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






2. Display the System menu for the active window






3. Minimize all of the windows






4. 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.






5. Open Utility Manager






6. Collapse the selected folder






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






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






9. Copy






10. Display the items in the active list






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






12. Display the System Properties dialog box






13. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






14. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






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






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






17. Search for a file or a folder






18. Open the Run dialog box






19. Open Utility Manager






20. Move forward through the tabs






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






22. Update the active window






23. Display the desktop






24. Restore the minimized windows






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






26. Lock the keyboard






27. Display the top of the active window






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






29. Open My Computer






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






31. View the properties for the selected item






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






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






34. Move forward through the options






35. Display or hide the Start menu






36. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






37. Undo






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






39. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






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






41. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






42. Cancel the current task






43. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






44. Paste






45. Display the Start menu






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






47. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






48. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






50. Rename the selected item