Computer class MID TERM How can you open the Windows 8 Charms bar to access the Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings options?

How many versions of Internet Explorer 10 are provided in Windows 8?

2

Which Windows 8 tool (accessible via the flag in the desktop Taskbar notification area or the Control Panel) provides messages alerting you to potential security and maintenance issues that should be addressed as well as access to options for system troubleshooting and recovery?

Action Center

The Settings charm in Windows 8 allows you to access the Networks pane where you can choose to enable ______ mode. In this mode, Windows 8 temporarily deactivates all connections to prevent radio and other wireless communication signals from interfering with sensitive equipment, for example on an airplane or in a hospital.

Airplane

The Windows 8 accessibility features can be found in the Control Panel or the All Apps screen in a section entitled

Ease of Access

You are a stock broker and need to watch several applications at a time. You connected a second monitor to your Windows 8 computer and would like to use it to watch multiple windows simultaneously. Which Project to a second screen option would best fit your needs?

Extend

Pressing which keyboard key allows you to quickly access the Windows Help and Support feature?

F1

All apps in the Windows Store are free.

False

One limitation of the Page Borders feature in Word is that they must be applied to all four sides of the page and to each page of the document identically. True or False?

False

Paragraph spacing settings apply globally to the entire document. You are not allowed to have different line spacing settings for different paragraphs in the same document. True or False?

False

You can use the same process to uninstall a Windows Store app or a Windows 8 desktop application.

False

The File Explorer Ribbon typically contains four main tabs: File, Home, Share, and View. Which of the four ribbon tabs allows you to open frequently used folder locations and to access Help?

File

Which Windows 8 application can be best used to manage the files and folders on your computer?

File Explorer

Which Windows 8 feature can automatically back up files in the Documents, Music, Video, and Pictures libraries, and in the Contacts, Desktop, and Favorites folders as well as providing a new file versioning feature?

File History

In Windows 8, the Networks pane allows you to connect to both wireless and wired networks. When connecting to a particular network the first time, you must choose whether it is a Home, Work, or Public network. Which network type provides only basic security all devices that have access to the network are trusted by default?

Home

The File Explorer Ribbon typically contains four main tabs: File, Home, Share, and View. Which of the four ribbon tabs allows you to copy files, move files, create new folders, delete files, as well as several other common file management tasks?

Home

Which of the following is FALSE about using the Windows 8 HomeGroups feature when sharing file and devices between Windows 8 computers?

HomeGroups provide a safe and secure method for sharing resources for most businesses today

How can you open the Windows 8 Charms bar to access the Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings options?

Hover the cursor over the top or bottom right of the screen.

Which version on Internet Explorer 10 includes tabbed pages, menus, toolbars, and Favorites similar to previous versions of IE?

Internet Explorer 10 for the Desktop

Which version on Internet Explorer 10 integrates use of the Charms bar to print a web page or email a copy to a friend?

Internet Explorer 10 for the Windows UI

The ___ screen is the first screen you will see on a Windows 8 computer, even before you can log in to the computer.

Lock

Which Windows 8 feature can be personalized with a variety of images, is useful for protecting your computer whenever you leave it for short periods during the day, and can also prevent accidental taps on touch devices, for example when you're carrying a tablet in a backpack?

Lock screen

Which of the following Windows 8 tools would be valuable in assisting visually impaired users?

Magnifier

Which type of list can be used to show a hierarchical ordering of items and allow for indented list levels?

Multilevel lists.

Which Windows 8 feature enables you to access or change the settings for network connections you've created, set up new network connections, and enable or disable network connections?

Network and Sharing Center

Which Paste Special option would be best used if you've copied strangely formatted text and wish to paste it in your draft document where it will be formatted at a later time?

Pasting as Unformatted Text

Which Control Panel tool allows you to specify how the system must respond to actions such as pressing the power button or closing the lid on a laptop as well as configuring sleep and hibernate settings?

Power Options

In Windows 8, the Networks pane allows you to connect to both wireless and wired networks. When connecting to a particular network the first time, you must choose whether it is a Home, Work, or Public network. Which network type doesn't allow any devices or users to access or share information unless they're explicitly granted permission to do so?

Public

In Windows 8, which feature at the top left of the File Explorer app contains icons for a small set of the most commonly used commands?

Quick Access Toolbar

In Microsoft Word, a gallery of Building blocks that you can create, store, and reuse to add AutoText, fields, and document properties, such as title and author, to a document is called:

Quick Parts

When sharing files and folders in Windows 8, which permission level allows an individual to open files to view them but does not allow them to save any changes?

