Windows for AutoCAD Course Pre-requisite Quiz
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1
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
2
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.
3
You have saved an AutoCAD drawing late last night as the last thing you did when you were tired and this morning you have forgotten the name of the file. You know what directory it is in, but NOT the name of your drawing file. Which area of the Windows Explorer screen can you select on to find the file instantly?
(1) Browser window
(2) File name column heading
(3) File size column heading
(4) File type column heading
(5) Date Modified column heading
(6) File details icon
4
Which computer keyboard shortcut is used to REFRESH a Window or a list?
Ctrl + F
Alt + F
F5
Ctrl + R
Shift + F
5
Which computer keyboard function key allows you to quickly RENAME a Windows object (file, icon, etc.)?
F1
F10
F3
F2
F4
6
You have just learned to create a simple and highly reliable backup file called BACKUP.BAT with the following line of code in it:
XCOPY C:\DATA\*.* F:\DATA /D/S/E/V/C/F/H/K/Y
Which simple Windows application will ensure this file is run automatically every day to backup your data to an exernal hard drive and thus save you from catastrophic loss?
Windows Explorer
Windows Notepad
Windows Calculator
Windows Scheduler
Windows Clock
7
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.
8
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
9
What default percentage of your hard drive does Windows allocate for use by the Recycle Bin?
5%
10%
20%
50%
100%
0%
10
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
11
Which of the following applications is a text editor only that you can use to edit Windows batch files, AutoCAD menu files, AutoCAD script files, HTML code, etc.?
Microsoft Word
Corel Wordperfect
Windows Notepad
Windows Wordpad
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Frontpage
12
Which Windows computer keyboard shortcut is used to
CLOSE
the current window?
Shift + C
ÿ
+ L
Ctrl + F5
Ctrl + E
Alt + F4
13
Which Windows keyboard shortcut will UNDO a task just completed in most Windows Applications.
Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + V
Ctrl + X
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + A
14
Which Windows keyboard shortcut will activate your computer's System Properties window to provide you with information like the amount of computer memory, what CPU and speed your system has, how much RAM, current Windows Service Pack, etc.?
ÿ
+ M
ÿ
+ Break
Shift + Break
Win + B
Alt + Break
15
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
16
Which one (1) of the following file types should be deleted safely from your hard disk when AutoCAD is not running to clean up after you may have had crashes in the previous weeks?
.dwg
.dwf
.ac$
.dxf
.scr
17
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
18
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
19
Which of the following computer storage devices currently has the highest capacity?
Compact Flash Memory Device
USB Flash Memory Drive
ZIP drive
Hard Disk
Floppy Disk
20
Which Windows keyboard shortcut allows you to capture a window (vs. a full screen) to the Windows clipboard?
Ctrl + H
Ctrl + R
PrtcSc
Alt + PrtSc
Ctrl + A
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