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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. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






2. Display the bottom of the active window






3. Move backward through the tabs






4. Switch between the open items






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






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






7. Update the active window






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






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






10. Delete






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






12. Display the contents of the selected folder






13. Paste






14. Cut






15. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






16. Move backward through the options






17. Search for a file or a folder






18. Display the top of the active window






19. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






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






21. Display Windows Help






22. Undo






23. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






25. Display or hide the Start menu






26. Open Utility Manager






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






28. Open the Run dialog box






29. Display the properties of the selected object






30. 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.






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






32. Open My Computer






33. Search for a file or a folder






34. Move forward through the options






35. Minimize all of the windows






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






37. Rename the selected item






38. Move forward through the tabs






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






40. Display the System Properties dialog box






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






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






43. Restore the minimized windows






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






45. Open Utility Manager






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






47. Copy






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






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






50. Display the desktop