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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. Open My Computer






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






3. Cut






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






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






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






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






8. Search for a file or a folder






9. Switch between the open items






10. Minimize all of the windows






11. Display Windows Help






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






13. Move backward through the options






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






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






16. Paste






17. Open Utility Manager






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






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






20. Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box






21. Open the Run dialog box






22. Cancel the current task






23. Display the System Properties dialog box






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






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






26. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






27. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






28. Copy






29. Lock the keyboard






30. Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder






31. Open the next menu to the right - or open a submenu






32. Display the top of the active window






33. Activate the menu bar in the active program






34. Move forward through the options






35. Display the System menu for the active window






36. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






37. Display the properties of the selected object






38. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






39. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






40. Display the contents of the selected folder






41. Move forward through the tabs






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






43. 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.






44. Move backward through the tabs






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






46. Display the Start menu






47. Open Task Manager






48. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






49. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






50. Restore the minimized windows