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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. Display the System Properties dialog box






2. Move backward through the options






3. Display the Start menu






4. Search for computers






5. Open My Computer






6. View the properties for the selected item






7. Cancel the current task






8. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






10. Display the top of the active window






11. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






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






14. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






15. Move forward through the tabs






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






17. Display the System menu for the active window






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






19. Minimize all of the windows






20. Rename the selected item






21. Display Help






22. Search for a file or a folder






23. Display the desktop






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






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






26. Open Task Manager






27. Open Utility Manager






28. Restore the minimized windows






29. Open the Run dialog box






30. Lock the keyboard






31. Collapse the selected folder






32. Display the items in the active list






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






34. Display the contents of the selected folder






35. Move forward through the options






36. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






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






39. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






40. Display Windows Help






41. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






43. Display the corresponding menu






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






45. Perform the command for the active option or button






46. Open Utility Manager






47. Switch between the open items






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






49. Search for a file or a folder






50. Activate the menu bar in the active program