1. Which one about the Stand By option while shutting down your computer is correct?
2. You are logged in as an administrator to the computers on your small local network and you want to change the names of those computers and the workgroup so that their names are more informative. One way to change the names would be to:
3. What should you type on the command prompt to return back to Windows ?
4. How does Windows File Protection (WFP) in Windows XP work?
5. Which statement about the file security levels while browsing is correct ?
6. Which description about the Windows Task Scheduler is most accurate ?
7. The Windows XP installs its search function that, by default, has an animated dog character, Rover. Which of the following is/are true ?
8. With Windows XP, the default display resolution is 800x600 in 32-bit true color. With some computers 32-bit video tends to slow down screen redraws. How could you drop the screen depth to 16 bits instead of 32 bits in order to speed up the display in order PCs, especially laptops ?
9. You can automatically rearrange desktop icons in Windows XP. Which one in the above regard is correct?
10. Accelerator (hot) keys: Several menu commands, such as File, Edit, Table, or Tools, have one underlined letter as shown. The command associated with the underlined character can be Quickly executed if that character is entered on the keyboard immediately after the _____ key is pressed.
11. Which is a System Restore feature in Windows XP ?
12. By hovering the mouse pointer over the clock, what happens ?
13. Which statement is correct regarding the grouping of taskbar buttons?
14. Windows XP has a new user system. Its new user system :
15. Windows XP usually retains copies of old drivers when newer versions of them are installed or upated. If the new drivers have problems, the user can return to the previous version. Does this new Windows XP feature work with printer drivers?
16. There is a better method to enable or disable services on your computer than using msconfig and hardware profiles. When using msconfig, you might disable some services that are necessary to boot the system. Which of the following should be used to enable or disable services?
17. Windows XP tracks whatever files that load during every boot and application launches, and the operating system uses that information to prefetch files into RAM. These prefetch data are parsed into a file name _________ located in the Windows\Prefetch folder on the boot drive. Every three days, a limited defragmentation operation automatically occurs in the background during idle for only those files in that file to further speed up the computer’s file access.
18. Starting with Windows 95, the File Manager tool for organizing and controlling the files and folders of the computer’s storage systems, such as the hard drive(s) and disk drive(s) has been called:
19. What happens when you hold down the Windows button key and press the E key ?
20. What icons are displayed in the system tray?
21. The hard-drive utility tool in Windows XP for automatically fixing file system errors or for searching for and attempted recovery of bad sectors is:
22. Some computers in your local area network (LAN) have Windows XP Home Edition installed, whereas the others use Windows XP Professional. Is it possible to utilize the NTFS Encrypting File System (EFS) security feature on those computers in the LAN that have Windows XP Home Edition installed ?
23. Which object can you search on your computer and on the network, using Windows XP Search Companion?
24. The older version of the Windows XP Desktop is called the 'Windows Classic' look. One way to get the Windows Classic Desktop from the new default Windows XP Desktop is to :
25. What does the Desktop Cleanup Wizard do ?
26. Which feature is new in the Windows XP Start menu ?
27. Windows XP includes a new type of view for folders that contain graphics files. This folder view is called .... and displays small images of all the graphics in the folder in the bottom right-hand pane of Windows Explorer and a large image of a selected picture in the top right-hand pane.
28. Which Windows XP feature provides an underlying service that allows Windows and applications to determine when a machine has changed network locations ?
29. While viewing file names through the Windows Explorer, what happens if you drag and drop a file named letter1.txt on top of another file named letter2.txt lying in the same folder ?
30. Which are the pre-installed features of Windows XP?
31. Which statement about Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is true ?
32. Key combination to flip between open windows ?
33. A new feature introduced in Windows XP that allows another user to log in and use the system without having to log out the previous user and Quit any running applications is known in Windows XP as :
34. A common name given to the bitmapped desktop image (usually a picture) that serves as a background for the entire desktop is :
35. Microsoft makes available a tool called the ..... for checking computers with a Windows operating system. This tool helps remove infections left by third-party software installed on the computer and displays a report describing the outcome in a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder.
36. With Windows XP, you cannot specify that files with certain file name extensions should always open in the same program.
37. Which statement about Windows XP features is correct?
38. Which shortcut key combination can be used to start the task manger if you need to end an unresponsive task?
39. Which one is true if you open an existing file, make changes to it, and save it with a new name using the 'Save As' option?
40. Which is valid Window’s file names ?
41. Which statement regarding Windows XP user access is correct ?
42. Which statement about icons on the desktop is correct ?
43. The .... is a large hidden file where Windows XP finds information about all of the hardware, software, and various settings and user options.
44. The new feature of Windows XP that can edit films, add sound and titles, and delete scenes is:
45. Which activity can you accomplish with the Remote Desktop feature in Windows XP ?
46. The left side of the Start menu contains two parts, separated by a thin horizontal line. The Windows XP term for manually inserting a shortcut to one of your chosen applications into the top part of the left side (by using the right-context menu of the application in Windows Explorer) is called:
47. Main purpose of mapping network drives?
48. A new function of Windows XP that allows two or more users in a local network to use only one Internet connection by routing all the Internet traffic through one computer is called ________.
49. Windows XP has several command-line utility tools for troubleshooting the computer. Suppose that your computer seems to have a problem with connecting to the internet. Before reporting your connectivity problems to your ISP, which tool could you use to display the current TCP/IP network configuration values and to refresh the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings ?
50. An icon with an arrow in its lower-left corner, which can be clicked for quick access to the object it represents, is a(n):
51. How can you customize Advanced Start menu options in windows XP Operating System ?
52. You can create and edit files using the Windows Notepad. What is the extension of a file that has been created using Notepad ?
53. In addition to the Start button, the taskbar in Windows XP is further divided into sections for:
54. Windows XP has an On-Screen Keyboard function that could be used by a pointer device in case the keyboard is not functioning.
55. The Microsoft file format that contains the bitmapped graphics and metadata for the skins used in the three preinstalled Windows XP visual themes is:
56. A set of instructions that tells Windows XP which devices to start when you boot your computer, or which settings to use for each device, is called a .... . Several different sets can be created and are especially useful if you have a laptop computer because you can have the computer preset when the computer is operating at different physical locations.
57. Which statement is correct about the Recycle Bin?
58. Which Windows XP feature to compare and update their offline files and folders with those on the network?
59. Windows XP has an On-Screen Keyboard function that allow users to type data using a pointing device or joystick in case the keyboard is not functioning.
60. What happens when you choose ClearType for your screen fonts in Windows XP?
61. Which activity can you accomplish with the Remote Desktop feature in Windows XP?
62. You have created a directory called TEST that includes the files test1.txt, test2.txt, test3.txt, test4.txt, test5.txt, and test6.txt. How can you select test2.txt, test3.txt, and test6.txt from the list of files visible in the Windows Explorer?