Knowledge of Windows 7 Skills Test 2016

1. Which of the following Windows 7 features lists the recently or frequently opened items, such as files, folders, tasks, or websites, organized by the program that you use to open them?
Answers:

1. Aero Peek
2. Jump Lists
3. Aero Snap
4. Aero Shake

2. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT with regard to Windows 7 workgroup networks?
Answers:

1. All computers are peers; no computer has control over another computer.
2. Each computer has a set of user accounts. To log on to any computer in the workgroup, you must have an account on that computer.
3. The computers can be on different local networks.
4. All computers must be on the same local network or subnet.

3. What functions does the option “Parental Controls”, marked as icon “A” in the image and available under Control Panel =>User Accounts and Family Safety, perform in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It helps you make changes to your own user account on the computer.
2. It helps you limit how much computer time children have, as well as which programs and games they can use.
3. It helps you securely store the various usernames and passwords that you need to supply in order to access various websites.
4. All of the above.

4. Which of the following is an INVALID Shut down option in the Start menu in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. Switch User
2. Log Off
3. Restart
4. Lock
5. Sleep or Hibernate
6. All of the above are valid Shut down options.
7. Only a, b and c.

5. What does the Snipping Tool do in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It is used to capture screenshots of any object on your screen.
2. It is used to perform all kinds of quick calculations.
3. It is used to create and edit the graphics files you work with.
4. It is used to record sounds via your computer’s built-in microphone.

6. What happens when you click on the icon, marked as “A” in the image, which shows on the Taskbar in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It opens the Property dialog box from where you can change the background and Windows color scheme.
2. It opens the date and time property window from where you can set the date and time of your Windows.
3. It minimizes all open programs and reveals the desktop.

7. What is the function of Start Narrator, marked as “B” in the image, which is available under Control Panel =>Ease of Access Center in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. This feature reads aloud the names of each key you press, all system messages and onscreen messages that you receive, as well as all menu and toolbar options you select with the mouse.
2. This control is used for various settings, including whether the Screen Magnify window appears full screen at startup and assigning a new magnification factor.
3. This feature enables you to make text entries by clicking its keys to input letters, numbers, and punctuation, plus the accelerator keys, etc.
4. It is used to displays all Windows elements in very high contrasting colors.

8. How do you adjust the Taskbar location on the Windows 7 screen?
Answers:

1. You can’t adjust the Taskbar location on the Windows 7 screen.
2. Right-click on any empty area of the Taskbar and select the Properties option from the list. In the Taskbar tab, click on the “Taskbar location on screen” and set the location you want.
3. Go to the Control Panel from the Start menu and click on the “Taskbar and Start Menu” icon and set the Taskbar location.

9. What is the function of the Aero Peek feature in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It is used to capture screenshots of anything on your desktop, like a picture or a section of a webpage.
2. It allows you to see your desktop without minimizing all your currently opened windows.
3. It is used to create and edit the graphics files you work with.
4. It is used to perform all kinds of quick calculations.

10. What result will the search criteria “tropical AND island” yield in Windows 7 library?
Answers:

1. It will find files that contain either of the words “tropical” or “island”.
2. It will find files that contain neither the word “tropical” nor the word “island”.
3. It will find files that contain both of the words “tropical” and “island”.
4. It will find files that contain only the word “tropical”.

11. In Windows 7, Snipping Tool is used to capture screenshots or snips of any object on your screen. Which of the following snips is NOT supported by the Snipping Tool when you navigate to
Start=>All Programs=>Accessories=>Snipping Tool?
Answers:

1. Window Snip
2. Full-screen Snip
3. Rectangular Snip
4. Free-form Snip
5. All of the above snips are supported by the Snipping Tool.

12. What is the function of Start Magnifier, marked as “A” in the image, which is available under Control Panel => Ease of Access =>Ease of Access Center in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. This feature reads aloud the names of each key you press, all system messages and onscreen messages that you receive, as well as all menu and toolbar options you select with the mouse.
2. This control is used for various settings, including whether the Screen Magnify window appears full screen at startup and assigning a new magnification factor.
3. This feature enables you to make text entries by clicking its keys to input letters, numbers and punctuation, plus the accelerator keys, etc.
4. It is used to displays all Windows elements in very high contrasting colors.

13. Which of the following toolbars can be added to the Taskbar in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. Address toolbar
2. Tablet PC Input Panel toolbar
3. Desktop toolbar
4. Links toolbar

14. What is the function of the Snap feature in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It automatically sizes or snaps two windows to fit together on the screen thus allowing you the convenience of viewing them next to each other.
2. It performs all kinds of quick calculations.
3. It helps to create and edit the graphics files you work with.
4. It can capture screenshots of anything on your desktop, like a picture or a section of a webpage.

15. In Windows 7, which of the following statements about BitLocker Drive Encryption is correct?
Answers:

1. It is used to hide known file extensions by default. In other words, rather than displaying a full file name like “pcworld.docx”, Windows will only display “pcworld”.
2. It is the best way to protect portable systems such as laptops from loss of data and information when the laptops themselves are lost or stolen.
3. The BitLocker on desktop systems is a good consideration when you consider how much information can be lost from recycled desktop systems that have not undergone a proper hard drive wipe routine before being sold off.
4. Both b and c.
5. Both a and c.

