Exam 25: Introduction Lesson 1: Microsoft Windows 7 Basics

You can also resize a window using the Maximize button, Minimize button, and Restore Down button, located in the ____ corner of the window.

Windows provides ____, a utility that deletes temporary files created when you surf the Web, edit files, or perform other actions, such as opening e-mail attachments from the message window instead of first saving the attachment to your hard disk.

To run Disk Cleanup, click the Start button, click All Programs, click the ____ folder in the left pane, click the System Tools folder, and then click Disk Cleanup.

____ are mini-programs that provide information or tools.

You can further personalize the look of your Explorer window by clicking ____ on the toolbar, pointing to Layout, and then selecting the options you want to be visible or hidden.

Case WIN 1-1 Lauren is managing the files in her Recycle Bin. Lauren realizes she needs one of the files that she has permanently deleted. She would select the file, and then click the ____ this item button on the toolbar.

The Control Panel is the main work area in Windows.

____________________ provide a view of related files and folders by assembling them in a single location.

Instead of clicking commands, you can use a ____ to perform a task, which is pressing a combination of keys on the keyboard.

____________________ link to folders containing the items you use the most, including the desktop, downloads, and recently opened files and folders.

Objects are directories that contain files or other folders.

When you click the More options button on the toolbar of the Computer or Windows Explorer window, you can select how to view folder contents (i.e. Details view). Please name the three views you tend to use the most often, and why.

You can eliminate clutter and view a single open window by using Windows Shake. Click and hold a window taskbar, then joggle it back and forth.

The Taskbar identifies the path for the currently open folder.

FIGURE WIN 1-1 In Figure WIN 1-1 above, #4 is pointing to the ____ button.

The ____ Center provides important messages about critical security and maintenance components on your computer, such as the firewall, antivirus protection, and spyware protection.

Case WIN 1-1 Lauren is managing the files in her Recycle Bin. Lauren wants to permanently delete the files she has in the Recycle Bin. She should right-click the Recycle Bin icon, and then click ____ Recycle Bin.

Each window has a toolbar, controls, or links that contains functions specific to the window.

When you delete a file from a window, its name is removed from the window's content and the file is physically moved to the ____, the wastebasket icon on the desktop.