CIS 118 Pre-Test

Microsoft Windows XP is a(n)
1. Operating System
2. Gaming Application
3. Database Application
4. None of the above
The area at the bottom of the screen in Windows is called the
1. Status Bar
2. Formatting Tool Bar
3. Task Bar
4. Main Menu
The main area of the screen in Windows is called the
1. Task Pane
2. Desktop
3. Work Space
4. Main Menu
ROM stands for
1. Random Operation Mode
2. Read Old Module
3. Read Only Memory
4. Remove Old Message
The BIOS in a computer
1. Manages Input
2. Manages Output
3. Is sometimes referred to as the "Traffic Cop"
4. All of the above
An example of an input device is a(n)
1. Keyboard
2. Monitor
3. Printer
4. Speaker
An example of an output device is a(n)
1. Monitor
2. Microphone
3. Keyboard
4. Mouse
A computer's memory is referenced in Mega Bytes. One Mega Byte equals
1. 1 character
2. 100 characters
3. 1,000 characters
4. 1,000,000 characters
The number of programs that a computer can run at the same time is determined by
1. ROM
2. Hard Drive Speed
3. Number of USB Ports
4. The amount of RAM installed
Right-clicking the mouse usually
1. does noting
2. allows access to the properties menu
3. closes open applications
4. does none of the above
Microsoft Word is an example of a(n)
1. system control program
2. office attendant
3. office application
4. spreadsheet
5. database
Microsoft Office is referred to as a(n)
1. system software package
2. productivity tool
3. application suite
4. both B and C
The flashing cursor that appears in a Word document is also referred to as the
1. Format Manager
2. Insertion Point
3. Text Selection Tool
4. Page Selection Tool
Using the Control-End key combination will move the insertion point to the
1. end of a word
2. end of a line
3. end of a sentence
4. end of a document
Pressing the Page Down key will
1. move the insertion point down one full page
2. move the insertion point up one full page
3. move the insertion point down one full screen
4. move the insertion point up one full screen
By default, the left and right margins of a new Word document are set at
1. 1.25 inches on the left and 1.25 inches on the right
2. 1 inch on the left and 1.25 inches on the right
3. 1.25 inches on the left and 1 inch on the right
4. 1 inch on the left and 1 inch on the right
The gutter in a Word document is used
1. to hold footnotes and end notes
2. to locate page numbers
3. to store comments
4. for documents that are going to be bound
A section break is used
1. to format different parts of a document differently
2. to restart page numbers, such as chapters
3. to allow different headers and footers
4. for all of the above
A red, wavy line under a word indicates that the word is
1. grammatically incorrect
2. misspelled
3. needs to be captiolized
4. none of the above
In Word, a table of references that appears at the end of the document is called a(n)
1. table of authorities
2. table of contents
3. index
4. caption

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