Deck 2: Understanding File Management

Question 1

When you use the Move command, Windows 8 places a duplicate of the file on the clipboard.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

An address is a sequence of folder names that describe a file's location in a file hierarchy.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In the Save As dialog box, below the Address bar, the ____ contains command buttons that you can click to perform actions.

A) navigation bar
B) taskbar
C) File list
D) toolbar

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When you use the Copy command, Windows 8 places a duplicate copy of the file in an area of your computer's RAM called the notepad

Question 5

The QuickLook Pane is an area on the right side of the screen that shows you what a selected file looks like without opening it

Question 6

Which button on the desktop do you click to examine your existing folder and file structure?

A) Internet Explorer
B) File Explorer
C) Windows Explorer
D) Desktop Explorer

Question 7

Subfolders are folders that are inside of other folders.

Question 8

When saving a file, the Documents library is the default (automatically selected) storage location

Question 9

Windows 8 comes with several existing folders.

Question 10

The Address bar is just below the Ribbon.

Question 11

A file extension is a three- or four-letter sequence, preceded by a period, that identifies the file as a particular type of document.

Question 12

After you start a program and create a new file, the file only exists in  your computer's Random Access Memory (RAM).

Question 13

You must double-click a folder or subfolder in the Address bar to show its contents.

Question 14

A ____ is a three- or four-letter sequence, preceded by a period, that identifies the file type.

A) filename
B) file extension
C) file suffix
D) file property

Question 15

When you first save a file, the Save dialog box opens

Question 16

RAM is a permanent storage location.

Question 17

Subfolders appear shaded under the folders that contain them showing that they are inside that folder.

Question 18

When you click a folder in the Navigation pane of the File Explorer window, you see its contents on the right side of the window in the File list.

Question 19

In a window, the Address bar is located just above the title bar.

Question 20

Windows 8 lets you search for a program by typing part of its name in the Start screen

Question 21

A USB Flash drive is a(n)  ____  disk.

A) floppy
B) hard drive
C) internal
D) removable

Question 22

Making changes to a document is also known as ____.

A) processing
B) editing
C) fixing
D) changing

Question 23

You can quickly find any file, folder, or program using ____.

A) Windows 8
B) Windows Help
C) Windows Finder
D) Windows Search

Question 24

If you open a file and make changes to it and then save the changes, that file has been ____.

A) edited
B) duplicated
C) formatted
D) saved as another file

Question 25

The set of appearance choices for files and folders is known as the ____.

A) Hierarchy
B) View
C) Design
D) Order

Question 26

When you save an existing file, the ____ dialog box does not open.

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

Question 27

The Paste button is in the ____ group.

A) Clipboard
B) Edit
C) Rename
D) Home

Question 28

The My Documents folder is in the ____ folder.

A) Users
B) My Files
C) My Computer
D) People

Question 29

To rename a file click the Rename button in the ____ group.

A) File
B) Naming
C) Filter
D) Organize

Question 30

The Sort by button allows you to sort your files using several ____.

A) criteria
B) lists
C) languages
D) prompts

Question 31

What is the typical drive letter for the hard drive?

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

Question 32

When you view the File list on the C: drive, you will see the ____ folder.

A) Users
B) People
C) Creators
D) Files

Question 33

The New Folder button is in the New group on the ____ tab on the Ribbon.

A) Edit
B) Home
C) File
D) New

Question 34

Windows 8 offers eight different ____ for viewing your files and folders.

A) styles
B) designs
C) themes
D) layouts

Question 35

While looking at your list of files and folders, you can also preview them without ____ them.

A) deleting
B) copying
C) opening
D) closing

Question 36

When you cut and paste a file, you are actually ____ it.

A) deleting
B) storing
C) moving
D) copying

Question 37

Which tab in Windows do you use to open a file?

A) New
B) File
C) Open
D) Edit

Question 38

When you copy a file, a duplicate remains on the ____.

A) clipboard
B) flash drive
C) hard drive
D) desktop

Question 39

__________ is a Windows 8 program that creates files in RTF format.

A) Explorer
B) FileMaker
C) WordPad
D) Paint

Question 40

A copy or replacement of a file is known as a(n) ____.

A) extra
B) double
C) dupe
D) backup

Question 41

The search text you type is called your ____________________.

Question 42

Files and folders that have been placed in the Recycle Bin can be ____.

A) recycled
B) copied
C) restored
D) replaced

Question 43

After you start a program and create a new file, the file exists only in your computer's ____________________, which is a temporary storage location.

Question 44

When you _____________________ a file, the file is transferred to a new location and no longer exists in its original location.

Question 45

You can ____________________ your folders and files to change the order they are listed.

Question 46

A File Explorer window is divided into ____.

A) groups
B) icon types
C) categories
D) panes

Question 47

Which of the following is not a storage device?

A) hard drive
B) USB flash drive
C) DVD
D) RAM

Question 48

Describe the similarities and differences between using Save and Save As to save a new file and an existing file.

Question 49

.rtf is an example of a(n) ____.

A) Excel document
B) file extension
C) type of RAM
D) file size

Question 50

The files and folders on your computer are organized in a(n) ____________________, a system that arranges files and folders in different levels.

Question 51

When you delete files from a(n) ____,  they do not go to the Recycle Bin.

A) USB flash drive
B) hard drive
C) folder
D) list

Question 52

A ____ is the name given to a folder inside another folder.

A) subfolder
B) subfile
C) pane
D) charm

Question 53

Emptying the Recycle Bin frees up ____ on your computer.

A) RAM
B) storage space
C) room on the flash disk
D) room on the desktop

Question 54

The WordPad program creates files in ____ format

A) DOC
B) DOCX
C) RTF
D) USB

Question 55

As you search for a file, a green progress bar appears in the ____ bar.

A) File list
B) Taskbar
C) Details pane
D) Address bar

Question 56

One way to open a found file is to ____ it.

A) double-click
B) click
C) hover over
D) left-click

Question 57

What does it mean to restore a file and how do you do it?

Question 58

When you save an existing file that you have changed, you use the ____________________ command.

Question 59

Search text is also known as search ____.

A) clues
B) criteria
C) keywords
D) filters

Question 60

When you click the Search charm, a list of Settings, Files, and ____ appears.

A) Icons
B) Windows
C) Apps
D) Drives

Question 61

Explain how you can search for a lost item on your computer.

Question 62

Todd works for an advertising firm and handles advertising projects for various clients. To keep track of the projects he has for each client, he wants to organize the client and project files on his hard disk so that he can quickly locate them.
Todd's new client owns a chain of jewelry stores in Washington. He has three stores, one in Seattle, one in Spokane, and one in Tacoma. In the future, he plans to expand to other states. What would be a good folder structure for the documents he needs to store for each of the three stores in Washington.

Question 64

Todd works for an advertising firm and handles advertising projects for various clients. To keep track of the projects he has for each client, he wants to organize the client and project files on his hard disk so that he can quickly locate them.
Describe how Todd can effectively organize his files for each client and each of the projects he handles for them.

Question 65

Todd works for an advertising firm and handles advertising projects for various clients. To keep track of the projects he has for each client, he wants to organize the client and project files on his hard disk so that he can quickly locate them.
Todd has accidentally deleted his Spokane folder. How can he retrieve it?