ICDL Module 2 Test 1
Using the Computer and Managing Files
About this test
This is a sample ICDL test. It does not contain as many questions as a standard ECDL
test, but the content of the questions will give you an idea of the scope and approach
you can expect.
It is provided free of charge by Heathcote and Richards, Payne-Gallway Publishers
(http://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/) with some changes by William
Newman, Alice Springs School of the Air, Australia.
The Test
This exercise will give you practice on the knowledge and skills you learned in Module 2.
You are asked questions about operating and using your computer. You are also asked
to set up a folder structure to store files relating to moving house.
1. What does the following icon represent?
a. A compressed file
b. An application
c. The printer
d. A folder
2. What does this icon generally mean?
a. The computer is busy
b. The computer is waiting for you to do something
c. The computer has crashed
d. The computer has closed down
3. What might you use Task Manager for?
a. To list all of the programs stored on your computer
b. To change the default printer
c. To resize a window
d. To display details about programs and processes running on your computer
4. Whch of these is not an image file?
a. Pic.bmp
b. Pic.jpg
c. Pic.ppt
d. Pic.tif
5. Which item of information is not displayed by the Windows desktop print manager?
a. How many copies of the file are to be printed
b. The size of the file to be printed
c. The name of the file to be printed
d. The type of file to be printed
6. Which of these is not a way of accessing the Windows desktop?
a. Clicking the Internet Explorer icon in the Task bar and clicking Desktop
b. Closing all open windows
c. Right-clicking in the Task bar and selecting Show the Desktop
d. Clicking the Desktop icon in the Task bar
7. Which of these best describes the drag and drop feature?
a. A way of searching for a file
b. A way of deleting a file from the Recycle bin
c. An alternative method of resizing a window
d. An alternative to using Copy/Cut and Paste
8. Create a folder Moving on your desktop and create the following subfolder structure:
House Move
Estate Agent Bank Solicitor
Letters Notes
9. Duplicate the folder Moving and rename it My House.
10. Rename the folder Solicitor in the folder My House to legal and move it into the
subfolder Letter.
11. Delete the folder Bank from the My House folder
12. Capture and print a screen image from either My Computer or Windows Explorer
of the current contents of My House.