes
can be auto-saved.
When you compress a file in that fashion, it's called _ - Answer zipping
Which of the following aspects of an operating system allows interaction with the
device? - Answer d. The graphical user interface
When you want to add information to a document, what role does your operating system
play - Save unsaved work to the temporary storage
Dharam closes open windows then opens up a new window to do some work then closes
that and opens again the first one to do some more work. After a while, having watched
him do this several times, you explain that he can move his windows around and not
have to constantly close and reopen them. Which of the following are the correct
instructions to give Dharma? - Answer Point to its title bar, then drag the window to its
new location. Just drag it to the left or right of the screen, and it will snap to 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 cannot
open and read executable files.
If you ask Siri or Cortana a question, how will you know the operating system is
working? - Answer Since the operating system is what you interface with to get
assistance, by asking them a question, when the answer is supplied you know the
, operating system is working.
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 make them different.
Naomi wants to create a slideshow of pictures from her vacation to be her desktop
theme. Which setting would she chose in Window to do this? - Answer Personalization
You are explaining the process of booting to your friend. You get to where it actually
loads the operating files to the RAM, including the kernel. She begins to snicker
because she never knew that there were kernels in her computer. What would you tell
her? - Answer The kernel is usually considered a central or core part of an operating
system, as it handles memory management and execution of programs, allocation of
system resources, and the like.
Samir has poor practices of naming his files according to the contents of the file. He
then can't locate the last file he had worked on, and subsequently, he wastes a lot of
time and effort rewriting the same document. How might you help him find the document
he needs and prevent the added work? - Answer Show him how to view the file's
properties, such as date modified which changes with every save of a document.
Lauren wants to put together a presentation for her class and make the slides and
objects appear and then disappear to enhance the presentation. Which of the following
should she do? Select transition effects and animation to specify what type of transition
and time is to be allocated to each slide and object.
Which of the following can be used to advance slides without having to click a button on
the laptop? Answer Wireless remote control
Logan is considering web app development as a career option. Which of the following
languages does he not need to master? Answer Logo
Fiona is to present data in a manner easily understandable at once and nice to view
during the monthly team meeting. This data is available on a spreadsheet. Which of the
following can Fiona do? - Answer Create trendlines
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