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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. Move backward through the tabs






2. Display the System Properties dialog box






3. Display the items in the active list






4. Open Task Manager






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






6. Rename the selected item






7. Delete






8. Copy






9. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






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






12. Lock the keyboard






13. Switch High Contrast either on or off






14. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






15. Paste






16. Display the contents of the selected folder






17. Open the Run dialog box






18. Move forward through the tabs






19. Display the corresponding menu






20. Display the Start menu






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






22. Cancel the current task






23. Display the top of the active window






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






25. Cut






26. Activate the menu bar in the active program






27. Display the desktop






28. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






29. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






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






32. Perform the command for the active option or button






33. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






34. Minimize all of the windows






35. Open Utility Manager






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






37. Search for a file or a folder






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






39. View the properties for the selected item






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






41. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






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






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






45. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






46. Move forward through the options






47. Collapse the selected folder






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






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






50. Display or hide the Start menu