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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. Update the active window






2. Collapse the selected folder






3. Perform the command for the active option or button






4. Lock the keyboard






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






6. Cancel the current task






7. Activate the menu bar in the active program






8. Cut






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






10. Display Windows Help






11. Open Task Manager






12. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






14. Open Utility Manager






15. Restore the minimized windows






16. Display the corresponding menu






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






18. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






19. Search for computers






20. Display the bottom of the active window






21. Move backward through the options






22. Display the System menu for the active window






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






24. Rename the selected item






25. Undo






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






27. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






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






29. Move forward through the options






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






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






32. Copy






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






34. Display the items in the active list






35. Minimize all of the windows






36. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






37. Open My Computer






38. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






39. Move forward through the tabs






40. Display the System Properties dialog box






41. Paste






42. Display the Start menu






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






44. Search for a file or a folder






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






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






47. Display the top of the active window






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






49. Display Help






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