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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. Open the Run dialog box






2. Cut






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






4. Display the System Properties dialog box






5. Perform the command for the active option or button






6. Display the contents of the selected folder






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






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






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






10. Undo






11. Move forward through the options






12. Display the bottom of the active window






13. Delete






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






15. Display the properties of the selected object






16. Display Help






17. Display the top of the active window






18. Copy






19. Display the items in the active list






20. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






22. Display the System menu for the active window






23. Update the active window






24. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






25. Cancel the current task






26. Activate the menu bar in the active program






27. Display the desktop






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






29. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






31. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






32. Open Task Manager






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






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






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






36. Paste






37. 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.






38. Switch between the open items






39. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






40. Open Utility Manager






41. Display the Start menu






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






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






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






45. Lock the keyboard






46. Display Windows Help






47. Display the corresponding menu






48. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






49. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






50. Minimize all of the windows