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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

By default, all searches are case-sensitive.
 

2. 

You can search for a file using multiple criteria.
 

3. 

On the Internet, you can choose any search engine you wish, since each will generate identical results.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

4. 

If you are looking for an Excel file, you would search by
a.
filename.
c.
size.
b.
location.
d.
type.
 

5. 

Accessing the Search Companion from the Start menu opens which of the following windows?
a.
Internet Explorer
c.
Search Results
b.
Windows Explorer
d.
None of the above
 

6. 

How do you start using the Search tool from My Computer?
a.
right-click the device or folder you want to search, and click Search on the shortcut menu
b.
click the search command on the Start menu
c.
click the Search button on the Standard Buttons toolbar
d.
All of the above
 

7. 

All of the following are Search Companion options EXCEPT
a.
All files and folders.
c.
All programs.
b.
Computers or people.
d.
Search the Internet.
 

8. 

Letters to words you type to define a search are called a search
a.
string.
c.
wildcard.
b.
companion.
d.
list.
 

9. 

All of the following are search strategies EXCEPT searching by
a.
filename.
c.
location.
b.
type.
d.
program.
 

10. 

When the Search Companion displays the location of a file, the drive and folders in which the file is contained are separated by
a.
backslashes.
c.
spaces.
b.
hyphens.
d.
colons.
 

11. 

How do you open a file from the Search Results window?
a.
right-click the file, and click open in the shortcut menu.
b.
click the file and press Enter.
c.
double-click the file.
d.
All of the above.
 

12. 

Which wildcard do you use to select files when one character in the filename varies?
a.
*
c.
?
b.
!
d.
#
 

13. 

What wildcard do you use in place of any number of consecutive characters in a filename?
a.
*
c.
?
b.
!
d.
#
 

14. 

The search string t*r would retrieve the file(s)
a.
Tailor.
c.
Torch.
b.
Train.
d.
All of the above.
 

15. 

The search string b?d would retrieve the file(s)
a.
Bird.
c.
Baked Goods.
b.
Rosebud.
d.
All of the above.
 

16. 

You can speed a search in all of the following ways EXCEPT by
a.
specifying a drive or folder.
c.
narrowing your search criteria.
b.
indexing your disk.
d.
using wildcards.
 

17. 

By default, Details view gives all of the following information EXCEPT
a.
file type.
c.
date last modified.
b.
location.
d.
filename extension.
 

18. 

By default, the Search Companion searches
a.
your entire hard drive.
c.
your floppy drive.
b.
all drives on your computer.
d.
the open folder only.
 

19. 

Clicking a category button twice
a.
sorts files in ascending order.
b.
returns files to their original order.
c.
sorts files in descending order.
d.
None of the above.
 

20. 

Which search service does the Windows XP Search Companion use by default?
a.
AltaVista
c.
MSN
b.
Excite
d.
Yahoo!
 

21. 

Clicking the Search the Internet button opens which of the following windows?
a.
Search Companion
c.
Internet Explorer
b.
My Computer
d.
Window Explorer
 

22. 

When you save Web pages to your computer, you save them in which of the following formats?
a.
HTML
c.
MIDI
b.
txt
d.
MP3
 
 
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23. 

In Figure 6-1, how many results are displayed on the Web page shown in right pane?
a.
1
c.
717
b.
10
d.
None of the above
 

24. 

In Figure 6-1, what was the search phrase?
a.
quotations
c.
education
b.
Bartleby.com
d.
Gotthold Lessing
 

25. 

In Figure 6-1, how many matches to the search phrase were found?
a.
1
c.
25
b.
10
d.
717
 



 
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