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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. Lock the keyboard






2. Open Utility Manager






3. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






4. Rename the selected item






5. Display the System Properties dialog box






6. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






7. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






9. Delete






10. Move forward through the options






11. Open Task Manager






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






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






14. Display Help






15. Move backward through the options






16. Display the desktop






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






18. Display the items in the active list






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






20. Perform the command for the active option or button






21. View the properties for the selected item






22. Switch between the open items






23. Cancel the current task






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






25. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






27. Display or hide the Start menu






28. Display the Start menu






29. Restore the minimized windows






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






31. Collapse the selected folder






32. Display the contents of the selected folder






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






34. Search for a file or a folder






35. Update the active window






36. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






38. Switch High Contrast either on or off






39. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






40. Display the bottom of the active window






41. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






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






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






45. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






46. Open My Computer






47. Select all






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






49. Display the System menu for the active window






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