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Quiz about Can You Operate Bilingually
Quiz about Can You Operate Bilingually

Can You Operate Bilingually? Trivia Quiz


The Windows and Macintosh operating systems have a lot in common. Can you "translate" between Windows and Mac equivalents?

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
crisw
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
123,850
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Windows mice have two buttons, Mac mice have only one. On the Mac , what key, when held down while clicking a one-button mouse, performs the same function as clicking the right mouse button on a Windows mouse? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Macintosh computers have an Apple Menu. In pre-OSX systems, this menu contains links to programs, network services, etc. What's the closest Windows equivalent? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In Windows, a "shortcut" is an icon with a link to a file, program, etc. What's the Mac equivalent? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In MAc OSX, the Dock most closely resembles what Windows feature? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. On a Mac, it's the Trash. In Windows, it's the... Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. If your Windows hard disk is a little under the weather, you'd run ScanDisk. If the sick computer is a OS9 Mac, you'd run... Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When troubleshooting, you often need to start up your computer without any additions that you've made to the OS. On a OS 9 Mac, you do this by starting up with extensions off, on an OS X mac, you boot into single-user mode. In Windows, you do this by booting up in... Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In Windows, you use the "Add-Remove Applications" control panel to delete unwanted applications. What's the Mac equivalent? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In Windows, you see the "Find Files or Folders" feature to find things. What do you use on a Mac? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On a Mac, the basic text editing program is called TextEdit. What's the Windows equivalent? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Windows mice have two buttons, Mac mice have only one. On the Mac , what key, when held down while clicking a one-button mouse, performs the same function as clicking the right mouse button on a Windows mouse?

Answer: Control

Control-click on a Mac brings up contextual menus, for example.
2. Macintosh computers have an Apple Menu. In pre-OSX systems, this menu contains links to programs, network services, etc. What's the closest Windows equivalent?

Answer: Start menu

The Apple menu is primarily composed of aliases that the user adds. The Windows Start menu is much less customized.
3. In Windows, a "shortcut" is an icon with a link to a file, program, etc. What's the Mac equivalent?

Answer: Alias

On the Mac, you create an alias by selecting an item and pressing command-M. In OS 9 and before, you can drag the alias into the Apple Menu Items folder to add it to the Apple menu.
4. In MAc OSX, the Dock most closely resembles what Windows feature?

Answer: Taskbar

The OSX Dock combines features of the Windows Taskbar and Start Menu. You can drag application icons to it and use the icons to start applications. It also has icons for any running application, much as the Windows Taskbar does.
5. On a Mac, it's the Trash. In Windows, it's the...

Answer: Recycle Bin

In both cases, you drag files there that you don't want anymore.
6. If your Windows hard disk is a little under the weather, you'd run ScanDisk. If the sick computer is a OS9 Mac, you'd run...

Answer: Disk First Aid

Both run automatically if you restart your machine after a crash.
7. When troubleshooting, you often need to start up your computer without any additions that you've made to the OS. On a OS 9 Mac, you do this by starting up with extensions off, on an OS X mac, you boot into single-user mode. In Windows, you do this by booting up in...

Answer: Safe mode

In both Mac OS 9 and Windows, you do this by holding down the Shift key as the computer starts up.
8. In Windows, you use the "Add-Remove Applications" control panel to delete unwanted applications. What's the Mac equivalent?

Answer: There is none

Unlike in Windows, deleting Mac applications is simple and painless- just drag 'em to the Trash.
9. In Windows, you see the "Find Files or Folders" feature to find things. What do you use on a Mac?

Answer: Sherlock or Spotlight

Sherlock is a multipurpose application for the Mac. It can find files on your computer, on the network, or over the Internet. Spotlight, introduced in 10.4, finds files on your hard drive.
10. On a Mac, the basic text editing program is called TextEdit. What's the Windows equivalent?

Answer: Notepad

Both are programs suitable for editing small, simple text files.
Source: Author crisw

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