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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. Close the active item - or quit the active program






2. Rename the selected item






3. Display the bottom of the active window






4. Display the properties of the selected object






5. Open Utility Manager






6. Cancel the current task






7. Display the top of the active window






8. Display the Start menu






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






10. Display the desktop






11. Activate the menu bar in the active program






12. Open Task Manager






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






14. Delete






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






16. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






17. Move backward through the tabs






18. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






19. Switch between the open items






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






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






22. Open My Computer






23. Search for a file or a folder






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






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






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






27. Undo






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






29. Display the items in the active list






30. Display the contents of the selected folder






31. Display Help






32. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






33. Search for a file or a folder






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






35. Minimize all of the windows






36. Move backward through the options






37. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






38. 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.






39. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






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






41. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






42. Display the corresponding menu






43. Display Windows Help






44. Open the Run dialog box






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






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






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






48. Lock the keyboard






49. Cut






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