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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. Move backward through the tabs






2. Open Task Manager






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






4. Move backward through the options






5. Switch High Contrast either on or off






6. Display the bottom of the active window






7. Search for a file or a folder






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






9. Display or hide the Start menu






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






11. Rename the selected item






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






13. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






14. Display the System Properties dialog box






15. Display the Start menu






16. Open the Run dialog box






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






18. Cancel the current task






19. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






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






21. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






22. Display Help






23. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






24. Switch between the open items






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






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






27. Search for a file or a folder






28. Activate the menu bar in the active program






29. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






30. Display the corresponding menu






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






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






33. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






34. Display Windows Help






35. Select all






36. Copy






37. Display the items in the active list






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






39. Lock the keyboard






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






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






42. Open Utility Manager






43. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






44. Paste






45. Search for computers






46. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






48. Collapse the selected folder






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






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