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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. Open Utility Manager






2. Display or hide the Start menu






3. Switch between the open items






4. Move backward through the tabs






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






6. Open the Run dialog box






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






8. Search for a file or a folder






9. Minimize all of the windows






10. Display the properties of the selected object






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






12. Switch High Contrast either on or off






13. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






14. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






16. Display Windows Help






17. Rename the selected item






18. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






20. Perform the command for the active option or button






21. Collapse the selected folder






22. Display the Start menu






23. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






24. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






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






27. Display the desktop






28. Display the contents of the selected folder






29. Display the items in the active list






30. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






32. Search for a file or a folder






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






34. Undo






35. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






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






38. Display the System Properties dialog box






39. Paste






40. Open Utility Manager






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






42. Display the bottom of the active window






43. Move forward through the options






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






45. Open My Computer






46. Delete






47. Move backward through the options






48. Restore the minimized windows






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






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