Windows 10 Files and Folders

Test your knowledge of working with files and folders in Windows 10.

The test contains 20 multiple choice questions. When you have finished answering the questions, click the View your results button at the bottom of this page. Your test results and the correct answers are shown immediately on your screen. With a score of sufficient or greater, you can receive the Computer Certificate by email if desired.

Good luck!

Test questions:

1. What is meant by a folder in Windows?

A repository for files A file with text and pictures A link to another file

2. What happens if you drag a file from your computer to a USB stick?

A pop-up appears saying the file will be deleted The file will be moved to the USB stick The file will be copied to the USB stick

3. Can a folder in Windows contain another folder?

Yes No

4. Can you recover files after they have been removed from the Recycle Bin?

Yes No

5. What does this pictogram in File Explorer indicate?

A folder A library A file

6. Which key do you use to select multiple contiguous files?

7. How do you move a file to another folder?

Drag the file to another folder Click the file, then click the other folder Select the file, then double click the other folder

8. How do you open a file in File Explorer?

By double clicking it By clicking it once By right-clicking it

9. Can a folder contain multiple files with the same name?

No Yes

10. What happens if you drag a file to a folder on the same hard drive?

The file will be copied and stays in both folders A pop-up appears saying the file cannot be copied The file will be moved to the new folder

11. How do you recover a file which you accidentally removed, after opening the Recycle Bin?

Right-click the file and click Click the file and click Click the file and click

12. How do you select a file in File Explorer?

Right-click the file Click the file Double click the file

13. What can you see in the address bar in File Explorer?

How many files a folder contains Which location is open Which files a folder contains

14. What is meant by a file in Windows?

A printed version of something that has been made on the computer A repository on a computer in which to save folders A collective name for everything that is stored on a computer

15. How do you release the selection of multiple files in File Explorer?

By clicking an empty part of the screen By pressing the key By clicking one of the files and click

16. What is a library in File Explorer?

A folder in which only text documents can be saved A collection of folders saved from different locations A location on your computer in which e-books are saved

17. Can you open a file by clicking a folder in the navigation pane on the left side of File Explorer?

No Yes

18. What is the name of the folder which is meant for saving text files?

Favorites Documents Libraries

19. What happens to the files when you delete them from the Documents folder?

They are moved to the Recycle Bin They are moved to the Deleted items folder They are permanently removed from the computer

20. Can you empty all the items in the Recycle Bin in Windows all at once?

No Yes