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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 desktop






2. Open Utility Manager






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






4. Open Task Manager






5. Copy






6. Move backward through the options






7. Cut






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






9. Display the items in the active list






10. Update the active window






11. Collapse the selected folder






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






13. Activate the menu bar in the active program






14. Display the contents of the selected folder






15. View the properties for the selected item






16. Minimize all of the windows






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






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






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






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






21. Move forward through the options






22. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






24. Search for a file or a folder






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






26. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






27. Lock the keyboard






28. Switch between the open items






29. Paste






30. Undo






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






32. Display Windows Help






33. Move backward through the tabs






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






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






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






37. Open Utility Manager






38. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






39. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






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






41. Open the Run dialog box






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






43. Select all






44. Switch High Contrast either on or off






45. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






46. Open My Computer






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






48. Move forward through the tabs






49. Perform the command for the active option or button






50. Display the bottom of the active window