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Basic Computer: Windows & File Management MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Which Windows feature temporarily holds deleted files and allows them to be restored before permanent deletion?
In Windows, ordinary deleted files usually go to the Recycle Bin first. The cue in the question is that the files are not yet permanently deleted and can still be restored. Recycle Bin works like a temporary holding area for deleted items, so a user can open it and restore a file if it was deleted by mistake. Control Panel manages settings, the taskbar manages application access, and the clipboard holds copied or cut content. Therefore, Recycle Bin is the correct answer.
Q2Read the Assertion and Reason carefully. Assertion (A): A file deleted normally from a local hard disk in Windows can usually be restored from the Recycle Bin. Reason (R): The Recycle Bin temporarily stores many deleted items before permanent deletion. Choose the correct answer.
In Windows, a file deleted in the normal way from a local hard disk is usually moved to the Recycle Bin rather than being removed permanently at once. That is why it can generally be restored from there. The reason states the same mechanism: the Recycle Bin temporarily stores many deleted items before permanent deletion. It also explains the assertion, because restoration is possible only while the item is still stored there. Therefore, both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A.
Q3Match the Windows item with its usual function. List I: I. Taskbar II. Start menu III. Notification area IV. File Explorer List II: 1. Browsing and managing files and folders 2. Showing open or pinned applications 3. Accessing installed apps, settings and power options 4. Showing icons such as clock, network and volume
The taskbar normally shows running and pinned applications, so I matches 2. The Start menu is used to access installed apps, settings and power options, so II matches 3. The notification area, often at the right end of the taskbar, shows items such as the clock, network and volume, so III matches 4. File Explorer is the Windows tool for browsing and managing files and folders, so IV matches 1. This gives the sequence I-2, II-3, III-4, IV-1.
Q4Match List I with List II. List I: I. Desktop II. File Explorer III. Notification area IV. Folder List II: 1. Container used to organise files 2. Main screen after signing in 3. Tool for browsing drives and files 4. Area that shows clock and system icons Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The desktop is the main working screen shown after signing in, so I matches 2. File Explorer is the Windows tool used to browse drives, folders and files, so II matches 3. The notification area, usually at the right side of the taskbar, shows the clock and system icons, so III matches 4. A folder is a container used to organise files, so IV matches 1. This gives I-2, II-3, III-4 and IV-1.
Q5A user wants to open File Explorer directly from the keyboard in Windows. Which shortcut should be used?
The standard Windows keyboard shortcut for opening File Explorer is Win+E. The stem asks for opening File Explorer directly, not for searching inside a window or opening a menu. The Windows key is used in many operating-system shortcuts, and E is linked with Explorer in this case. Ctrl+E and Alt+E may have uses inside particular applications or older menus, but they are not the direct Windows shortcut for this task. Hence, Win+E is the correct choice.
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6Assertion (A): Changing only the extension of a file name in Windows may affect which programme opens that file. Reason (R): A file extension helps Windows identify the file type and its associated programme. Choose the correct answer.
7On a Windows desktop, what is a shortcut icon mainly used for?
8Assertion (A): In the same Windows folder, two files cannot have exactly the same file name with the same extension. Reason (R): Windows uses the complete file name, including its extension, to distinguish files in a folder. Choose the correct answer.
9Which keyboard shortcut opens File Explorer directly in Windows?
10In Windows, when a file on the hard disk is deleted by pressing only the Delete key, where does it usually go first?
11Match the Windows file operation in List I with its usual keyboard shortcut in List II. List I: I. Rename selected file II. Copy selected file III. Cut selected file IV. Paste copied or cut file List II: 1. Ctrl+V 2. F2 3. Ctrl+C 4. Ctrl+X Choose the correct answer.
12Consider the following statements about the Windows taskbar. Statement 1: It can show buttons or icons for programmes that are currently open. Statement 2: It can also contain pinned programme icons for quick access. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
13Consider the following statements about selecting files in Windows File Explorer. Statement 1: Holding Shift while clicking can select a continuous range of files. Statement 2: Holding Ctrl while clicking can select non-adjacent files one by one. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
14Consider the following statements about the Windows taskbar. Statement I: It can show buttons for currently open applications. Statement II: Frequently used applications can be pinned to it for quick access. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
15Which keyboard shortcut directly opens File Explorer in Windows?