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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 the shortcut menu for the active window






2. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






4. Display the System Properties dialog box






5. Display the contents of the selected folder






6. Display Help






7. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






8. Delete






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






10. Paste






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






12. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






13. Perform the command for the active option or button






14. Copy






15. Rename the selected item






16. Move forward through the tabs






17. Open Utility Manager






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






19. Move backward through the tabs






20. Display or hide the Start menu






21. Display the corresponding menu






22. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






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






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






25. Restore the minimized windows






26. Display the desktop






27. Collapse the selected folder






28. Display the System menu for the active window






29. Select all






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






31. Switch High Contrast either on or off






32. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






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






34. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






35. Cut






36. Display the properties of the selected object






37. Cancel the current task






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






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






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






41. Search for a file or a folder






42. View the properties for the selected item






43. Move backward through the options






44. Display Windows Help






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






46. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






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






49. Minimize all of the windows






50. Move forward through the options