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






2. Open Task Manager






3. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






4. Rename the selected item






5. Display the items in the active list






6. Open My Computer






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






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






9. Activate the menu bar in the active program






10. Display the desktop






11. Search for a file or a folder






12. Display the contents of the selected folder






13. Perform the command for the active option or button






14. Search for a file or a folder






15. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






16. Minimize all of the windows






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






18. Display the properties of the selected object






19. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






20. Open Utility Manager






21. Display or hide the Start menu






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






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






24. Move backward through the options






25. Select all






26. Cancel the current task






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






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






29. Search for computers






30. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






31. Open the Run dialog box






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






33. Update the active window






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






35. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






36. Lock the keyboard






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






38. Delete






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






40. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






42. Move forward through the tabs






43. Display the top of the active window






44. Open Utility Manager






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






46. Display the corresponding menu






47. 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.






48. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






49. Collapse the selected folder






50. Display the Start menu