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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. Display the Start menu






2. Delete






3. Move backward through the options






4. Perform the command for the active option or button






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






6. Display the items in the active list






7. Cancel the current task






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






9. Open the Run dialog box






10. Display the corresponding menu






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






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






13. Search for computers






14. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






15. Undo






16. Open Task Manager






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






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






19. Select all






20. Display or hide the Start menu






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






22. 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.






23. Lock the keyboard






24. Cut






25. Display the System Properties dialog box






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






27. Restore the minimized windows






28. Minimize all of the windows






29. Move backward through the tabs






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






31. Open Utility Manager






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






33. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






34. Move forward through the options






35. Switch High Contrast either on or off






36. Update the active window






37. Display the bottom of the active window






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






39. View the properties for the selected item






40. Activate the menu bar in the active program






41. Display the properties of the selected object






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






44. Display Windows Help






45. Display Help






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






47. Move forward through the tabs






48. Collapse the selected folder






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






50. Display the top of the active window