Windows for AutoCAD Course Pre-requisite Quiz
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1
You discover as a beginner that your mouse is not working well. Your double clicking speed is a bit slow so you want to adjust it to accomodate your newly learning slower finger speed. Where do you find the Mouse Properties tool to adjust this setting?
Accessories
System Properties
Windows Control Panel
Windows Tools
Internet Explorerer Properties
Windows Explorer Properties
2
Which type of WINZIP file extension (format) has become a problem to pass through Internet security software checks like Microsoft Outlook provides?
.ZIP
.PKZ
.DWG
.EXE
.SCR
3
What is the purpose of a file compression utility like Winzip?
Shrinks file sizes down so you can open faster in AutoCAD?
Compresses file sizes down and/or combines files for smaller e-mail attachments.
Lets AutoCAD open many drawing files at once.
Makes your computer run faster with programs like AutoCAD.
4
What is the key difference between a simple text editor like Windows Notepad and a Word Processor like Microsoft Word?
Word Processors are less expensive.
Text editors have no formatting codes, just your raw text.
Text editors are more complex than word processors.
You can format all your text more quickly with a text editor.
You can not format your text in a Word Processor.
5
Which type of storage device on your computer does put files in your Recycle Bin so that you can recover if you change your mind? (Check
ALL
that apply)
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
C: drive Hard Disk
D: drive Hard Disk
Floppy Disk
Compact Flash Memory Card
6
Why should you not save your AutoCAD drawing files directly to a floppy disk with AutoCAD's SaveAs command or QSAVE command?
Too Slow
Very Unreliable
Too small for large drawings
Inadequate space for backup files.
Crash Prone
All of the above
7
Which type of storage device should never be used to save an AutocAD drawing to directly from AutoCAD?
Compact Flash Memory Card
Secure Digitial Memory Card
Floppy Disk
USB Flash Memory Card
Hard Disk
8
You are browsing your AutoCAD drawing folders with Windows Explorer to find a misplaced file. Which viewing option will allow you to see sample images of the drawings as you browse in the viewing window?
Tiles
List
Details
Thumbnails
Icons
9
Which Windows keyboard shortcut will activate Windows Explorer very quickly?
ÿ
+ E
ÿ
+ F
ÿ
+ X
ÿ
+ A
Ctrl + E
10
You can plot your AutoCAD drawing to 5 different printers in your office which have 5 different resolutions. Which one will show the widest LINE width for a line with 0 width?
4800 DPI Ink Jet Printer
2400 DPI Ink Jet Printer
1200 DPI Ink Jet Printer
600 DPI Laser Jet Printer
300 DPI Laser Jet Printer
11
Which Windows keyboard shortcut will activate a "copy to the clipboard" for the selected item?
Ctrl + X
Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + A
Ctrl + V
12
You have been sending AutoCAD files to a colleague or customer by e-mailing the .DWG file, but finding that many items like Xrefs, Images, etc. are missing from the drawing at the other end. What AutoCAD tool should you use to ensure that everything arrives intact?
Send
eMail
eTransmit
Export
Saveas
13
Which Windows keyboard shortcut will activate a "cut to the clipboard" for an item selected with your mouse?
Ctrl + A
Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + X
Ctrl + V
14
Which type of storage device on your computer does
NOT
put files in your Recycle Bin? (Check
ALL
that apply)
Removeable Compact Flash Storage Card
Removeable SD Flash Storage Card
Floppy Disk
Network Drive
C: drive Hard Disk
D: Drive Hard Disk
15
Which Windows keyboard shortcut will activate a "paste from the clipboard" for an item previously copied from a document?
Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + V
Ctrl + X
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + P
16
What default percentage of your hard drive does Windows allocate for use by the Recycle Bin?
5%
10%
20%
50%
100%
0%
17
Which Windows keyboard shortcut will UNDO a task just completed in most Windows Applications.
Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + V
Ctrl + X
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + A
18
You want to select a number of files randomly from a Windows Explorer file list. Which key do you hold down in unison with the left mouse button for selecting these files?
Shift
Tab
Win
Alt
Ctrl
19
Which computer keyboard function key allows you to quickly RENAME a Windows object (file, icon, etc.)?
F1
F10
F3
F2
F4
20
You have 100 AutoCAD drawings with an average file size of 2,100 Kilobytes. What minimum size of USB Flash Memory key do you need to take them home with you?
1 Gb
512 Mb
256 Mb
64 Mb
128 Mb
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