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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. Close the active item - or quit the active program






2. Switch between the open items






3. Cancel the current task






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






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






6. Display Help






7. Copy






8. Search for computers






9. Display the contents of the selected folder






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






11. Rename the selected item






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






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






14. Display the top of the active window






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






16. Display the properties of the selected object






17. Minimize all of the windows






18. Move backward through the options






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






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






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






22. Move backward through the tabs






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






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






25. Display the System Properties dialog box






26. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






27. Open My Computer






28. Lock the keyboard






29. Display the items in the active list






30. Undo






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






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






33. Restore the minimized windows






34. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






36. Search for a file or a folder






37. Update the active window






38. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






39. Delete






40. Select all






41. Paste






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






43. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






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






45. 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.






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






47. Open Utility Manager






48. Display the Start menu






49. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






50. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item