Computer & IT

note!Answer: B) Embedded computers
Embedded computers are special-purpose chips built into devices such as cars and thermostats.

note!Answer: C) F8
Pressing F8 during startup opens the Windows advanced boot options (boot menu).

note!Answer: B) Show only file and directory name
The /W switch with DIR displays file and directory names in a wide, compact list without details.

note!Answer: D) All of the above
My Computer displays all drives, including hard disks, CD/DVD drives and removable disks.

note!Answer: B) Recycle bin
Deleted files from the hard disk are sent to the Recycle Bin until it is emptied.

note!Answer: A) Clip board
When you copy data, it is first stored temporarily in the Clipboard before being pasted.

note!Answer: B) Defragment
Defragment reorganizes fragmented files on the disk so they are stored contiguously, improving speed.

note!Answer: A) Removes an empty directory
RD (RMDIR) removes only empty directories; it cannot delete a directory containing files.

note!Answer: D) All of the above
The Start button opens programs, settings and the shutdown options, so all three uses apply.

note!Answer: C) Autoexec.bat
DOS automatically runs AUTOEXEC.BAT at startup.

note!Answer: A) A single character
In DOS wildcards, ? matches a single character while * matches a group of characters.

note!Answer: B) Label
The LABEL command creates or changes a disk's volume label.

note!Answer: C) Ver
The VER command displays the DOS version number.

note!Answer: A) MD
MD (MKDIR) creates directories, while Deltree deletes them and Format erases a disk.

note!Answer: A) Recycle bin
Deleted files go to the Recycle Bin and can be restored from there.

note!Answer: B) My documents
My Documents is a folder, not a Control Panel item; Date and Time, Add or Remove Programs and Display are Control Panel items.

note!Answer: D) Character encoding system
Unicode is a universal character encoding standard that assigns codes to characters in most writing systems.

note!Answer: C) Diskcopy
DISKCOPY makes a complete copy of an entire floppy disk, while COPY works on individual files.

note!Answer: B) Double-clicking
Pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice quickly is called double-clicking.

note!Answer: A) WinZip
WinZip is a file compression utility that reduces file size.