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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 System Properties dialog box






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






3. Display the System menu for the active window






4. Switch High Contrast either on or off






5. Search for a file or a folder






6. Move forward through the options






7. Undo






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






9. Delete






10. Collapse the selected folder






11. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






12. Minimize all of the windows






13. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






14. View the properties for the selected item






15. Display the Start menu






16. Open Utility Manager






17. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






19. Move forward through the tabs






20. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






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






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






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






25. Cancel the current task






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






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






28. Display the bottom of the active window






29. Search for computers






30. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






31. Lock the keyboard






32. Open the Run dialog box






33. Move backward through the tabs






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






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






36. Restore the minimized windows






37. Move backward through the options






38. Display the desktop






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






40. Display Windows Help






41. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






43. Display Help






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






45. Display or hide the Start menu






46. Search for a file or a folder






47. Cut






48. Display the properties of the selected object






49. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






50. Switch FilterKeys either on or off