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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. Select all






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






3. Display Windows Help






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






5. Lock the keyboard






6. Display the desktop






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






8. Rename the selected item






9. Update the active window






10. 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.






11. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






12. Open Utility Manager






13. Open Utility Manager






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






15. Search for a file or a folder






16. Delete






17. Open Task Manager






18. Copy






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






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






21. Display the corresponding menu






22. Collapse the selected folder






23. Move forward through the options






24. Open My Computer






25. Move backward through the tabs






26. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






28. Open the Run dialog box






29. Display the Start menu






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






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






32. Move forward through the tabs






33. Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer






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






35. Undo






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






37. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






38. Display the System menu for the active window






39. Display the top of the active window






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






41. Display the properties of the selected object






42. Move backward through the options






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






44. Minimize all of the windows






45. Display the contents of the selected folder






46. Search for a file or a folder






47. Cancel the current task






48. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






49. Display the bottom of the active window






50. Paste