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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. Activate the menu bar in the active program






2. Cut






3. Display the System Properties dialog box






4. Move backward through the options






5. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






6. 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.






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






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






9. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






10. Open Utility Manager






11. Lock the keyboard






12. Move backward through the tabs






13. Restore the minimized windows






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






15. Display Windows Help






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






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






18. Display the top of the active window






19. Display the System menu for the active window






20. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






22. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






23. Display the Start menu






24. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






26. Update the active window






27. Open the Run dialog box






28. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






29. Move forward through the options






30. Display the contents of the selected folder






31. Paste






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






33. Display Help






34. Open My Computer






35. Search for a file or a folder






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






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






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






39. Minimize all of the windows






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






41. Display or hide the Start menu






42. Move forward through the tabs






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






44. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






46. Search for a file or a folder






47. Display the corresponding menu






48. Open Task Manager






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






50. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off