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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. Display the contents of the selected folder






2. Switch between the open items






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






4. Display the bottom of the active window






5. Open Utility Manager






6. Cut






7. Search for computers






8. Display the top of the active window






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






10. Search for a file or a folder






11. Cancel the current task






12. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






14. Display or hide the Start menu






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






16. Undo






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






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






19. Select all






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






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






22. Perform the command for the active option or button






23. Display Help






24. Display the properties of the selected object






25. Collapse the selected folder






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






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






28. Display the corresponding menu






29. Display the Start menu






30. Open My Computer






31. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






32. Minimize all of the windows






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






34. Open Utility Manager






35. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






36. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






38. Rename the selected item






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






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






41. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






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






44. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






45. Move forward through the options






46. Paste






47. Move forward through the tabs






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






49. Display Windows Help






50. Delete