Deck 6: Advanced Searching Techniques

Question 1

You can search for files that match an exact phrase using single quotation marks.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Adding a folder to the index will prevent Windows from searching for that file.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A Boolean operator only expands a search.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Program and system files are included as indexed locations.

Question 5

Media files are not searchable.

Question 6

Windows 10 allows you to search for specific kinds of files.

Question 7

SSDs are very slow and cannot locate search results very quickly.

Question 8

Indexing increases search time.

Question 9

Windows 10 does not allow you to search using date properties.

Question 10

Only the administrative user has a Searches folder that is created by Windows when their account is created.

Question 11

The hardest method for searching is to use the Search box.

Question 12

By default, Windows 10 indexes each user's personal folders.

Question 13

When designing a search, it can helpful to consider what you know as well as what you do not know.

Question 14

The keywords cannot be any part of the file name or located in any tags or properties.

Question 15

Windows does not search file contents and zipped files.

Question 16

If you type AND in uppercase letters, Windows 10 will not treat the word as a Boolean operator.

Question 17

A saved search is the actual search results.

Question 18

The index will perform better if it is large.

Question 19

Windows allow you to edit the properties for certain files in the Windows folder.

Question 20

When using the Search box, you simply type a keyword.

Question 21

The _____ is the default location for all saved searches.

A) My stuff button
B) Search folder
C) the index
D) File Explorer

Question 22

The searches that appear in the Recent searches list

A) stay there permanently.
B) can be cleared at any time.
C) cannot be saved.
D) cannot be cleared.

Question 23

SafeSearch settings make sure searches on the Internet provide only

A) appropriate results.
B) accurate information.
C) true research.
D) popular sites.

Question 24

You can choose to display search results only from the web.

Question 25

Deleting search results deletes the files from your computer.

Question 26

In searching for a file, you know part of the name had "hey" in it.  You could use which wildcard combination?

A) *hey
B) hey*
C) *hey*
D) hey

Question 27

Which Boolean operator would find all files with the exact phrase?

A)
B) >
C) " "
D) ( )

Question 28

By using a saved search, you can perform the same search repeatedly without having to re-create the search each time.

Question 29

Which Boolean operator would find all files with a date property value of before 11/11/2017?

A)
B) >
C) " "
D) ( )

Question 30

Indexing _____ search time.

A) increases
B) decreases
C) has no effect on
D) is the opposite of

Question 31

Which of the following is the easiest method for searching for a file?

A) using the file list headings
B) using the Search box in the folder selected
C) using the customize option
D) using the search box on the taskbar

Question 32

If no files were found,

A) refine your search by changing the search keywords.
B) look in other locations.
C) a message will appear in the Search Results window.
D) change whether hidden and system files are included in the search.

Question 33

You cannot save a search.

Question 34

When you want to locate files meeting two criteria, you use which Boolean operator?

A) AND
B) OR
C) NOT
D) " "

Question 35

Recent searches only search the currently displayed location.

Question 36

Windows 10 displays the search box on the taskbar by default and it cannot be hidden.

Question 37

To search only your computer, click the

A) Pictures folder.
B) taskbar.
C) Start menu.
D) My stuff button.

Question 38

Deleting search results ____ the files from your computer.

A) hides
B) deletes
C) renames
D) zips

Question 39

The Searches folder is located in

A) your user folder.
B) the taskbar.
C) in File Explorer.
D) Settings

Question 40

The search box on the taskbar searches

A) hidden files.
B) zipped files.
C) your computer and the web.
D) the network.

Question 41

If Cortana is not enabled, you first may have to click

A) the Notebook icon.
B) the Settings icon.
C) the Home button.
D) the Start menu.

Question 42

When using the _____ box you simply type a keyword.

Question 43

Which of the following are methods for searching in Windows 10?

A) use the Search box in the folder where the files are located
B) use file list headings
C) use the customize option
D) use the search box on the taskbar

Question 44

Critical Thinking
Case 6-2
Over the Spring Break, you decide to clean up the files on your computer to make sorting and searching faster.  You cannot remember the best methods to accomplish this task, so you consult a friend.
Your friend also reminds you that the index will not perform well if

A) it grows too large.
B) it is too small.
C) it contains program and system files.
D) it is searching an SSD.

Question 45

The Search _____ is the default location for all saved searches.

A) folder
B) box
C) tab
D) option

Question 46

A _____ is used to expand or narrow a search.

Question 47

Which of the following Boolean operators must be typed in uppercase letters?

A) AND
B) OR
C) NOT
D) BUT

Question 48

_____ decreases search time.

Question 49

You can search for files that match an exact phrase using _____ quotation marks.

Question 50

_____ a folder to the index will allow Windows to search for files in that folder more quickly.

Question 51

Critical Thinking
Case 6-1
You have had your computer for a while now and have saved all of your class assignment on it.  You have everything ordered by class and semester.
Your instructor has asked you to resubmit an assignment.  You do not remember the full name, you can use which wildcard?

A) ?
B) *
C) &
D) !

Question 52

You can _____ any saved search in your Searches folder.

A) restore
B) delete
C) copy
D) rename

Question 53

Known as a _____, the * takes the place of one or more characters when part of your keyword is unknown.

Question 54

The Strict button filters out

A) adult text
B) adult music
C) adult videos
D) adult images

Question 55

The _____ method for searching is to use the Search box.

Question 56

To access saved searches you have created, you must first open

A) the Save As dialog box.
B) the administrator account.
C) the search box.
D) the Searches folder.

Question 57

If you delete search results, you will

A) clear the history on the computer.
B) delete files from our computer.
C) modify the results.
D) be unable to search again.

Question 58

Critical Thinking
Case 6-1
You have had your computer for a while now and have saved all of your class assignment on it.  You have everything ordered by class and semester.
To find a file, you can use a _____ instead of a wildcard.

A) Boolean operator
B) tag
C) uppercase letters
D) single quotation marks

Question 59

Search results can include

A) all or part of a file name.
B) a file type.
C) a tag for a file.
D) the file property.

Question 60

Critical Thinking
Case 6-2
Over the Spring Break, you decide to clean up the files on your computer to make sorting and searching faster.  You cannot remember the best methods to accomplish this task, so you consult a friend.
Your friend tells you to improve performance when searching,

A) delete folders from the hard disk.
B) add additional folders to the index.
C) buy a SSD.
D) move your pictures to a USB.

Question 61

The keywords can be any part of the file name or located in tags or properties.

Question 62

Saved searches are history lists.

Question 63

You can save a search.

Question 64

If you want to improve performance when searching, you might want to delete additional folders.

Question 65

A Boolean search uses the taskbar .

Question 66

A _____ is a set of instructions about how to conduct a particular search.

Question 67

The search box provides a way to _____ web searches so that only the most appropriate results display.

Question 68

_____ files have specialized properties that are searchable.

Question 69

Be very _____ when choosing to delete search results.

Question 70

Windows 10 uses indexing to decrease the speed at which it searches selected folders and files.

Question 71

The Search box is the default location for all saved searches.

Question 72

The index will not perform well if it grows too _____.

Question 73

Hard disks are very fast and can locate search results in indexed and nonindexed locations very quickly.

Question 74

Any searches you have saved will appear in your history folder.

Question 75

The Internet contains a wealth of information, and that information is appropriate for all audiences.