CSci 1001 Practice Test


This is a practice for the Computer Science 1001 class - Introduction to Computers. Please answer the following questions by clicking on the box that most closely represents your answer.
When you have answered every question, click on the "Evaluate" button.

  1. What part of the window is used to "stuff" it into an icon?
    1. menu bar
    2. restore button
    3. minimize button
    4. title bar

  2. Windows 3.1 is:
    1. a graphical environment
    2. a graphical operating system
    3. a textual operating system
    4. an editor

  3. To see things that are below the current screen of information you use
    1. menus.
    2. a scrollbar.
    3. a hammer.
    4. the maximize button.

  4. What part of a window can be used to make it taller and narrower?
    1. an icon
    2. a border
    3. the title bar icon
    4. program manager

  5. How do you make a pull-down menu appear?
    1. pull on the computer screen
    2. click on the title bar
    3. move over the menu
    4. click or drag on the menu

  6. The Program Manager is useful for:
    1. "surfing" the internet.
    2. manipulating files.
    3. starting up and closing down windows.
    4. going to DOS.

  7. To toggle between applications, use the:
    1. alt and tab keys.
    2. mouse button and shift key.
    3. control, alt and delete keys.
    4. the toggle key.

  8. Which of the following is the same thing as a directory?
    1. a file
    2. a drive
    3. a folder
    4. an option

  9. To close down Windows:
    1. double-click on the title bar icon.
    2. click on the title bar icon and pull down to "Close".
    3. chose "Exit" from the "File" menu.
    4. all of the above.

  10. Formatting a disk:
    1. is fun and profitable.
    2. allows information to be stored on it in digital form instead of analog.
    3. saves your information on it automatically.
    4. allows the computer to understand the information on the disk.