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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. Undo






2. Minimize all of the windows






3. Switch between the open items






4. Cut






5. Switch High Contrast either on or off






6. Display the properties of the selected object






7. Cancel the current task






8. Display the bottom 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. Open My Computer






11. Move forward through the options






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






13. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






14. Display the corresponding menu






15. Open Task Manager






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






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






18. Display Help






19. Open the Run dialog box






20. Search for computers






21. Rename the selected item






22. Update the active window






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






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






25. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Display the contents of the selected folder






31. Display the System Properties dialog box






32. Display the desktop






33. View the properties for the selected item






34. Search for a file or a folder






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






36. Display the System menu for the active window






37. Move backward through the options






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






39. Open Utility Manager






40. Delete






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






42. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






43. Display the items in the active list






44. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






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






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






47. Restore the minimized windows






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






49. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






50. Open the shortcut menu for the active window