FBLA COMPUTER APPLICATIONS ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY PACK
●● backup
Answer: A duplicate copy of a file.
●● clipboard
Answer: A temporary storage area for files and information that you
have copied or moved from one place and plan to use somewhere else.
●● details pane
Answer: The pane in Windows Explorer that displays the characteristics
of the folder or selected object.
●● disk
Answer: A computer device for storing data.
●● drive
Answer: A computer device that can retrieve and sometimes record data
on a disk
,●● extension
Answer: three or more characters following a dot in a filename to
identify the file's type.
●● extract
Answer: To create an uncompressed copy of a compressed file in a
folder you specify.
●● file
Answer: A collection of data that has a name and is stored on a computer
●● File Explorer
Answer: A Windows 8 tool that displays the contents of your computer
and uses icons to represent drives, folders, and files.
●● file icon
Answer: An icon that indicates a file's type.
●● file path
Answer: A notation that indicates a file's location.
●● file system
,Answer: An operating system's hierarchy of folders and files, which
ensures system stability and enables Windows to find files quickly.
●● filename
Answer: The name of a file; provides important information about the
file, including its contents and purpose.
●● folder
Answer: A container for files and subfolders.
●● View tab
Answer: A tab on the File Explorer window's ribbon that contains
options for specifying the view of the window.
●● gigabyte GB
Answer: 1 billion bytes of data.
●● hard disk
Answer: A storage device permanently housed inside the computer case.
●● library
Answer: in File Explorer, a container for folders and files that organize
files by category—documents, music, pictures, and videos, no matter
, where these files are stored, such as your hard disk, removable drives,
and network.
●● move
Answer: To remove a file from its current location and place it in a new
location.
●● navigation pane
Answer: The left pane of the File Explorer window that provides access
to resources and locations on your computer.
●● Quick Access Toolbar
Answer: A row of buttons on a program's title bar that give you one-
click access to frequently used commands.
●● root directory
Answer: The location at the top of the file system hierarchy where
Windows stores folders and important files that it needs when you turn
on the computer.
●● SkyDrive
Answer: A Microsoft service that provides online storage space for your
files.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY PACK
●● backup
Answer: A duplicate copy of a file.
●● clipboard
Answer: A temporary storage area for files and information that you
have copied or moved from one place and plan to use somewhere else.
●● details pane
Answer: The pane in Windows Explorer that displays the characteristics
of the folder or selected object.
●● disk
Answer: A computer device for storing data.
●● drive
Answer: A computer device that can retrieve and sometimes record data
on a disk
,●● extension
Answer: three or more characters following a dot in a filename to
identify the file's type.
●● extract
Answer: To create an uncompressed copy of a compressed file in a
folder you specify.
●● file
Answer: A collection of data that has a name and is stored on a computer
●● File Explorer
Answer: A Windows 8 tool that displays the contents of your computer
and uses icons to represent drives, folders, and files.
●● file icon
Answer: An icon that indicates a file's type.
●● file path
Answer: A notation that indicates a file's location.
●● file system
,Answer: An operating system's hierarchy of folders and files, which
ensures system stability and enables Windows to find files quickly.
●● filename
Answer: The name of a file; provides important information about the
file, including its contents and purpose.
●● folder
Answer: A container for files and subfolders.
●● View tab
Answer: A tab on the File Explorer window's ribbon that contains
options for specifying the view of the window.
●● gigabyte GB
Answer: 1 billion bytes of data.
●● hard disk
Answer: A storage device permanently housed inside the computer case.
●● library
Answer: in File Explorer, a container for folders and files that organize
files by category—documents, music, pictures, and videos, no matter
, where these files are stored, such as your hard disk, removable drives,
and network.
●● move
Answer: To remove a file from its current location and place it in a new
location.
●● navigation pane
Answer: The left pane of the File Explorer window that provides access
to resources and locations on your computer.
●● Quick Access Toolbar
Answer: A row of buttons on a program's title bar that give you one-
click access to frequently used commands.
●● root directory
Answer: The location at the top of the file system hierarchy where
Windows stores folders and important files that it needs when you turn
on the computer.
●● SkyDrive
Answer: A Microsoft service that provides online storage space for your
files.
