CIS105 EXAMINATION PREP STUDY GUIDE
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◉ Which of the following can you run to find and remove
unnecessary files? Answer: Disk cleanup utility
◉ Which of the following is not an input device? Answer: monitor
◉ When does the boot process start? Answer: when you turn on your
computer
◉ Samantha has a file named vacation.jpg. What type of file is it?
Answer: graphics file
◉ _____ is data and instructions entered into the memory of a device.
Answer: Input
◉ What would you need to install if you have an app that is
incompatible with your current operating system? Answer: A virtual
machine
◉ What is the main purpose of an operating system? Answer: to
coordinate the resources and activities on a computer
,◉ You and your friend both send documents to the printer, but the
printer can only print one document at a time. What does it do with
the other document? Answer: It places the document in a buffer.
◉ What does an operating system provide so you can interact with a
device? Answer: (GUI) Graphical User Interface
◉ How is an executable file different from a data file? Answer:
Unlike a data file, you cannot open and read executable files.
◉ On a desktop, the _____ is the window you are currently using, and
it appears in front of any other open windows. Answer: active window
◉ A(n) _____ contains the instructions your computer or device
needs to run programs and apps. Answer: executable file
◉ How do you know if a device is an input device or an output
device? Answer: An input device enters data and instructions into the
memory of the device. An output device is how the processed
information is displayed.
◉ If you delete a shortcut from your desktop, have you also deleted
the original file? Answer: :No, because a shortcut does not place the
actual file, folder, or app on the desktop.
, ◉ Which of the following is an advantage to saving a file to a flash
drive? Answer: You can take it with you and then work on it on
another computer.
◉ An operating system is also called a(n) _____. Answer: platform
◉ Swapping items between memory and storage is called _____.
Answer: paging
◉ How can you display the main folders on a Windows computer?
Answer: Open File Manager
◉ Why is the date a file was modified useful? Answer: It identifies
the most recent version
◉ What happens when you delete a folder? Answer: It goes the
Recycle Bin or Trash folder
◉ What type of window are you opening when you click the Start
button on the Windows desktop, and then click the name of an app
Answer: program window
◉ Folder names should _____. Answer: identify the content and
purpose of the folder
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◉ Which of the following can you run to find and remove
unnecessary files? Answer: Disk cleanup utility
◉ Which of the following is not an input device? Answer: monitor
◉ When does the boot process start? Answer: when you turn on your
computer
◉ Samantha has a file named vacation.jpg. What type of file is it?
Answer: graphics file
◉ _____ is data and instructions entered into the memory of a device.
Answer: Input
◉ What would you need to install if you have an app that is
incompatible with your current operating system? Answer: A virtual
machine
◉ What is the main purpose of an operating system? Answer: to
coordinate the resources and activities on a computer
,◉ You and your friend both send documents to the printer, but the
printer can only print one document at a time. What does it do with
the other document? Answer: It places the document in a buffer.
◉ What does an operating system provide so you can interact with a
device? Answer: (GUI) Graphical User Interface
◉ How is an executable file different from a data file? Answer:
Unlike a data file, you cannot open and read executable files.
◉ On a desktop, the _____ is the window you are currently using, and
it appears in front of any other open windows. Answer: active window
◉ A(n) _____ contains the instructions your computer or device
needs to run programs and apps. Answer: executable file
◉ How do you know if a device is an input device or an output
device? Answer: An input device enters data and instructions into the
memory of the device. An output device is how the processed
information is displayed.
◉ If you delete a shortcut from your desktop, have you also deleted
the original file? Answer: :No, because a shortcut does not place the
actual file, folder, or app on the desktop.
, ◉ Which of the following is an advantage to saving a file to a flash
drive? Answer: You can take it with you and then work on it on
another computer.
◉ An operating system is also called a(n) _____. Answer: platform
◉ Swapping items between memory and storage is called _____.
Answer: paging
◉ How can you display the main folders on a Windows computer?
Answer: Open File Manager
◉ Why is the date a file was modified useful? Answer: It identifies
the most recent version
◉ What happens when you delete a folder? Answer: It goes the
Recycle Bin or Trash folder
◉ What type of window are you opening when you click the Start
button on the Windows desktop, and then click the name of an app
Answer: program window
◉ Folder names should _____. Answer: identify the content and
purpose of the folder
