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Windows XP Commands

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons






2. Undo






3. Activate the menu bar in the active program






4. Display the System menu for the active window






5. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






6. Display Windows Help






7. Move forward through the tabs






8. View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer






9. Display the Start menu






10. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






11. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






12. Move backward through the tabs






13. Restore the minimized windows






14. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word






15. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






16. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






17. Switch High Contrast either on or off






18. Open My Computer






19. Open the next menu to the left - or close a submenu






20. Perform the command for the active option or button






21. Display the current selection if it is collapsed - or select the first subfolder






22. Display the contents of the selected folder






23. Open Utility Manager






24. with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop - or select text in a document






25. Update the active window






26. Display the System Properties dialog box






27. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






28. Cancel the current task






29. Search for a file or a folder






30. Display the corresponding menu






31. Close the active item - or quit the active program






32. Paste






33. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word






34. Rename the selected item






35. Delete






36. Display the items in the active list






37. View the properties for the selected item






38. Lock the keyboard






39. Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened






40. Collapse the current selection if it is expanded - or select the parent folder






41. Open the Run dialog box






42. Minimize all of the windows






43. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph






44. Search for computers






45. Move backward through the options






46. Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously






47. Open Utility Manager






48. Move forward through the options






49. with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text






50. Open Task Manager