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Windows XP Commands

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Search for a file or a folder






2. Search for computers






3. Undo






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






5. Display the corresponding menu






6. Move backward through the tabs






7. Display Windows Help






8. Search for a file or a folder






9. Cut






10. Switch between the open items






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






12. Display the desktop






13. Open Utility Manager






14. Move forward through the options






15. Cancel the current task






16. Collapse the selected folder






17. Perform the command for the active option or button






18. Restore the minimized windows






19. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






20. Rename the selected item






21. Display or hide the Start menu






22. Switch High Contrast either on or off






23. 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.






24. Open My Computer






25. Display the top of the active window






26. Display the bottom of the active window






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






28. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






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






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






32. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






33. Move forward through the tabs






34. Lock the keyboard






35. Display the properties of the selected object






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






37. Display the contents of the selected folder






38. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






39. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






40. View the properties for the selected item






41. Copy






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






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






44. Move backward through the options






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






46. Display the System Properties dialog box






47. Delete






48. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






49. Open Task Manager






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