Review Questions

Section: Review Questions

Q. 3
Which type of program would you use to check the values of a config.sys file? (NOTE: config.sys is a special file in ASCII format that is sometimes modified by programs)


Q. 4
Which editing mode (insert or overwrite) would be better in the following situation?

I have the word REFUME on my document, and want to change it to RESUME.


Q. 5
Could the data in a word processor be copied to ROM instead of RAM? Wouldn't this be more permanent?


Q. 6
If you turn off your monitor while a document you have not saved is on the screen, is the document lost?


Q. 7
Imagine you have to write a term paper. You have WordPerfect for Macintosh, Microsoft Works, and SimpleText installed on your computer. You don't know any of these programs well. Which one would it be worth your time to start learning?


Q. 8
(Invasion of the acronyms!) Is WYSIWYG related to GUI?


Q. 9
If you are not sure what the file name of a document is, which command might you use to save it, Save, or Save As?


Q. 10
Which command usually occurs first, Copy or Paste?


Q. 11
What are some other names for the buffer in block manipulations?


Q. 12
Is a font and a typeface the same thing?


Q. 13
If you know a document is going to require footnotes, what feature will you look for in the program you choose for creating that document?


Q. 14
If you are creating an outline, would you use a numbered list or a bulleted list?


Q. 15
If you put a color graphic in a document, will you be able to print out the document?


Q. 16
Will spelling checkers catch all your spelling mistakes? Why?



Andy Harris, aharris@klingon.cs.iupui.edu