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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 contents of the selected folder






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






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






4. Minimize all of the windows






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






6. Cut






7. Undo






8. Display Windows Help






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






10. Search for a file or a folder






11. Display the System Properties dialog box






12. Collapse the selected folder






13. Update the active window






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






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






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






17. Rename the selected item






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






19. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






21. Display the bottom of the active window






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






23. Display Help






24. Display the Start menu






25. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






26. Open My Computer






27. Activate the menu bar in the active program






28. Display or hide the Start menu






29. Move backward through the tabs






30. Cancel the current task






31. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






32. Select all






33. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






34. View the properties for the selected item






35. Lock the keyboard






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






37. Move backward through the options






38. Display the desktop






39. Display the items in the active list






40. Move forward through the options






41. Perform the command for the active option or button






42. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






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






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






46. Open Utility Manager






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






48. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






50. Search for computers