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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin






3. Display the items in the active list






4. Open Utility Manager






5. Minimize all of the windows






6. Open the Run dialog box






7. Delete






8. Move backward through the options






9. Rename the selected item






10. Lock the keyboard






11. Undo






12. Display the System menu for the active window






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






14. Display the Start menu






15. To cancel ________ - press SHIFT+F8 again.






16. Display the desktop






17. Collapse the selected folder






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






19. Activate the menu bar in the active program






20. Search for a file or a folder






21. Open My Computer






22. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






23. Select all






24. Display the System Properties dialog box






25. Search for a file or a folder






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






27. Search for computers






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






29. Open Utility Manager






30. Display the corresponding menu






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






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






33. Switch between the open items






34. Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop






35. Move forward through the tabs






36. Cancel the current task






37. Update the active window






38. In ________ mode - you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection.






39. Display the contents of the selected folder






40. Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box






41. View the properties for the selected item






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






43. Move forward through the options






44. Move backward through the tabs






45. Perform the command for the active option or button






46. while dragging an item Create a shortcut to the selected item






47. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph






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






49. Cut






50. Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons