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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. Collapse the selected folder






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






3. Move backward through the options






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. Display the properties of the selected object






9. Cancel the current task






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






11. View the properties for the selected item






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






13. Open Utility Manager






14. Switch High Contrast either on or off






15. Search for a file or a folder






16. Delete






17. Display the desktop






18. Minimize all of the windows






19. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






21. Update the active window






22. Select all






23. Rename the selected item






24. Display the items in the active list






25. Move forward through the options






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






27. Open My Computer






28. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






30. Paste






31. Open Task Manager






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






33. Search for a file or a folder






34. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






35. Display the top of the active window






36. Restore the minimized windows






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






38. Lock the keyboard






39. Cut






40. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






41. Display Windows Help






42. Open Utility Manager






43. Undo






44. Move backward through the tabs






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






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






47. Display or hide the Start menu






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






49. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






50. Display the Start menu