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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. Rename the selected item






2. Restore the minimized windows






3. Move backward through the options






4. Display the corresponding menu






5. Open Utility Manager






6. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






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






8. Search for computers






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






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






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






12. Move forward through the options






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






14. Display the System Properties dialog box






15. Collapse the selected folder






16. Switch between the open items






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






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






19. Undo






20. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






21. Paste






22. Open Utility Manager






23. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






25. Cancel the current task






26. Display or hide the Start menu






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






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






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






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






31. Search for a file or a folder






32. Display Windows Help






33. Display the items in the active list






34. Minimize all of the windows






35. Open Task Manager






36. Activate the menu bar in the active program






37. Search for a file or a folder






38. Display the bottom of the active window






39. Update the active window






40. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






41. Display the contents of the selected folder






42. Delete






43. View the properties for the selected item






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






45. Select all






46. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






47. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






48. Switch High Contrast either on or off






49. Lock the keyboard






50. Display the Start menu