oDesk Windows XP test answers

While viewing file names through the Windows Explorer, what happens if you drag and drop a file named letter1.txt on top of another file named letter2.txt lying in the same folder?

= e. Nothing will happen

Some computer in your Local Area Network(LAN) have Windows XP Home Edition installed, whereas the other use Windows XP Professional. Is it possible to utilize the NTFS Encrypting File System(EFS) security feature on those computer in the LAN that have Windows XP Home Edition installed?

= b. No

Which of the following descriptions about the windows task scheduler is most accurate?

= a.  It is a tool that enables you to schedule programs and other utilities’ to run regularly, when it is most

    convenient for you

How can you customize Advanced Start menu options in windows XP operating system.

= button.

Which key combination would you use to flip between open windows?

= b. Alt+Tab

What should you type on the command prompt to return back to Windows?

= d. Exit

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the grouping of Windows tabs?
= a. Only Windows of the same program can be grouped into one tab.

Which statement(s) about the Recycle Bin is/are correct?

= b. You can restore any selected files from the Recycle Bin folder by right clicking and then selecting Restore.

What is the main purpose of mapping network drives?

= a.  It provides a convenient way of accessing a shared resource such as a folder, file, or printer

An icon with an arrow in its lower-left corner, which can be clicked for quick access to the object it represents, is a(n):
= d. Shortcut icon

The older version of the Windows XP Desktop is called the "Windows Classic" look. One way to get the Windows Classic Desktop from the new default Windows XP Desktop is to:

= b. Right-click on the desktop and choose Properties. Select the Themes tab and click on the Theme

    pull-down list and select Windows Classic. Click OK.

In addition to the Start button, the taskbar in Windos XP is further divided into sections for:
= c. Automatically started programs when booting the computer and notification of events.

 What is the key combination to Quit a program through Task Manager that is not responding?

= b. Ctrl+Alt+Del

Which of the following statements about the file security levels while browsing is/are correct?

= e. All of the above.

Windows Xp usually retains copies of old drives when newer versions of them are installed or update. If the new drives have problems, the user can return to the previous version. Does this new Windows XP feature work with printer drivers?

= b.  No

Windows XP includes a new type of view for folders that contain graphics files. This folder view is called _________ and displays small images of all the graphics in the folder in the bottom right-hand pane of Windows Explorer and a large image of a selected picture in the top right-hand pane.

= d. Filmstrip

The Microsoft file format that contains the bitmapped graphics and metadata for the skins used in the three preinstalled Windows XP visual themes is:

= b. .msstyles

State whether the following statement is true or false.
With Windows XP, you cannot specify that files with certain file name extensions should always open in the same program.

= b. False

The hard-drive utility tool in Windows XP for automatically fixing file system errors or for searching for and attempted recovery of bad sectors is:

= a. CheckDisk (CHKDSK)?

With Windows XP, the default display resolution is 800x600 in 32-bit true color. With some computers 32-bit video tends to slow down screen redraws. How could you drop the screen depth to 16 bits instead of 32 bits in order to speed up the display in older PCs, especially laptops?

= d. In the Display Properties dialog box, on the Settings page, set the Color quality option to Medium (16

bits).

A new function of Windows XP that allows two or more users in a local network to use only one Internet connection by routing all the Internet traffic through one computer is called __________________.

= c. Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)?

Windows XP has an On-Screen Keyboard function that could be used by a pointer device in case the keyboard is not functioning (True or False?)

= a. True

You can automatically rearrange desktop icons in Windows XP. Which of the following statements in the above regard is/are correct

= e. All of the above

How does Windows File Protection (WFP) in Windows XP work?

= b. It prevents the replacement or removal of protected system files

Which Windows XP feature provides an underlying service that allows Windows and applications to determine when a machine has changed network locations?

= b. Network location awareness(NLA)

Which of the following feature is/are new in the Windows XP Start menu?
= e Tick all the check-boxes(ALL ANSWER) 

You are logged in as an administrator to the computers on your small local network and you want to change the names of those computers and the workgroup so that their names are more informative. One way to change the names would be to:

= e. Right Click on My Computer icon, choose properties and select tab 'Computer Name' or(use run

    command and put sysdm.cpl) and click on the Change button. Enter the desired name for computer and

    click OK.

A Set of instruction that tells Windows XP which devices to start when you boot your computer, or which setting to use for each device, is called a ___________. Several different sets can be created and are especially useful if you have a laptop computer because you can have the computer preset when the computer is operating at different physical locations

= c. Hardware Profile

The left side of the Start menu contains two parts, separated by a thin horizontal line. The Windows XP term for manually inserting a shortcut to one of your chosen applications into the top part of the left side (by using the right-context menu of the application in Windows Explorer) is called:
= a. Attaching an application to the Start menu

Windows XP tracks whatever files that load during every boot and application launches, and the operating system uses that information to prefetch files into RAM. These prefetch data are parsed into a file named __________ located in the Windows\Prefetch folder on the boot drive. Every three days, a limited defragmentation operation automatically occurs in the background during idle for only those files in that file to further speed up the computer's file access.

= d. Layout.ini

Question

= d. It will display the current day of the week and the date.(ANS)

What happens when you choose ClearType for your screen fonts in Windows XP?

= c. The font resolution is improved.

Microsoft makes available a tool called the _____________________ for checking computers with a Windows operating system. This tool helps remove infections left by third-party software installed on the computer and displays a report describing the outcome in a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder.

= b. Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Which of the following features is/are available in Windows XP?

= a. A built-in CD burner(ANS)

= b. Windows Media Player(ANS)

= d. Internet Connection Firewall(ANS)

A common name given to the bitmapped desktop image (usually a picture) that serves as a background for the entire desktop is:

= a. Wallpaper

There is a better method to enable or disable services on your computer than using msconfig and hardware profiles. When using msconfig, you might disable some services that are necessary to boot the system. Which of the following should be used to enable or disable services.

= c. Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

The Windows XP installs its search function that, by default, has an animated dog character, Rover. Which of the following is/are true?

= a.  Rover could be replaced with another animated character or with no character at all

What type of icons are displayed in the system tray?

= d. All of the above

Which of the following statements about Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is/are true?
= e. Using ICS, multiple computers can connect to the Internet through only one dial-up connection..

Which of the following statements about icons on the desktop is correct?

= b. You can rename an icon by right-clicking the mouse button and selecting Rename.

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