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1. What happens when you turn
   on the Apple II?

   A. It turns on all the
      peripherals.

   B. It turns on the monitor.

   C. It becomes a word processor.

   D. It looks for a disk in the
      disk drive.
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D
The computer looks for instruc-
tions on the disk in the drive.
These give it the personality of a
typewriter, calculator, and so on.
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2. If you want to write a letter
   and keep it around for later
   revisions, what sequence of
   steps would you follow?

   A. Start up, change, load.

   B. Save, load, create.

   C. Load, create, save.

   D. Start up, create, save.
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D
Generally, when you start working
on something new, you start up the
computer, create your document,
then save it onto a disk.
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3. What is the difference between
   storing information in RAM and
   storing information on a disk?

   A. Info in RAM is permanent; on
      a disk it's temporary.
   B. There is no difference.
   C. Info in RAM is temporary; on
      a disk it's permanent.
   D. You can add to the info in
      RAM; you can't add anything
      to a disk.
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C
When you load information into
the computer, it's sent to memory
(RAM).  It remains there only as
long as the power is on.
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4. Why do you need to format
   a disk?

   A. The computer won't recognize
      an unformatted disk.

   B. To store information on it.

   C. To print from it.

   D. A and B.
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D
Formatting (or initializing) disks
is a necessity. It prepares the
magnetic surface to receive and
store data in the form of files.
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5. What happens when you save a
   file onto a disk?

   A. You erase the contents of
      memory.
   B. You put a copy of the
      information in memory
      onto the disk.
   C. You reformat the disk.
   D. You send the information
      to ROM.
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B
Saving a file puts a copy of the
material you have created in
memory into a file on the disk. A
file must have a unique filename.
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6. What happens if you load a file
   named TEST, make changes to
   it, then save it as TEST?

   A. You cannot save it.
   B. You have two copies of
      "TEST" on the disk.
   C. You write over the old
      "TEST" with the new "TEST".
   D. None of the above.
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C
Saving a file with the same file-
name writes over the old file. You
can choose a new name, and have
both files on the disk.
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