BECE ICT past questions – Graphical User Interface (GUI)

A folder is ….…………………….

If you copy and paste a file ………………………..

If you move a file ………..…………….

How do you display the system properties dialogue?

Which tab on the displayed properties dialog is used for setting the screen?

What is a task bar?

Which of the following will not allow you to change the speaker volume on a computer?

How can you resize a window on the desktop?

What is the purpose of the icons on the desktop?

How can you restore a file in windows explorer that has been deleted from the hard disk?

How can you restore a file that has been deleted from a floppy disk?

How many programs can you open at the same time?

The user interface provided in Microsoft windows is called ………..……………..

The start menu displays a list of commands that can be used to ……….……………..

Almost all operating systems provide a graphical user interface that uses ………………………. to represent features

The ……………………….. is the first screen one comes across after a successful booting of the computer.

Which item shall appear first when you right-click on the desktop?

To change the name of an existing folder located on the desktop, the command is ……….……………….

The pictures on the desktop that represent individual programs are called ……………………

You have created a folder called JHS2. What type of folder is this?

Icons are pictures on the computer desktop?

The area where all programs start and where you go after all programs are closed is called ……….………….

The part of the screen which contains a button for each program you have opened is called …….…………….

The little images on the screen which represents different programs are called ……………………….

The term used to describe clicking the left mouse button twice or quickly is called ……………..……………..

The term to used to describe clicking on the right mouse button once is …………..…………….

To close a window or program without using the mouse you can use this keyboard combination

Click and drag this part of the window to move it around the screen:

To resize a window you must do the following:

To minimize a window means ……..……………….

To maximize a window means …….…………….

In order to restore a window you must first do this ……………………

A small picture that may open a program or start a command is an …….……………….

To switch from one task to another without using the mouse, you can use this keyboard combination

To log off without using the mouse you can use this keyboard combination

An organized collection of data on the computer is referred to as…………….

When a file is deleted it goes to ……..……………….

The start button is located on the …………..……………..

Which of the following is not a feature on the desktop?

Which feature on the desktop displays the system’s time?

Programs can be launched by using all the following procedures except ……..……………..

Which of the following is a feature of the title bar?

The control box contains the following buttons except …….……………….

The use of icons to make operating system user friendly by providing visual clues is called ……..……………..

A container in which files are kept so that it can easily be located on the computer is known as ………………………..

The blinking vertical short bar or line in the text area that indicates the insertion points is called ……………………………..

The graphical representation of elements on the desktop are called …..………………..

The portion of the screen used to display a program , document or data is called……………..

File can be saved on the following areas of the window except ……….……………..

Change settings and customize the functionality of your computer