SDSC BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS

• Operating System

• Application

• Web Browsers

• Search Engines

These are called ...

• Internet

• Browsers

• Computer

• Search Engines

• Mouse

• Trackpad

• Mousepad

• Keyboard

Which of the following functions is not performed using

a mouse?

• Turn on

• Right Click

• Hover

• Drag and Drop

What is the term used when you press and hold the left

mouse key and move the mouse around?

• Highlighting

• Selecting

• Dragging

• Moving

Here are the steps that take place when starting a

computer. Rearrange the steps in the correct order.

(1) Desktop appears after login

(2) Login screen appears

(3) Power on Self-Test (POST) starts

(4) Operating system starts

(5) Welcome screen appears

• 1-2-3-4-5

• 3-4-5-2-1

• 3-4-2-5-1

• 4-3-5-2-1

You've zoomed in too far on a website, and want to return to the standard view:

Which key could you press to do this?

• SHIFT + ALT + ESC

• CTRL + 0

• ALT + CTRL + F1

• CTRL + Y

You're about to click on the symbol shown: What will happen?

• Windows will show the properties of your computer, including disk space.

• Windows will show the properties of your computer, including disk space.

• Windows will show the properties of your computer, including disk space.

• Windows will change the folder path to text, so that you can copy it to the clipboard.

A typical Windows dialog box is shown below: If you pressed the ESC key, what would happen?

• The dialog box would disappear, without any other action being taken.

• Nothing would happen, and the dialog box would stay open.

• The file in question would be saved.

• The file in question would be closed without being saved.

You press a key and see a list of all the programs currently running appear in the middle of your screen. Which key did you pressed?

• Win Key

• Alt + Tab

• Ctrl + A

• Alt + F4