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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 shortcut menu for the selected item






2. Display the Start menu






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






4. Paste






5. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






6. Display Windows Help






7. Move backward through the tabs






8. Display or hide the Start menu






9. Switch between the open items






10. Open Utility Manager






11. Display the top of the active window






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






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






14. Activate the menu bar in the active program






15. Open the Run dialog box






16. Move backward through the options






17. Display the System menu for the active window






18. Restore the minimized windows






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






20. 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.






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






22. Lock the keyboard






23. Display the items in the active list






24. Delete






25. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






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






27. Collapse the selected folder






28. Display the corresponding menu






29. Display Help






30. Search for a file or a folder






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






32. Cancel the current task






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






34. Display the desktop






35. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






36. Move forward through the options






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






38. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






39. Display the contents of the selected folder






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






41. View the properties for the selected item






42. Open Utility Manager






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






44. Display the System Properties dialog box






45. Select all






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






47. Update the active window






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






49. Display the properties of the selected object






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