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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. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






2. Lock the keyboard






3. Activate the menu bar in the active program






4. Search for a file or a folder






5. Delete






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






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






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






9. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






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






11. View the properties for the selected item






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






13. Display or hide the Start menu






14. Cancel the current task






15. Display Windows Help






16. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






18. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






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






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






22. Search for computers






23. Minimize all of the windows






24. Switch between the open items






25. Open Task Manager






26. Rename the selected item






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. Display the System Properties dialog box






29. Cut






30. Display the bottom of the active window






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






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






33. Display the contents of the selected folder






34. Open Utility Manager






35. Display the desktop






36. Copy






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






38. Display the Start menu






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






40. Move backward through the tabs






41. Undo






42. Paste






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






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






45. Open the Run dialog box






46. Display the System menu for the active window






47. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






49. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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