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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 Start menu






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






3. Open Task Manager






4. Paste






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






6. Display the corresponding menu






7. Search for a file or a folder






8. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






9. Open Utility Manager






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






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






12. Display or hide the Start menu






13. Update the active window






14. Move forward through the options






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






16. Display the System Properties dialog box






17. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






19. Cancel the current task






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






21. Open Utility Manager






22. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






23. Collapse the selected folder






24. Search for a file or a folder






25. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






27. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






28. Minimize all of the windows






29. Activate the menu bar in the active program






30. Switch between the open items






31. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






32. Copy






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






34. Move backward through the tabs






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






36. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






37. Open My Computer






38. Restore the minimized windows






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






40. View the properties for the selected item






41. Display the bottom of the active window






42. Undo






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






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






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






46. Display the System menu for the active window






47. Move backward through the options






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






49. Display the properties of the selected object






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