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






2. Open My Computer






3. Open Utility Manager






4. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






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






7. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






9. Collapse the selected folder






10. Undo






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






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






13. Update the active window






14. View the properties for the selected item






15. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






16. Display the System menu for the active window






17. Paste






18. Display the Start menu






19. Select all






20. 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.






21. Open Task Manager






22. Cut






23. Move backward through the options






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






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






26. Search for a file or a folder






27. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






28. Search for a file or a folder






29. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






30. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






31. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






32. Display the properties of the selected object






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






34. Display the contents of the selected folder






35. Display Windows Help






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






37. Copy






38. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






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






41. Open the Run dialog box






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






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






44. Display the corresponding menu






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






46. Display the bottom of the active window






47. Lock the keyboard






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






49. Display the System Properties dialog box






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