Basic Computer Skills

Select the properly formatted email address from these choices.

How do you close a window on your desktop?

Use the mouse to press the button with two overlapping boxes in it at the top right corner of the screen

Go to "File" and select "Save As"

Use the mouse to press the button with the "X" in it at the top right corner of the screen

Got to "Edit" and select "Close."

Press the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard

What two websites are search engines?

Google and Bing

Google and Hotmail

Ask Jeeves and MSN

USAToday and Google

How do you make text in a word document bold?

Click the "B" on the toolbar at the top of the screen.

Press "CTRL" and "B" on the keyboard.

Highlight the text using the mouse and click the "B" on the toolbar at the top of the screen.

Go to "Edit" and select "bold text."

Go to "File" and select "bold text."

How do you properly shut down a computer?

Press the power switch on the front of the CPU to turn off the machine.

Press the power button on the front of the monitor.

Got to the "Start" button and select "Shut down."

Go to the "Start" button and select "Log off."

Press the "Shut Down" key on the keyboard.

How do you rename a file saved on your computer?

Right click on the file name and choose "Rename File." Type the new file name.

Left click on the file name and choose "Rename File." Type the new file name.

Open the file. Click "Edit" at the top left of the screen and select "Rename."

Open the file. Click "File" at the top left of the screen and select "Save."

Open the file. Click "File" at the top left of the screen and select "Rename."

Select the two websites that provide printable driving directions free of charge.

How would you print one paragraph of text from a web page without printing the whole page?

Go to file and click "Print Preview."

Go to file and click "Print." Check the box labeled "Print Selection," then click "Print."

Select the text you want to print. Go to file and click "Print." Check the box labeled "Print Selection," then click "Print"

Press the "print" button on the toolbar at the top of the screen.

Highlight the text you want to print. Press the "Print" button on the toolbar at the top of the screen.

How do you open a program such a microsoft word when there are no icons on the desktop?

Double click on the desktop to reveal hidden icons.

Click the start button and select the program from the menu.

Use a keyboard command.

It's not possible to open a program when there are no icons on the desktop.

Restart the computer.

How do you save a document to a flash drive when you are working in Microsoft Word?

Click the "X' in the top right corner of the screen.

Use the start button to locate the flash drive. Right click on the flash drive and select "Save."

Click "File" at the top of the screen and select "Save As." Select the flash drive, type a file name and click "Save".

Restart the computer.

Use the "Alt" and "F4" keys to open a "Save" window.

How do you select text to copy or delete in a word document?

Go to "Edit" at the top of the screen and select "Copy."

Place the cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to highlight, press the left mouse button and drag the mouse across the text.

Use the backspace key until the cursor reaches the text you wish to select. Press "Ctrl" to select the text.

Press the "Page Up" key on the keyboard.

Place the cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to highlight, press the right mouse button and drag the mouse across the text.

Which type of application software is used to key a document, such as a report?

Clip art

Database

Spreadsheet

Word processor

What is a software program that can be used to retrieve documents from the World Wide Web and to display them in a readable format?

Browser

File Retrieval

Public domain

Security software

Which type of software is frequently used by people who work with numbers, formulas, and data to perform calculations?

Clip art

Database

Spreadsheet

Word processor

What is Microsoft Outlook?

A program that is used to clean out old computer files.

A type of security system for computers.

An e-mail program used in many businesses.

It does not exist.

What does the "Reply to All" e-mail function do?

This function is not possible in e-mail.

It will send a reply message to every entry in your address book.

It will send a reply message only to the sender of the original message.

It will send a reply message to all recipients of the message.

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