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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 Help






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






3. Rename the selected item






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






5. Display the contents of the selected folder






6. Move backward through the options






7. Open Utility Manager






8. Activate the menu bar in the active program






9. Move forward through the options






10. View the properties for the selected item






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






12. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






13. Undo






14. Lock the keyboard






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






16. Search for a file or a folder






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






18. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






19. Display the System menu for the active window






20. Search for a file or a folder






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






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






23. Display the properties of the selected object






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






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






26. Search for computers






27. Open My Computer






28. Open the Run dialog box






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






30. Cut






31. Perform the command for the active option or button






32. Open Utility Manager






33. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






34. Display the top of the active window






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






36. Update the active window






37. Display or hide the Start menu






38. Restore the minimized windows






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






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






41. Cancel the current task






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






43. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






45. Move forward through the tabs






46. Move backward through the tabs






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






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






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






50. Open Task Manager