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Some general questions about Windows Operating Systems.

A multiple-choice quiz by paulbrec. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
paulbrec

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,724

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2697

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Windows system was the first to incoporate the System Restore? Hint

2000

98SE

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Question 2 of 10

2. Holding down [SHIFT] while inserting a CD does what? Hint

Nothing

Causes the CD to eject immediately

Turns off Autorun

Displays the CD Properties

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Question 3 of 10

3. Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and then "K" on a Windows terminal does what? Hint

Locks the terminal

Puts the terminal into standby

Shuts down the terminal

Warm boots the terminal

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following should you NEVER do if your system has a virus? Hint

Defragment the local drive

Run System Backup

Shut down the system

Move files to a CD or DVD

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Question 5 of 10

5. What happens when you enter "cmd" into the "run" line (Windows XP)? Hint

It looks for files with "cmd" in the name

You get an error

It opens a command prompt

Nothing

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the Registry used for? Hint

It stores system information only

It stores software information only

It stores information about all of the software and hardware on the system

It stores hardware information only

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Question 7 of 10

7. In Device Manager, what does it mean when a hardware has a yellow "!" beside its name? Hint

The device is disabled

The hardware is set at default settings

The device has not yet failed, but could

The hardware is not working/not recognized

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Question 8 of 10

8. Clicking on "Tools" and then "Map Network Drive" on a single system, does what? Hint

Allows you to connect to a different network drive

Nothing

Shows you a map of the information on the hard drive

Allows you to search the network for other drives

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Question 9 of 10

9. If you can not move your desktop icons, it means...? Hint

"Auto Arrange" is selected

Windows is corrupted

My computer is broken

"Lock Icons" is selected

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Question 10 of 10

10. CTRL+ALT+DEL is also known as which of these? Hint

Three finger salute

Trouble

Reset

Restart

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Windows system was the first to incoporate the System Restore?

Answer: ME

System Restore was first introduced in Windows ME. System Restore allows you to set your computer back to an earlier date without deleting anything.

2. Holding down [SHIFT] while inserting a CD does what?

Answer: Turns off Autorun

If you don't want Autorun on, you can turn it off using this method. This works with all Windows systems.

3. Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and then "K" on a Windows terminal does what?

Answer: Locks the terminal

This key combination brings up an option window. Pressing "K" will then lock the terminal, but will still allow applications to run in the background. Only your user ID or an administator's ID can unlock the terminal.

4. Which of the following should you NEVER do if your system has a virus?

Answer: Run System Backup

System Backup will also back up the virus. The best thing is to move files to CD or DVD, but scan them with Antivirus before using them.

5. What happens when you enter "cmd" into the "run" line (Windows XP)?

Answer: It opens a command prompt

The command prompt allows you to enter DOS commands while running Windows in the background.

6. What is the Registry used for?

Answer: It stores information about all of the software and hardware on the system

All software and hardware settings are stored here. If you know what you are doing, you can edit these settings if there is a problem.

7. In Device Manager, what does it mean when a hardware has a yellow "!" beside its name?

Answer: The hardware is not working/not recognized

This usually means that Windows can not recognize the device. Reinstalling or updating the device drivers will usually help.

8. Clicking on "Tools" and then "Map Network Drive" on a single system, does what?

Answer: Nothing

"Map Network Drive" will allow you to connect to a network drive, if you are connected to a network. Since you are not, this does nothing.

9. If you can not move your desktop icons, it means...?

Answer: "Auto Arrange" is selected

Right-click anywhere on the desktop, and mouse-over "Arrange Icons By". Make sure "Auto Arrange" is not checked off.

10. CTRL+ALT+DEL is also known as which of these?

Answer: Three finger salute

Because of the position of the three keys, users need to press each one individually - hence three finger salute.

Source: Author paulbrec

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