Deck 7: Managing Your Files

Question 1

Tiles view is the default view for all File Explorer folders except those stored in the Pictures library. _________________________

Answer 1

False
Details

Question 2

You find the Zip button in the Send group on the Share tab in File Explorer. _________________________

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Deleting folders from the root directory of your hard disk could disrupt the system so that you can't restart or run the computer.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Every file you save must have a storage location and a(n) filename. _________________________

Question 5

In the accompanying figure, Box J points to the Forward button. _________________________

Question 6

The accompanying figure shows the Windows 8 File Explorer.

Question 7

Sorting files means listing them in ascending order or descending order by a file detail. _________________________

Question 8

When you move a folder, you also move all of the files contained in the folder.

Question 9

When you delete a folder or file from the hard disk, it is permanently deleted immediately, and unrecoverable.

Question 10

Extracting a file means to compress a file into an archive.

Question 11

Windows 8 automatically saves files after every update or change, so manually saving is no longer necessary.

Question 12

File Explorer uses backslashes to separate locations in a file path.

Question 13

Level 4 of the Windows 8 file system includes a folder for your user account, such as the User folder. _________________________

Question 14

Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 were all designed for touch-screen computers such as tablets.

Question 15

You can switch to Details view or Large icons view in File Explorer by using the view buttons on the status bar.

Question 16

File Explorer displays the file path in the Status bar. _________________________

Question 17

You will find the New folder button in the Customize group on the Home tab of File Explorer. _________________________

Question 18

To select multiple files that are not listed together, you make use of the Shift key when selecting. _________________________

Question 19

A computer is like a file cabinet that has two or more drawers.

Question 20

Using Windows 8 with a touch screen, pinch two fingers on the screen to zoom out. _________________________

Question 21

If you are currently working in the F: directory, you are most likely working with folders and files ____.

A)on the hard disk
B)on a USB drive
C)on a floppy drive
D)in the cloud

Question 22

Swiping from the right edge of the screen toward the center ____.

A)drags an object
B)displays thumbnails of open apps
C)displays the Charms bar
D)zooms the screen

Question 23

In the accompanying figure, the items pointed to by Box G are ____.

A)folders
B)subfolders
C)files
D)directories

Question 24

When working in the navigation pane, you ____ a folder to open it.

A)double-click
B)click
C)right-click
D)alt-click

Question 25

Moving fingers apart on the screen ____.

A)zooms the display in
B)zooms the display out
C)scrolls the Start screen
D)displays the Apps bar

Question 26

The folders in the level marked by box ____ in the accompanying figure are designed to contain subfolders for your personal files.

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D

Question 27

A file ____ shows the location of a file or folder.

A)matrix
B)path
C)run
D)circuit

Question 28

File Explorer displays the contents of your computer by using ____ to represent drives, folders, and files.

A)colors
B)sound effects
C)hypertext links
D)icons

Question 29

Clicking the button marked by box ____ in the accompanying figure will show the file & folder locations that you have recently visited.

A)A
B)B
C)F
D)I

Question 30

Printed documents use ____ to separate locations in a file path.

A)backslashes
B)arrows
C)colons
D)periods

Question 31

Box ____ in the accompanying figure points to the file path of the currently selected item.

A)D
B)G
C)H
D)I

Question 32

You organize files by storing them in ____.

A)namespaces
B)drawers
C)rings
D)folders

Question 33

Box ____ in the accompanying figure points to an expand button.

A)B
B)D
C)F
D)J

Question 34

The left pane of the File Explorer window is the ____ pane.

A)status
B)address
C)structure
D)navigation

Question 35

The hard disk is assigned to drive ____.

A)A
B)C
C)D
D)F

Question 36

All of the following are File Explorer ribbon tabs EXCEPT ____.

A)Home
B)Share
C)View
D)Link

Question 37

A(n) ____ is an example of a fixed file storage system, permanently housed in a computer.

A)USB drive
B)DVD
C)cloud disk
D)hard disk

Question 38

The folder that contains the Windows 8 operating system is located in the level marked by box ____ in the accompanying figure.

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D

Question 39

____ is/are new to Windows 8.

A)The Start menu
B)The Charms bar
C)The Desktop
D)Icons

Question 40

In the accompanying figure, the box marked ____ indicates the location of the root directory.

A)A
B)B
C)D
D)E

Question 41

A file ____ includes the three or four characters that follow the dot in the filename and identify the file's type.

A)tag
B)extension
C)hook
D)delimiter

Question 42

An example of sorting in ascending order is ____.

A)Z to A
B)9 to 0
C)latest to earliest date
D)A to Z

Question 43

____ is a Microsoft service that provides up to 7 GB of online storage space for your files at no charge.

A)Picasa
B)Flickr
C)SkyDrive
D)Mozilla

Question 44

When you edit a file you saved previously, you can use the application's ____ command to save your changes, keeping the same file name and location.

A)Save As
B)Update
C)Backup
D)Save

Question 45

When you change the view for a folder in File Explorer, ____.

