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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. Paste






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






3. Open the Run dialog box






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






5. 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.






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






7. Switch High Contrast either on or off






8. Cut






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






10. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






12. Display the System menu for the active window






13. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






14. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






16. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






18. Update the active window






19. while dragging an item Create a shortcut to the selected item






20. Move forward through the tabs






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






22. Move backward through the options






23. Open My Computer






24. Display the Start menu






25. Display the items in the active list






26. Cancel the current task






27. Select all






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






29. Open Utility Manager






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






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






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






33. Open Utility Manager






34. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






35. Restore the minimized windows






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






37. Display the properties of the selected object






38. Rename the selected item






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






40. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






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






42. Display the desktop






43. Search for a file or a folder






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






45. Minimize all of the windows






46. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






48. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






49. Lock the keyboard






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