Windows 10 Basic Concepts

Test your general knowledge of working with Windows 10.

This test contains 20 mulitple choice questions. When you have finished answering the questions, click the View your results button at the buttom of this page. Your test results and the correct answers are shown immediately on your screen. With a score of sufficient or greater, you can receve the Computer Certificate by email if desired.

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Test questions:

1. What command in Windows is commonly associated with the word cut?

Save Paste Delete

2. What is a proper method for shutting down your computer?

Click the Start button , then click Close all programs and press the On/Off button of your desktop computer or laptop Click the Start button , then and select

3. What program can be used to view websites in Windows 10?

Control Panel File Explorer Microsoft Edge

4. What does the light-blue underlining indicate by a taskbar button on the taskbar?

The program will be opened when you start Windows The program is closing right now The program is opened

5. What is this screen called?

Control Panel Login screen Desktop

6. What is the purpose of the WordPad program?

Surfing the Internet Basic text editing Managing files and folders

7. Is it possible to show multiple programs or apps with Task View?

No Yes

8. What happens when you click this button ?

Window is enlarged Window is reduced Task View is displayed, showing all my open windows

9. How do you display a minimized program back on the desktop?

Drag the taskbar button to the desktop Click the taskbar button Double-click the desktop

10. Is it possible to change the size of the windows in Windows 10?

No Yes

11. What happens when you click this button ?

The window will be just as wide as the screen The window disappears from the desktop, but is still opened The window will be reduced to its original size

12. How do you change the view layout of the items in a folder in the File Explorer window?

Right-click one of the options and then click Click the View tab, then click and select one of the options Click the tab and select one of the options in the Layout group

13. What happens when you click this button ?

The window will be minimized The window will be enlarged The window will be reduced

14. Is there a shortcut on the taskbar for every program on your computer?

Yes No

15. How do you drag a window to another spot in Windows 10?

Place the pointer on the title bar of the window. Press the left mouse button and drag the window to the desired spot Place the pointer on one of the corners of the window, click the left mouse button and drag the window Place the pointer on a blank area of the window, double-click and begin dragging

16. What happens when you right-click a folder in File Explorer?

The files in that folder will be opened The folder will look different A menu with commands will be opened

17. What is this window called in Windows 10? 

Account management Control Panel Settings

18. When does this bar appear on the right or bottom of a window?

When multiple windows are opened When the information does not fit into the window When a window is minimized

19. What happens when you click the button in the upper left corner of a File Explorer window?

You will go back to the previous location The information in the window moves a bit to the left The window will be closed

20. What can you do with this button ?

Maximize a window Reduce the size of a window Minimize a window