Window's Applications

Question 1

this windows application displays the icons needed to access files or programs

Answer 1

desktop

Question 2

the ____ menu is the easiest way to access programs, files, or application in a windows system

Answer 2

start

Question 3

a ______ is displayed at the bottom of a computer screen running Windows

Answer 3

taskbar

Question 4

this windows application is a part of the Taskbar, usually located right of it

Answer 4

notification area

Question 5

windows _______ is used for viewing and managing the file system.

Answer 5

Explorer

Question 6

the ________ contains the utilities that changes how a computer looks or behaves.

Answer 6

control panel

Question 7

______ is a set of features that improves the visual appearance of Windows.

Answer 7

aero

Question 8

_______ is used to minimize the dangers of unwanted actions or unintended software installations from a users

Answer 8

User Account Control (UAC)

Question 9

_________ provides a interface for performing system administration tasks.

Answer 9

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

Question 10

MMC uses ________ to manage computers, services, system components, and networks

Answer 10

snap-ins

Question 11

________ is used to view logs about programs, system events, and security.

Answer 11

event viewer

Question 12

_______ is a tool that shows information related to DirectX operation

Answer 12

DxDiag

Question 13

__________ is a tool used to accessing database files

Answer 13

ODBC Data Source

Question 14

_________ monitor displays statistics about the operation of your computer.

Answer 14

performance monitor

Question 15

__________ monitor maintains historical data that describe the operating system’s stability.

Answer 15

reliability monitor

Question 16

windows ________ is used to tests the Random Access Memory (RAM) on your computer for errors.

Answer 16

memory diagnostic test

Question 17

_________ is used to display logical drives in File Explorer for storing data and other user files

Answer 17

storage space

Question 18

storage spaces feature is only available on

Answer 18

Windows 8.x and 10;

Question 19

________ is used to manage disk space by locating and disposing of files that can be safely removed from the disk

Answer 19

disk cleanup

Question 20

________ optimizes the performance of your hard drive by joining fragments of files that are in different locations on your hard drive into a single location

Answer 20

disk defragmentation

Question 21

this windows utility checks a disk for errors, fixes errors, recovers bad sectors and displays a status report

Answer 21

check disk

Question 22

file that are associated with programs that have been uninstalled or separated through computer error are called.

Answer 22

orphaned files

Question 23

a series of used clusters on the hard disk drive that are not associated with a specific file.

Answer 23

lost clusters

Question 24

this it occurs when two files claim the same cluster

Answer 24

cross-linked file

Question 25

a portion of the hard disk that cannot be used.

Answer 25

bad sector