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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. Search for a file or a folder






2. Display the System Properties dialog box






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






4. Display the properties of the selected object






5. Display the top of the active window






6. Minimize all of the windows






7. Display Help






8. View the properties for the selected item






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






10. Restore the minimized windows






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






12. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






13. Display the items in the active list






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






15. Search for a file or a folder






16. Undo






17. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






18. Delete






19. Display the corresponding menu






20. Move backward through the options






21. Cut






22. Open My Computer






23. Search for computers






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






25. Perform the command for the active option or button






26. Open Utility Manager






27. Display Windows Help






28. Open the Run dialog box






29. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






31. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






32. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






34. Cancel the current task






35. Update the active window






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






37. Display the desktop






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






39. Display the System menu for the active window






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






41. Display the contents of the selected folder






42. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






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






45. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






46. Paste






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






48. Collapse the selected folder






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






50. Open Utility Manager