A)all views for all folders are changed
B)it only changes the view for the currently selected folder
C)you must do it for a folder that is not currently selected
D)you should click "OK" in the Warning dialog box

Question 46

To deselect a single file in a list of selected files, you make use of the ____ key.

A)Shift
B)Ctrl
C)Tab
D)Alt

Question 47

You can sort files ____.

A)only in Details view
B)only in Details, Content, and Tiles views
C)only by file name or file creation date
D)no matter which view you use

Question 48

File Explorer provides ____ ways to view the contents of a folder.

A)3
B)4
C)6
D)8

Question 49

The File Explorer status bar displays ____.

A)all view buttons
B)only the Details and Large icons view buttons
C)only the Tiles, List, and Content view buttons
D)no view buttons

Question 50

The default view of all folders except those in the Pictures Library is ____.

A)Details
B)Tiles
C)Large icons
D)Wallet

Question 51

The default view for any folder in the Pictures Library is ____.

A)Details
B)Tiles
C)Large icons
D)Wallet

Question 52

All of the following are methods for creating a new folder EXCEPT ____.

A)using the New folder button in the New group on the Home tab
B)double-clicking an existing folder and clicking "New" on the pop-up window
C)using the New folder button on the Quick Access Toolbar
D)right-clicking to display a shortcut menu that includes the New command

Question 53

____ a file places a duplicate version of the file in a new location that you specify.

A)Doubling
B)Moving
C)Copying
D)Replicating

Question 54

The Move to and Copy to buttons are found in the ____ group on the ____ tab on the File Explorer ribbon.

A)Media, Manage
B)Organize, Home
C)Tools, Share
D)Layout, View

Question 55

A folder name can have up to ____ characters.

A)8
B)11
C)32
D)255

Question 56

File Explorer displays the current file path in the ____ so you can keep track of your current location as you navigate.

A)status bar
B)reading pane
C)address bar
D)ribbon

Question 57

When you save a new file, you use the ____ dialog box to provide a filename and select a location for the file.

A)Save As
B)Save
C)Save New
D)Open

Question 58

The ____ character is allowable in a folder name.

A)-
B)/
C)<
D):

Question 59

____ is not a valid file name.

A)This File Name Is Very Long.docx
B)My-picture,. jpg
C)SA!AD-DRE33ING.mp4
D)Mary*Jon.doc

Question 60

The ____ is a temporary Windows 8 storage area for files and information that you copy or move from one location to place in another.

A)Clipboard
B)SkyDrive
C)Recycle Bin
D)cloud

Question 61

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 ____.

A)simply viewing the Pictures library in its default view
B)viewing the Pictures library in its default view and then sorting on the date column
C)simply viewing the Pictures library in List view
D)viewing the Pictures library in Details view and sorting on the Date modified column

Question 62

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

A)extraction
B)USB drive
C)lockbox
D)archive

Question 63

You tried to change a file's name, but Windows 8 did not permit the change. This is most likely because ____.

A)the filename had a 4-character extension
B)the filename had more than 32 characters
C)the filename contained a colon
D)the filename began with a number

Question 64

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

Question 65

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

Question 66

As the trend for computer screens has gone toward shorter and wider screens, you tell James that Windows 8 ____.

A)allows for more horizontal scrolling than Windows 7
B)allows for more vertical scrolling than Windows 7
C)allows for scrolling, whereas Windows 7 did not
D)no longer has any need for scrolling

Question 67

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 ____.

A)type Grand Canyon in the Search box
B)scan the Documents library for a file that looks like it may be right
C)type C:/Grand Canyon in the Address bar
D)click the Back button repeatedly until the correct file location displays

Question 68

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

Question 69

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

Question 70

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

Question 71

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.

Question 72

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 ____.

A)have a virus on your computer
B)used the Ctrl button instead of the Shift button
C)used the Shift button instead of the Ctrl button
D)right-clicked instead of clicking

Question 73

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 ____.

A)swipe from the right edge of the screen toward the center
B)swipe from the left edge of the screen toward the center
C)move two fingers apart in the center of the screen
D)triple-tap the screen

Question 74

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

A)goes to the Recycle Bin
B)is deleted permanently
C)is moved to the C:/Users folder
D)is moved to the cloud

Question 75

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.

A)Windows Tunes
B)Music
C)Audio
D)Media

Question 76

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

Question 77

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

Question 78

James would like to know of one completely new feature on Windows 8 that didn't exist on Windows 7. You answer: ____.

A)the Start menu
B)use of a physical keyboard
C)vertical scrolling
D)the Charms bar

Question 79

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 ____.

A)the hard disk is malfunctioning
B)you made the first copy by dragging, therefore the file was not placed on the Clipboard
C)you made the first copy by using the Cut command, therefore the file was not placed on the Clipboard
D)a file cannot exist in three folders at the same time

Question 80

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.

A)swipe an object from left to right
B)touch and hold an object
C)tap an object
D)pinch two fingers on an object