Read

If you accidentally delete files from your computer's hard drive, they can be "restored" or retrieved from the

Recycle Bin

In Windows 8, which area of the File Explorer app organizes commands by grouping them on separate tabs where commands are separated into labeled groups based on the purposes for which you use them?

Ribbon

Which Word screen element allows you to use your mouse to place, move, or even remove tab stops for the selected paragraph(s)?

Ruler

You want to find information on how to configure a network printer in Windows 8. You move your mouse to a hot corner and bring up the Charms bar. Which charm would help you find the information you need?

Search

The File Explorer Ribbon typically contains four main tabs: File, Home, Share, and View. Which of the four ribbon tabs allows you to email files, zip (or compress) files, as well as burning files to a CD or DVD?

Share

Click the _______ button from the Paragraph group of the Home tab in Word to turn on the display of nonprinting formatting characters such as the Paragraph Mark.

Show/Hide

With a Microsoft account, you have access to free cloud-based storage for documents and pictures. This feature is called

SkyDrive

Which of the following is FALSE about using the SkyDrive feature in Windows 8?

SkyDrive offers free, unlimited capacity cloud-based file storage and management

Which of the following Windows 8 tools would be valuable in assisting mobility impaired users?

Speech Recognition

By default when you go past the Lock screen in Windows 8, you will be presented with the ____ screen which displays tiles for the Apps on your computer

Start

The ______ bar in File Explorer lists the number of items in the selected location, as well as the number of items that are currently selected. It also contains shortcuts for changing to the Details view or the Large Icons view.

Status

Which Windows 8 feature lets you combine a number of physical hard drives into a single virtual drive, known as a pool?

Storage Spaces

Which tool in Windows 8 allows you to easily terminate non-responsive applications and to view system utilization statistics?

Task Manager

If you share a file with Read/Write permissions, what will Windows do with the folder that contains the file?

The same permissions will be applied to the folder.

An app purchased through the Windows 8 Store may be installed on more than one computer provided that you log onto the other computer using the same Microsoft account that was used when purchasing the app.

True

Email addresses may also be formatted as hyperlinks in Word. True or False?

True

It is possible to sync your Microsoft account with other services such as Facebook, Linked-In, and domain accounts.

True

Table of contents commonly make use of hyperlinks to allow readers to quickly jump to various sections of a large document. True or False?

True

Using a Microsoft account, you can access cloud-based Microsoft services and features - including Windows 8 features such as instant messaging and the calendar, inbox, and contact list - from any location and Windows 8 device.

True

Word gives your company or organization the ability to save customized themes that can give a greater level of continuity across all your company documents. True or False?

True

When creating a storage space pool, you need to specify whether or not you wish to include resiliency and how Windows 8 must mirror the data in the storage space. Which resiliency option saves two copies of the data in the storage space? (This means that you'll have a backup if one of the drives fails. You'll need to include at least two drives in the storage pool to support this option.)

Two-way mirror

By clicking the ___________ checkbox when inserting the date and/or time into a Word document, the document will display the current date/time each time you open it.

Update automatically

What type of connection could you use to securely connect your laptop at home to your corporate network through the public Internet?

VPN

The File Explorer Ribbon typically contains four main tabs: File, Home, Share, and View. Which of the four ribbon tabs allows you to change how the files and folders are displayed in the file list, say from large icons to small icons or to show file details?

View

If you want to mark company documents as "confidential" or "draft" using transparent text on the page background, you can make use of which of the following features?

Watermark

Which edition of the Windows 8 operating system would be most appropriate for a personal home desktop or laptop computer?

Windows 8 Standard

What is the name of the anti-virus and anti-spyware program that comes with Windows 8?

Windows Defender

Pressing which key on the keyboard will take you to the Windows 8 Start screen?

Windows key

In Windows 8, the Networks pane allows you to connect to both wireless and wired networks. When connecting to a particular network the first time, you must choose whether it is a Home, Work, or Public network. Which network type specifies that devices can't access network files unless the network server explicitly grants them access to the files?

Work

Which of the following is NOT a feature or capability of the Windows 8 Desktop Taskbar?

You can use it to change PC Settings such as the display screen resolution and brightness settings.

Which keyboard shortcut is used to copy selected text in a document?

[Ctrl] + [C]

Which keyboard shortcut is used to paste previously copied text in a document?

[Ctrl] + [V]

What key on the keyboard is used to move the cursor to the next tab stop?

