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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. Display the desktop






2. Display the top of the active window






3. Switch between the open items






4. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






5. Display Windows Help






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






7. Move forward through the options






8. Display the contents of the selected folder






9. View the properties for the selected item






10. Open Task Manager






11. Search for a file or a folder






12. Display or hide the Start menu






13. Cancel the current task






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






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






16. Undo






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






18. Restore the minimized windows






19. Lock the keyboard






20. Display Help






21. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






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






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






25. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






27. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






28. Open Utility Manager






29. Activate the menu bar in the active program






30. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






32. Open Utility Manager






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






34. Search for a file or a folder






35. Display the properties of the selected object






36. Update the active window






37. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






38. Display the items in the active list






39. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






41. Display the System Properties dialog box






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






43. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






44. Display the Start menu






45. Move forward through the tabs






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






47. Move backward through the tabs






48. Collapse the selected folder






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






50. Display the corresponding menu