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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 Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer






3. Cut






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






5. Move forward through the options






6. Minimize all of the windows






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






8. Switch High Contrast either on or off






9. Display the Start menu






10. Move backward through the tabs






11. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






13. Display the top of the active window






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






15. Search for computers






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






17. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






18. Display or hide the Start menu






19. Paste






20. Undo






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






22. Copy






23. Display the desktop






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






25. Display Windows Help






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






27. Display Help






28. Display the bottom of the active window






29. Cancel the current task






30. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






31. Display the corresponding menu






32. Rename the selected item






33. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






34. Restore the minimized windows






35. Collapse the selected folder






36. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






38. Open Utility Manager






39. Update the active window






40. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






42. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






43. Delete






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






45. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






46. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






47. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






48. Display the System menu for the active window






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






50. Display the contents of the selected folder