[Tab]

In Microsoft Word 2013, the feature that allows you to layer images or areas of color in a document, so images or blocks of color appear as if they are located behind information positioned in the foreground of a document is referred to as a:

background

To display a list of items that can be displayed in any order, you should use:

bulleted lists.

By pressing Alt+F4 key combination on the keyboard, you can

close the current application

Because the File Explorer Ribbon displays different tabs depending on the items selected in the Navigation pane and File List, we say that it is

context-sensitive

Which of the following is a Word feature that can be used to support the use of digital documents instead of paper documents to conduct day-to-day transactions by providing assurances about the validity and authenticity of a digital document?

digital signatures

The Windows 8 operating system was designed with touchscreen capabilities in mind. Tapping, double-tapping, swiping, pinching, and rotating finger movements are all forms of ____ used to interact with touchscreen devices.

gestures

Tiles on the Windows 8 Start screen can be organized into

groups

When formatting the text of a document into columns, it is important to choose a readable column width as well as the proper spacing in between the columns known as the ____ width.

gutter

Which of the following terms refers to a connection to a location in the current document, another document, or to a Web site?

hyperlink

In Windows 8, you can use the default Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos "virtual folders" to group related content. What term is used to describe a "virtual folder" that you can use to group other folders and files from a variety of locations in a file system?

library

If a computer on your network has a shared folder or drive, you can configure a shortcut to that folder or drive in File Explorer by _______ .

mapping a network drive

There is a hidden button on the far right edge (just right of the time and date) of the Windows 8 desktop taskbar that allows you to

minimize all open windows

Which of the following is something that would NOT be found by looking through the Performance tab of the Task Manager?

most frequently visited website

To display information in a chronological list, sequence of actions, or definite steps, you should use:

numbered lists.

Which of the following sign-in options is considered to be the LEAST secure?

pin

Which touchscreen gesture allows you to zoom in or out on the screen of a Windows 8 computer?

pinching

What is the easiest way to allow all other users on the network to have access to a file on your computer?

select the Everyone option when sharing the file

Instead of having to switch between two apps you use often, you can display them side by side. In this mode, an app you snap to either the left or right occupies a third of the screen, and another app occupies the remaining two-thirds. This is referred to as

split-screen mode

If Windows 8 doesn't automatically detect and install an appropriate printer, one can be manually added through

the Control Panel

A collection of design elements such as fonts, colors, graphics, and navigation bars, which can be uniformly applied to documents, e-mail messages, and presentations to ensure that all the pages in the document have a consistent appearance is known as a:

theme

A quick way to customize the Windows 8 Desktop is to choose a predefined collection of display options and sounds, known as a

theme

For each open desktop application there will be an icon on the desktop taskbar. Hovering your mouse over one of the icons will produce a small preview of the application called a

thumbnail

Applications (or Apps) in Windows 8 are displayed as ____ on the Start screen

tiles

Suppose you have four open application windows open in the Windows 8 desktop. What happens if you click and hold any part of the title bar of the focused window and move the mouse from side to side?

All other open windows will minimize

The Trust Center security settings in Word are found by clicking the File tab and entering _____ view, where you can then access the Word options.

Backstage

Which Windows 8 feature enables you to encrypt your computer's hard drive thus preventing sensitive data from being accessed by unauthorized users?

BitLocker

Which Windows 8 feature enables you to encrypt removable data drives thus preventing sensitive data from being accessed by unauthorized users?

BitLocker To Go

In Windows 8, which area of the File Explorer app displays the file path to the currently selected folder location?

Breadcrumb bar

The ___ bar is an opaque bar that overlays the right side of the Windows 8 computer screen and gives access to the Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings options.

Charms

Copied text is temporarily stored in the ____ so that it may later be pasted to a destination document.

Clipboard

What is the name of the Windows 8 built-in anti-virus application

Correct Windows Defender

If you hover your mouse over a hyperlink in a Word document, Word will notify you that a ______ operation can be used to follow that link.

Ctrl+Click

From the Windows 8 Start screen, you can click on the _______ to go back to the traditional look and feel of previous Windows operating systems.

Desktop tile

Which Windows 8 tool contains a comprehensive list of the devices connected to your computer and displays warning icons next to devices that are misconfigured or disabled?

Device Manager

If your computer has a bunch of old, unused, and temporary files cluttering up your hard drive, you can use the Windows 8 ________ utility to find and remove these files.

Disk Cleanup

What is the default formatting that is applied to hyperlinks in Word?

underlined with blue text color