SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
CST101 – Introduction to Computing
2011 Fall Section 153 – CRN 90789
Exam #1
Student Name:____________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the smallest unit of measurement?
a. a terabyte
c. a megabyte
b. a gigabyte
d. a kilobyte
ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: Concepts 6
2. You are running two programs at once that require 10 megabytes each on a computer that only has 16
megabytes of RAM. What makes this possible?
a. CMOS
c. cache
b. ROM
d. virtual memory
ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: Concepts 8
3. Antivirus software protects against which of the following types of malware?
a. Viruses
c. Worms
b. Trojan horses
d. all of the above
ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: Concepts 20
4. A _____ is a named set of computers that can share information.
a. group
c. collection
b. homegroup
d. library
ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: Windows 31
5. When you turn off your computer, it automatically clears the contents of _____.
a. your hard drive
c. RAM
b. memory
d. None of the above
ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: Windows 28
6. To start Internet Explorer you can do any of the following except ____.
a. Double-click the Internet Explorer icon on the Desktop
b. Click the Internet Explorer icon on the Quick Launch toolbar
c. Type Go Internet in the browser window
d. Click Internet Explorer on the All Programs menu
ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: Internet 4
7. The three letters com in Web site www.google.com is the ____.
a. top-level domain
c. domain name
b. hyperlink
d. protocol
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Internet 8
8. Another name for a Web page's address is the ____.
a. Uniform Resource Address
c. Uniform Resource Locator
b. Uniform Web Locator
d. Uniform Hyperlink.
ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: Internet 4
9. To move a Web page around in the browser window, click the____.
a. horizontal scroll bar
c. vertical scroll bar
b. Go button
d. Page Up button
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ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: Internet 4
10. If you want to stop annoying windows from opening on your screen that advertise products you may
not want, you need to enable the ____.
a. pop-up blocker
c. spam filter
b. phishing filter
d. Accelerator button
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Internet 15
11. ____ are predesigned combinations of color and formatting attributes you can apply, and are available
in most Office programs.
a. Palettes
c. Templates
b. Themes
d. Styles
ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: Office 2
12. You can move between open Office programs by clicking the desired program or document button on
the taskbar or by using the [Alt][____] keyboard shortcut combination.
a. Ctrl
c. Tab
b. Shift
d. Delete
ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: Office 4
13. When working in a program, one of the first things you need to do is to create and save a ____.
a. file
c. program
b. document
d. record
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Office 8
14. A file created in ____ is called a document and has a .docx extension.
a. Word
c. Publisher
b. Excel
d. PowerPoint
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Office 8
15. By saving an existing Office file with the ____ command, you create a duplicate that you can modify,
while the original file remains intact.
a. New
c. Duplicate
b. Rename
d. Save As
ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: Office 10
16. Which automatic feature causes red and green wavy lines to appear under words as you type?
a. ScreenTips
c. Spelling and Grammar
b. AutoComplete
d. AutoCorrect
ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: Word 6
17. Which button is not on the Mini toolbar?
a. Format Painter
c. Font
b. Line and Paragraph Spacing
d. Italic
ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: Word 13
18. Which command is used to create a duplicate copy of a file, while leaving the original file intact?
a. Save As
c. New Document
b. Save
d. Copy File
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Word 26
19. Which of the following is not an option in the Paste Options menu?
a. Keep Source Formatting
b. Merge Formatting
c. Keep Text Only
d. Match Formatting
ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: Word 28
20. By default, Word automatically creates a hyperlink to which of the following?
a. The words Your Name
b. The name of a Web site
c. An e-mail address
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d. The name of a company with a Web page
ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: Word 38
21. What is a font with a small stroke at the ends of the characters is called?
a. A serif font
c. Italic text
b. A sans serif font
d. A stroke font
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Word 50
22. What are shadows and outlines examples of?
a. Text effects
c. Font effects
b. Text styles
d. Font styles
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Word 52
23. How do you ensure that the Format Painter remains active until you turn it off?
a. Click the Format Painter once.
b. Double-click the Format Painter.
c. Right-click the Format Painter and click Remain Active.
d. Hold [Ctrl] and click the Format Painter.
ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: Word 52
24. By default, how is text aligned?
a. Justified
c. Centered
b. Left-aligned
d. Right-aligned
ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: Word 56
25. How can you balance columns of unequal length on a page?
a. Insert a column break at the end of the last column on the page.
b. Insert a page break at the end of the last column on the page.
c. Apply text wrapping to the columns.
d. Insert a continuous section break at the end of the last column on the page.
ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: Word 82
26. What do the minimal allowable margin settings depend on?
a. Printer
c. Sections
b. Columns
d. Orientation
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Word 78
27. What is the function of text wrapping?
a. Forces text after the break to begin on the next line.
b. Ensures that at least two lines of a paragraph appear at the top and bottom of every page.
c. Forces text after the break to begin at the top of the next section.
d. Balances the columns on a page.
ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: Word 83
TRUE/FALSE
28. If you are working on a budget and save the spreadsheet on your hard drive, it is called an executable
file.
ANS: F, a data file PTS: 1
REF: Concepts 10
29. Phishing is a broad term that describes any program that is intended to cause harm or convey
information to others without the owner’s permission.
ANS: F, Malware PTS: 1
REF: Concepts 20
30. To move a window, you must drag its border.
ANS: F, title bar
PTS: 1
REF: Windows 12
31. RAM is a permanent storage location.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Windows 28
32. A(n) library gathers files and folders from different locations on your computer and displays them in
one location.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: Windows 29
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33. When you use the Copy command, Windows 7 places a duplicate copy of the file in an area of your
computer’s RAM called the notepad.
ANS: F, clipboard
PTS: 1
REF: Windows 36
34. If you want to close Internet Explorer but have several tabs open, you will be asked if you want to
close all the tabs or just current the current tab.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: Internet 9
35. Access and PowerPoint are not included in all configurations of Microsoft Office 2010.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Office 2
36. Clicking the Save command will allow you to duplicate a document with a different name.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Office 10
37. An Access file is an electronic database.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: Office 2
38. Double-clicking a word selects the entire word.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: Word 10
39. Press the [Enter] key to move the insertion point several spaces to the right.
ANS: F, Tab
PTS: 1
REF: Word 6
40. The last item you cut or copy from a document is added to both the Office Clipboard and the system
Clipboard.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: Word 26
41. The Office Clipboard can only hold one item at a time.
ANS: F, system
PTS: 1
REF: Word 26
42. Dragging the pointer over the font list allows you to preview how selected text will look if the
highlighted font is applied.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
REF: Word 50
43. You must select an entire paragraph to change its paragraph formatting.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Word 54
44. A theme is a complete set of characters with the same typeface.
ANS: F, font
PTS: 1
REF: Word 50
45. A continuous section break begins a new section and moves the text following the break to the top of
the next page.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Word 80
46. Pressing [Ctrl][Enter] inserts a soft page break.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Word 82
47. When the Header and Footer areas are open, the text in the main document can still be edited.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Word 86
48. Footnotes are placed at the end of a document.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Word 90
49. On the scroll bar, you use the scroll arrows to scroll up or down by one screen.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Windows 11
50. Menus are windows with controls that let you tell Windows what you want.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
REF: Windows 14
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