Exam 21: Windows Vista Unit A: Getting Started With Windows Vista

The Windows Sidebar displays ____, or mini-programs, for performing everyday tasks.

To display a shortcut menu for a desktop icon, you ____ the desktop icon.

_____ buttons complete or cancel any changes you make in a dialog box.

In the figure above, Windows Photo Gallery is located in the Start menu s ____.

While working on her computer, Robin opens and uses one program after another. As she uses each program, she creates and saves a document before opening the next program. She keeps the program and document window open in case she needs to return to that program and document. Occasionally, one program document becomes hidden behind another program window and she can't find the program and document she needs to use. As a result, she sometimes opens the same program and document twice in two different windows. Which of the following Windows features can Robin use to locate and return to a previously-opened program window and also help prevent opening the same program and document more than once?

In the figure above, you can click the ____ to scroll down a small amount.

The ____ displays information about open programs, folders, and files on a horizontal bar at the bottom of the desktop.

To save time and effort while he works on his computer, Jose wants to learn keyboard shortcuts for common types of operations, such as saving a document and closing a program. If Jose is unable to locate a keyboard shortcut by using a program's menus, what other option might he use to locate information on whether there is a keyboard shortcut common to all programs?

If the mouse pointer changes to , then you ____.

A(n) list box is a box where you can increase or decrease a setting using up or down arrows or you can manually type a setting in the text box.

Windows uses the ____ to display the current time as well as icons for adjusting the volume of your speakers, connecting to the Internet, and identifying problems with your computer.

The Windows Photo Gallery displays ____ which show the contents of files that contain pictures or images.

After you click the Start button, you can point to ____ to display an alphabetical listing of the programs installed on your computer in the left pane of the Start menu.

To adjust your view of a window in large increments, you can click the scroll bar on either side of the scroll box.

In the figure above, you can drag the ____ to scroll down a large distance.

If a window is not large enough to display all the contents of the window, you can use the window's ____________________ to adjust your view.

List the three basic steps for opening a program from the All Programs menu. Also, describe any other options that you can use to open a program directly from the Start menu.

The image that fills the desktop background is called a thumbnail.

To completely shut down Windows, you use the ____________________.