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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 Utility Manager






2. Display the top of the active window






3. Select all






4. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






5. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






6. Switch between the open items






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






8. Rename the selected item






9. Open Task Manager






10. Display the corresponding menu






11. Open My Computer






12. Display Help






13. Search for a file or a folder






14. Move forward through the options






15. Perform the command for the active option or button






16. Move forward through the tabs






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






18. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






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






21. Display the bottom of the active window






22. Display the contents of the selected folder






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






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






25. Search for computers






26. Display the desktop






27. Open the Run dialog box






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






29. Display the System menu for the active window






30. Minimize all of the windows






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






32. Move backward through the tabs






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






34. Copy






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






36. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






37. Update the active window






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






39. View the properties for the selected item






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






41. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






42. Search for a file or a folder






43. Display the items in the active list






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






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






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






47. Display the Start menu






48. Cut






49. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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