Question 1

CASE MYF-1 You know that the Windows 8 File Explorer gives you a lot of power in managing and organizing your files. You decide to take some time to explore its features. You tried to change a file's name, but Windows 8 did not permit the change. This is most likely because ____.

Accepted Answer

Windows does not allow colons in filenames as they are reserved for system use.

Question 2

CASE MYF-1 You know that the Windows 8 File Explorer gives you a lot of power in managing and organizing your files. You decide to take some time to explore its features. You wish to select two files, which are not listed next to each other. But when you try to select them, you unintentionally select all of the files between the first and last. This is most likely because you ____.

Accepted Answer

Using the Shift button selects all files between the first and last selected, while the Ctrl button allows you to select multiple non-adjacent files.

Question 3

In most cases, a file deleted from a USB drive ____.

Accepted Answer

When a file is deleted from a USB drive, it is usually not moved to the Recycle Bin but is deleted permanently from the drive. It does not get moved to the C:/Users folder or the cloud either, unless the user has specifically set up such a system for backups or syncing.

Question 4

When working in any view besides Details view, you sort by using the ____________________ tab on the ribbon.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When working in any view besides Details...

Question 5

The non-icon views available in File Explorer include ____________________, Details, Tiles, and Content.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The non-icon views available in File Explorer...

Question 6

Windows provides ____________________ in File Explorer so you can organize files by category -- documents, music, pictures, and video.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Windows provides ____________________ in File Explorer so...

Question 7

The File Explorer window is divided into two sections, called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The File Explorer window is divided into...

Question 8

CASE MYF-2 As an advocate of Windows 8, you are describing its new features to your friend James. Lastly, James wants to know how you display a listing of all the apps currently open on a Windows 8 machine, on a touch screen. You tell him simply to ____.

Accepted Answer

Swiping from the left edge of the screen toward the center on a Windows 8 touch screen device displays a list of all currently open apps.

Question 9

CASE MYF-2 As an advocate of Windows 8, you are describing its new features to your friend James. As the trend for computer screens has gone toward shorter and wider screens, you tell James that Windows 8 ____.

Accepted Answer

Windows 8 introduced a new interface optimized for touch and wider screens, which included more horizontal scrolling, especially in the Start screen and apps, compared to Windows 7.

Question 10

Windows stores folders and important files that it needs when you turn on the computer in the ____________________ directory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Windows stores folders and important files that...

Question 11

CASE MYF-2 As an advocate of Windows 8, you are describing its new features to your friend James. James would like to know of one completely new feature on Windows 8 that didn't exist on Windows 7. You answer: ____.

Accepted Answer

The Charms bar was a new feature introduced in Windows 8, providing quick access to system functions like search, share, start, devices, and settings. It did not exist in Windows 7.

Question 12

Windows 8 stores compressed files in a special type of folder called a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

Windows 8 stores compressed (zipped) files in a special type of folder called an archive. The archive can be opened using built-in Windows tools or third-party software to extract the compressed files.

Question 13

CASE MYF-1 You know that the Windows 8 File Explorer gives you a lot of power in managing and organizing your files. You decide to take some time to explore its features. You have copied a file from one folder to a new folder. You decide to place the file in a third folder, but you find that you cannot paste the file. The most likely reason is that ____.

Accepted Answer

When you drag a file to copy it, it does not use the Clipboard, so you cannot paste it again from there.

Question 14

CASE MYF-1 You know that the Windows 8 File Explorer gives you a lot of power in managing and organizing your files. You decide to take some time to explore its features. You have various song and album files scattered about your computer's hard disk. You decide to make them all viewable in the handy built-in ____ library.

Accepted Answer

The built-in library for organizing music files in Windows 8 File Explorer is called the "Music" library.

Question 15

The ____________________ appears when you point to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen, and displays buttons for interacting with Windows 8 and accessing applications.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ appears when you point to...

Question 16

CASE MYF-1 You know that the Windows 8 File Explorer gives you a lot of power in managing and organizing your files. You decide to take some time to explore its features. You wrote a small paper about your visit to the Grand Canyon some weeks ago, but can't remember the name of the file. The best way to find it would be to ____.

Accepted Answer

Using the Search box to type "Grand Canyon" is the most efficient way to find a file when you can't remember its exact name, as it will search for files containing that term.

Question 17

In the path "Computer è Removable Disk (G:) è Wizard Widgets è Stock è Staff. j p g" the name of the file is ____________________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the path "Computer è Removable Disk...

Question 18

CASE MYF-1 You know that the Windows 8 File Explorer gives you a lot of power in managing and organizing your files. You decide to take some time to explore its features. You would like to find quickly all of the pictures that you took between three and four months ago. You can do this most easily by ____.

Accepted Answer

Viewing the Pictures library in Details view and sorting on the Date modified column allows you to easily find pictures taken within a specific time frame, such as between three and four months ago.

Question 19

CASE MYF-2 As an advocate of Windows 8, you are describing its new features to your friend James. James asks about touch-screen functionality, specifically how Windows 8 shows ScreenTips for items on a touch screen. You assure him that you simply ____ to show its ScreenTip.

Accepted Answer

Touch and hold an object on a touch screen in Windows 8 to show its ScreenTip.

Question 20

Boxes D, E, and F in the accompanying figure point to items in the ____________________ pane.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  Boxes D, E, and F in...

Quiz 11: Managing Your Files