CAP Exam Practice questions and
answers
A Taking extended education courses in subjects such as team-building
and communication skills.
✅✅
A wide variety of courses are offered at many local colleges and at
workshops conducted by private organizations. - -Which of the
following statements best help administrative assistants with learning their
job duties?
A Taking extended education courses in subjects such as team-building
and communication skills.
B Being a self-starter.
C Serving on various committees, such as a committee assigned to
organize the annual company picnic.
D Assuming a leadership position at the monthly department staff meeting.
B
Listening
✅✅
This may be the most important communication skill of all and the one that
is least supported by training. - -Which communication skill is most
important for administrative assistants?
A
Speaking.
B
Listening.
,C
Writing.
D
Reading.
D
Agricultural Administrative Assistant.
✅✅
Compared to the other three choices, this specialty is in the minority. -
-Which of the following is not a popular administrative assistant
specialty?
A
Temporary Administrative Assistant.
B
Legal Administrative Assistant.
C
Medical Administrative Assistant.
D
Agricultural Administrative Assistant.
B
Accuracy improves.
Today's office equipment help employees reduce errorst. - ✅✅-Which of
the following is a benefit from using office equipment?
A
Volume of work decreases.
B
,Accuracy improves.
C
Cost increases.
D
Reduced employee satisfaction.
B
20 - 40 inches.
The distance you use depends on the size of your monitor. - ✅✅ -How far
away should a computer monitor be located from a person's face to prevent
eyestrain?
A
8 to 12 inches.
B
20 - 40 inches.
C
Half an arm's length.
D
30 to 50 inches.
D
Supplement natural light with artificial light.
✅✅
Task lighting alone will not produce enough light. - -Which is the best
way of making sure to have good lighting in the office?
A
Use lighting from eastern and western sources.
, B
Use fluorescent light more than incandescent light.
C
Use task lighting.
D
Supplement natural light with artificial light.
C
Graphical User Interface (GUI) created a more user-friendly environment.
✅✅
This statement is false. GUI did not come into prominence until the 1990s. -
-Which of the following is not a true statement regarding introducing
personal computers (PCs) in office environments during the early 1980s?
A
Information could be accessed directly from PCs.
B
Information technology could now be used more effectively.
C
Graphical User Interface (GUI) created a more user-friendly environment.
D
There was a substantial amount of freedom regarding the type of PC and
software programs used.
B
Administrative assistants participate in workgroups and use information to
help improve business processes.
answers
A Taking extended education courses in subjects such as team-building
and communication skills.
✅✅
A wide variety of courses are offered at many local colleges and at
workshops conducted by private organizations. - -Which of the
following statements best help administrative assistants with learning their
job duties?
A Taking extended education courses in subjects such as team-building
and communication skills.
B Being a self-starter.
C Serving on various committees, such as a committee assigned to
organize the annual company picnic.
D Assuming a leadership position at the monthly department staff meeting.
B
Listening
✅✅
This may be the most important communication skill of all and the one that
is least supported by training. - -Which communication skill is most
important for administrative assistants?
A
Speaking.
B
Listening.
,C
Writing.
D
Reading.
D
Agricultural Administrative Assistant.
✅✅
Compared to the other three choices, this specialty is in the minority. -
-Which of the following is not a popular administrative assistant
specialty?
A
Temporary Administrative Assistant.
B
Legal Administrative Assistant.
C
Medical Administrative Assistant.
D
Agricultural Administrative Assistant.
B
Accuracy improves.
Today's office equipment help employees reduce errorst. - ✅✅-Which of
the following is a benefit from using office equipment?
A
Volume of work decreases.
B
,Accuracy improves.
C
Cost increases.
D
Reduced employee satisfaction.
B
20 - 40 inches.
The distance you use depends on the size of your monitor. - ✅✅ -How far
away should a computer monitor be located from a person's face to prevent
eyestrain?
A
8 to 12 inches.
B
20 - 40 inches.
C
Half an arm's length.
D
30 to 50 inches.
D
Supplement natural light with artificial light.
✅✅
Task lighting alone will not produce enough light. - -Which is the best
way of making sure to have good lighting in the office?
A
Use lighting from eastern and western sources.
, B
Use fluorescent light more than incandescent light.
C
Use task lighting.
D
Supplement natural light with artificial light.
C
Graphical User Interface (GUI) created a more user-friendly environment.
✅✅
This statement is false. GUI did not come into prominence until the 1990s. -
-Which of the following is not a true statement regarding introducing
personal computers (PCs) in office environments during the early 1980s?
A
Information could be accessed directly from PCs.
B
Information technology could now be used more effectively.
C
Graphical User Interface (GUI) created a more user-friendly environment.
D
There was a substantial amount of freedom regarding the type of PC and
software programs used.
B
Administrative assistants participate in workgroups and use information to
help improve business processes.
