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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. Cancel the current task






2. Search for a file or a folder






3. View the properties for the selected item






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






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






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






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






8. Display the System menu for the active window






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






10. Update the active window






11. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






12. Restore the minimized windows






13. Move backward through the options






14. Display Help






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






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






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






18. Open the Run dialog box






19. Cut






20. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






21. Display the desktop






22. Display the items in the active list






23. Collapse the selected folder






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






25. Select all






26. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






27. Display the System Properties dialog box






28. Move backward through the tabs






29. Display the properties of the selected object






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






31. Minimize all of the windows






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






33. Switch High Contrast either on or off






34. Display the corresponding menu






35. Display the top of the active window






36. Paste






37. Undo






38. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






40. Search for a file or a folder






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






42. Display the Start menu






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






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






45. Open My Computer






46. Open Task Manager






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






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






49. Copy






50. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off