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Windows XP Test
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1. 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:
2. What happens when you choose ClearType for your screen fonts in Windows XP?
3. What happens when you hold down the Windows button key and press the E key?
4. A common name given to the bitmapped desktop image (usually a picture) that serves as a background for the entire desktop is:
5. How can you customize Advanced Start menu options in windows XP operating system.
6. 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.
7. Which of the following statements about the file security levels while browsing is/are correct?
8. The Microsoft file format that contains the bitmapped graphics and metadata for the skins used in the three preinstalled Windows XP visual themes is:
9. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the grouping of Windows tabs?
10. In addition to the Start button - the taskbar in Windows XP is further divided into sections for:
11. What is the main purpose of mapping network drives?
12. 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:
13. 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?
14. 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:
15. The _____________ is a large hidden file where Windows XP finds information about all of the hardware - software - and various settings and user options.
16. The Windows XP installs its search function that - by default - has an animated dog character - Rover. Which of the following is/are true?
17. State whether the following statement is true or false. With Windows XP - you cannot specify that files with certain file name extensions should always open in the same program.
18. Which of the following statements about the Stand By option while shutting down your computer is correct?
19. Which statement(s) about the Recycle Bin is/are correct?
20. 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):
21. Which of the following would be a System Restore feature in Windows XP?
22. 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?
23. What should you type on the command prompt to return back to Windows?
24. 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.
25. 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 - text3.txt - and test6.txt from the list of files visible in the Windows Explorer?

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