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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 Start menu






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






3. Display the items in the active list






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






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






6. Update the active window






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






8. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






9. 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.






10. Search for computers






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






12. Delete






13. Collapse the selected folder






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






15. Display or hide the Start menu






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






17. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






18. Display the bottom of the active window






19. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






20. Lock the keyboard






21. Switch between the open items






22. Move backward through the options






23. Display the properties of the selected object






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






25. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






27. Cancel the current task






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






29. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






31. Display the desktop






32. Paste






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






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






35. Search for a file or a folder






36. Search for a file or a folder






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






38. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






39. Restore the minimized windows






40. View the properties for the selected item






41. Select all






42. Open the Run dialog box






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






44. Display Windows Help






45. Display the contents of the selected folder






46. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






47. Open My Computer






48. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






49. Display the System Properties dialog box






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