16. Which of the following search filters will search for photos in a pictures folder by the date they were snapped on?
Answers:

1. datetaken
2. datemodified
3. datecreated
4. None of the above

17. What are the functions of Windows Media Center in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It uses a computer like a DVR to record television content.
2. It is used to play downloaded movies.
3. It is used to view digital photos on your TV.

18. Which of the following network discovery states will you set to prevent your computer from seeing other network computers and devices, and to prevent people on other network computers from seeing your computer?
Answers:

1. On
2. Off
3. Custom

19. What is the function of Tasks, one of the options in the main menu of Media Center, in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It is used to burn media files stored on your computer’s hard drive to a CD or DVD.
2. It is used to access the digital photos that are stored in your Pictures library.
3. It is used to access live TV, recorded TV, and the online TV guide.
4. It is used to access the Extras Library where you can play your favorite games on the computer or access the Extras
5. Gallery, where you can sign up for special online services such as HSN Vision, etc.

20. Which of the following statements refers to the Certificate-Based Credentials of the Credential Manager option available under Control Panel =>User Accounts =>Credential Manager in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It is used to store digitally signed public key certificates that identify you and your computer.
2. It is used to store the URL addresses, usernames, and passwords required for you to access the other websites you deal with that require you to log on in order to conduct business with them.
3. It is used to store the network addresses, usernames, and passwords required for you to access various company intranet and SharePoint sites.

21. Which of the following is NOT a valid feature of Disk Management which is available under Control Panel=> Administrative Tools=> Computer Management in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. It allows you to create a basic, spanned or striped partition directly from the menu.
2. It allows you to extend and shrink partitions directly from the windows interface.
3. It allows you disk conversion options whereby you can convert the disk to dynamic partition style or to GUID partition table when you add more than four partitions to a basic disk.
4. It allows you to schedule a task to run in response to an event.

22. How do you add programs from the Start menu to Taskbar’s Quick Launch area in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. Just drag and drop the program you want to add to the Quick Launch area on the Taskbar from the Start menu.
2. Right-click the program you want to add to the Quick Launch area on the Taskbar from the Start menu and select “Pin to Taskbar”.
3. There is no method to add a program from the Start menu to the Quick Launch area on the Taskbar.
4. Both a and b.

23. Which of the following are valid options for organizing your files and folders in the Windows Explorer in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. Small Icons
2. Extra Large Icons
3. List
4. Content
5. All of the above

24. Which of the following statements about Sticky Notes in Windows 7 is correct?
Answers:

1. You can format text, add bullets to make a list, or change the text size by using keyboard shortcuts.
2. You can resize a note by dragging an edge or corner of the note to make it larger or smaller.
3. You can change the color of the sticky note.
4. All of the above.

25. State true/false
If you forget where you had stored or downloaded a particular file, you can search the file location from the Start menu in Windows 7.
Answers:

1. True
2. False

26. What result will the following search criteria yield in Windows 7 library?
System.FileName:~<“notes”
Answers:

1. It will show a listing of files whose names begin with the word “notes”.
2. It will show a listing of files whose names do not begin with the word “notes”.
3. It will show a listing of files whose names contain the word “notes”.

27. Which of the following option will be displayed in the box, marked as “A” in the image, when you right-click on the toolbar address?
Answers:

1. Copy address
2. Copy address as text
3. Edit address
4. Delete history
5. All of the above
6. None of the above

28. The image above shows a jump list of Windows 7. What does the icon marked as “A” in the image indicate?
Answers:

1. It indicates that, if clicked, the highlighted item will be pinned to the jump list.
2. It indicates that the highlighted item is a video file.
3. It indicates that, if clicked, the highlighted item will be deleted from the jump list.

29. Which of the following functions can be performed by the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Control which is available under Control Panel=> Administrative Tools=> Computer Management in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. You can configure the WMI Control to back up your WMI repository.
2. You can change the default namespace that is targeted in WMI scripts.
3. You can change hardware configuration settings.
4. You can roll back to the previous version of a driver.

30. Which of the following accessories are by default listed under the Accessories when you navigate to Start ?All Programs? Accessories in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. Calculator
2. Command Prompt
3. Snipping Tool
4. All of the above

31. What is the correct order of steps to record a live TV program after setting up the Windows Media Center in Windows 7?
Step1: Launch the Media Center by choosing Start ?All Programs ?Windows Media Center. Press the green button (sporting the Windows four-color flag logo) on the Media Center remote control.
Step2: Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the time and channel of a program playing sometime later in the day that you want the Media Center to record in the onscreen TV guide.
Step3: Highlight TV on the Media Center main menu and then click the Guide option to display the online TV guide where you can Select the program to record. Press the Guide button on the Media Center remote.
Step4: Press the Enter key to display a Program Info Screen and then click its Record button – note that the program now displays a red dot in the TV guide indicating that it will be recorded. Press the Record button on the Media Center remote.
Answers:

1. 2,4,3,1
2. 4,2,3,1
3. 1,3,2,4
4. 1,2,3,4

32. Which of the following options in the main menu of Media Center will you use to get the current and final scores for recent games involving your favorite sports teams as well as a schedule of upcoming televised sporting events in Windows 7?
Answers:

1. TV
2. Extras
3. Sports
4. Tasks

33. Which of the following Windows Media Player views of Windows 7 is represented in the image shown above?
Answers:

1. Library view
2. Skin view
3. Now Playing view
4. None of the above