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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.
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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. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






3. Switch between the open items






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






5. Display the System menu for the active window






6. Undo






7. Display the items in the active list






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






9. Search for a file or a folder






10. Display the properties of the selected object






11. Move forward through the tabs






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






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






14. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






15. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






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






17. Lock the keyboard






18. Paste






19. Display the desktop






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






21. Display the System Properties dialog box






22. Display the contents of the selected folder






23. Display the bottom of the active window






24. Move backward through the options






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






26. Update the active window






27. Display or hide the Start menu






28. Minimize all of the windows






29. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






30. Open Utility Manager






31. Display the Start menu






32. Move backward through the tabs






33. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






34. Move forward through the options






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






36. Open Task Manager






37. Display the top of the active window






38. Search for a file or a folder






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






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






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






42. Copy






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






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






45. Select all






46. Display the corresponding menu






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






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






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






50. View the properties for the selected item






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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