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






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






3. Move forward through the tabs






4. Restore the minimized windows






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






6. Select all






7. Display the System menu for the active window






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






9. Switch between the open items






10. Perform the command for the active option or button






11. Cut






12. Open the Run dialog box






13. Display the bottom of the active window






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






15. Display Help






16. Switch High Contrast either on or off






17. Display the contents of the selected folder






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






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






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






21. In ________ mode - you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection.






22. Copy






23. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






25. Move backward through the tabs






26. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






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






28. Move forward through the options






29. Lock the keyboard






30. Collapse the selected folder






31. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






33. Open Task Manager






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






35. Rename the selected item






36. Display the corresponding menu






37. Display Windows Help






38. Display the Start menu






39. View the properties for the selected item






40. Update the active window






41. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






42. Open Utility Manager






43. Undo






44. Open Utility Manager






45. Display the items in the active list






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






47. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






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






49. Search for a file or a folder






50. Minimize all of the windows