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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 top of the active window






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






3. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






4. Cut






5. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






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






7. Search for a file or a folder






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






9. Display Windows Help






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






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






12. Move forward through the tabs






13. Move forward through the options






14. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






15. Copy






16. Display the desktop






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






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






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






20. Open My Computer






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






22. Display the bottom of the active window






23. Undo






24. 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.






25. Display the Start menu






26. Perform the command for the active option or button






27. Display the contents of the selected folder






28. Cancel the current task






29. Display the System menu for the active window






30. Activate the menu bar in the active program






31. Lock the keyboard






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






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






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






35. Display the corresponding menu






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






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






38. Display the System Properties dialog box






39. Open the Run dialog box






40. Open Utility Manager






41. Delete






42. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






43. Display the properties of the selected object






44. View the properties for the selected item






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






46. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






47. Restore the minimized windows






48. Search for computers






49. Switch between the open items






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