1. Get your thinking cap on!
ECDL Part 1 (Essentials)

2. Which of the following is known as computer hardware?
Question 1
Which of the following is known as computer hardware? A
Mouse Mat B
Microsoft Word C
Monitor D
Microsoft Windows

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4. Which of the following is known as software?
Question 2
Which of the following is known as software? A
Microsoft Excel B
Keyboard C
Printer D
Mouse

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6. What does the minimise button do?
Question 3
What does the minimise button do? A
Close a window B
Re-size a window C
Restore a window D
Send window to bottom of task bar

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8. What does the maximise button do?
Question 4
What does the maximise button do? A
Send window to bottom of task bar B
Restore-down window C
Open window to fill whole screen D
Close window

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10. Clicking the right mouse button will do what?
Question 5
Clicking the right mouse button will do what? A
Show a drop-down menu B
Open a document C
Close a window D
Highlight text

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12. How would you open an existing document?
Question 6
How would you open an existing document? A
Edit, Open B
Insert, Open C
Tools, Open D
File, Open

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14. How would you save a newly created document?
Question 7
How would you save a newly created document? A
File, Open B
File, Save As C
Tools, Options D
Edit, Save As

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16. Which of the following represents a folder?
Question 8
Which of the following represents a folder? A B C D

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18. Which of the following represents a file?
Question 9
Which of the following represents a file? A B C D

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20. How would you create a new folder?
Question 10
How would you create a new folder? A
Insert, New Folder B
File, New Folder C
Edit, New Folder D
View, New Folder

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22. The following button will do what to a window?
Question 11
The following button will do what to a window? A
Maximise B
Restore down C
Minimise D
Close

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24. The following button will do what to a window?
Question 12
The following button will do what to a window? A
Maximise B
Minimise C
Close D
Restore down

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26. What does the following picture show?
Question 13
What does the following picture show? A
Standard toolbar B
Formatting toolbar C
Ruler bar D
Menus

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28. What is the following toolbar called?
Question 14
What is the following toolbar called? A
Ruler B
Style C
Formatting D
Standard

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30. What is the following toolbar called?
Question 15
What is the following toolbar called? A
Standard B
Formatting C
Regular D
Title

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32. Yahoo, Altavista and Google are all examples of what?
Question 16
Yahoo, Altavista and Google are all examples of what? A
Addresses B
Browsers C
Computers D
Search Engines

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34. Question 17 A B C D What does WWW stand for? Wide World Web
World Wide Web C
Web Wide World D
Wide Wide Web

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36. Question 18
When the mouse cursor changes to a hand on a web page what have you found? A
A sentence B
A picture C
Hyperlink D
A program

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38. Sending a message using a communications program is known as what?
Question 19
Sending a message using a communications program is known as what? A
E-greetings B
Snail mail C
E-message D
Electronic mail

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40. Which of the following shows the correct email address?
Question 20
Which of the following shows the correct address? A B C D
k.bloggs.co.uk

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42. WELL DONE EVERYONE!