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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. Search for a file or a folder






2. Open My Computer






3. Display the Start menu






4. Restore the minimized windows






5. Search for a file or a folder






6. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






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






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






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






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






11. Display the items in the active list






12. Move backward through the tabs






13. 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.






14. Display the desktop






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






16. Cut






17. Open Utility Manager






18. Display the properties of the selected object






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






20. Open the Run dialog box






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






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






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






24. Rename the selected item






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






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






27. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






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






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






31. Display the System Properties dialog box






32. Collapse the selected folder






33. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






34. Move backward through the options






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






36. Open Utility Manager






37. Delete






38. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






40. View the properties for the selected item






41. Display or hide the Start menu






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






43. Activate the menu bar in the active program






44. Update the active window






45. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






46. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






48. Paste






49. Minimize all of the windows






50. Switch between the open items