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






2. Move forward through the tabs






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






4. Open Utility Manager






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






6. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






7. Display the contents of the selected folder






8. Open My Computer






9. Search for a file or a folder






10. Restore the minimized windows






11. Display the System menu for the active window






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






13. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






14. View the properties for the selected item






15. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






16. Display Help






17. Display the top of the active window






18. Display the Start menu






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






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






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






22. Search for computers






23. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






25. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






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






27. Open Task Manager






28. Cut






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






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






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






32. Update the active window






33. Display the System Properties dialog box






34. Delete






35. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






36. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






37. Move forward through the options






38. Minimize all of the windows






39. Move backward through the tabs






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






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






42. Switch between the open items






43. Display the items in the active list






44. Display the bottom of the active window






45. Activate the menu bar in the active program






46. Display the corresponding menu






47. Display the properties of the selected object






48. Cancel the current task






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






50. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off