Computer Knowledge
Computer File Systems
1,249 Questions
Computer file systems dictate how data is stored, organized, and retrieved on storage devices. Important concepts include file allocation tables, access mechanisms, and various formats like sequential and video files. Candidates preparing for banking and government exams should practice these fundamentals thoroughly.
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Computer File Systems Questions
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Press & hold Alt
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Press & hold Alt+Ctrl
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Press & hold Ctrl
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None of these
D
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Explanation
The question appears to be about a Windows shortcut for hiding filenames in thumbnail view. Standard Windows shortcuts like Alt, Ctrl, or Alt+Ctrl don't hide filenames when double-clicking a folder.
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Image file
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Animation/movie file
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Audio file
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MS Office document
B
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The .MOV file extension is used for QuickTime multimedia files developed by Apple. These files contain video, audio, text, and effects, commonly used for movies and animations.
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WordPerfect Document file
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MS Office document
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Animation/movie file
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Image file
C
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The .MPG file extension is used for MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) video files. These are compressed digital video files commonly used for movies and animations, standardized by the MPEG group.
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File will be permanently deleted
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File will be moved to the recycle bin
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File will be moved to the desktop
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None of the above
A
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When you delete a file from a shared network drive, it is permanently deleted and does NOT go to the local recycle bin. Network drives have different deletion behavior than local drives - files are removed immediately without a recovery option. This is why caution is important when deleting from shared drives.
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Move the file to recycle bin
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Remove the file permanently
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Recover deleted file
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None of the above
B
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In Windows, pressing Delete moves a file to the Recycle Bin, but the Shift + Delete combination bypasses the bin and permanently removes the file from the disk. It cannot be recovered through standard OS features once this action is performed.
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MS Office
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Windows explorer
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Internet explorer
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Both (b) and (c)
B
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Windows Explorer (now called File Explorer) is the native file management application in Windows used to navigate and view the file system. MS Office is a productivity suite, and Internet Explorer is a web browser, neither of which is designed for general local drive navigation.
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.doc is the traditional file extension for Microsoft Word documents, used by older versions (Word 97-2003). Modern Word uses .docx as the default format. .txt is for plain text files, and .text and .wrd are not standard Microsoft Word extensions.
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Outlook
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Explorer
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Acrobat
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Winzip
D
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WinZip is a well-known trialware file archiver and compressor for Windows. It is used to reduce the size of files (compression) and bundle them together. Outlook is for email, Explorer for file navigation, and Acrobat for PDF viewing.
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.fnt
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.fonts
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.winfonts
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.wfnts
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Windows font files traditionally use the .fnt extension for bitmap and raster fonts. While TrueType fonts use .ttf, .fnt was the standard font extension in earlier Windows versions. The other options are not valid Windows font file extensions.
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TrueType Font files use the .ttf extension, which is the most common font file format on Windows and other platforms. The other options are not standard TrueType font extensions - SFNT is a container format, not a font extension.
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Active Server Pages (ASP) use the .asp file extension to indicate that the web page contains server-side script. The .ascx extension is for ASP.NET user controls, not classic ASP pages. .asd and .asc are not standard ASP extensions.
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.cfm and .cfml
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.cam and .caml
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.cofm and .cofml
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.cofn and .cofnl
A
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ColdFusion Markup Language files use the extensions .cfm (ColdFusion Markup) and .cfml (ColdFusion Markup Language) for server-side web applications. These contain code that executes on ColdFusion servers.
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.fnt
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.fonts
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.winfonts
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.wfnts
A
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The .fnt extension was used for Windows font files in older systems, though modern Windows primarily uses .ttf (TrueType), .otf (OpenType), and .fon (font resource) formats. .fnt was common in early Windows versions.
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TTF (TrueType Font) is a widely-used font file format developed by Apple and Microsoft. Other common font extensions include .otf (OpenType), .woff (Web Open Font Format), and .fon (font resource files).
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Unicode
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Uuencode
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ASCII
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Compiler
B
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Uuencode (Unix-to-Unix encoding) was an early program that converted binary files into ASCII text, allowing attachments to be sent through email systems that only supported plain text. The recipient would use uudecode to convert the text back into the original binary file.