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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. Minimize all of the windows






3. Move forward through the options






4. Delete






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






6. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






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






8. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






9. Display Help






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






11. Display Windows Help






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






13. Move backward through the options






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






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






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






17. View the properties for the selected item






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






19. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






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






22. Update the active window






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






24. Search for computers






25. Search for a file or a folder






26. Display the Start menu






27. Open Utility Manager






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






29. Open Task Manager






30. Select all






31. Restore the minimized windows






32. Display or hide the Start menu






33. Search for a file or a folder






34. Display the items in the active list






35. Display the top of the active window






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






37. Copy






38. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






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






40. Undo






41. 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.






42. Rename the selected item






43. Collapse the selected folder






44. Open the Run dialog box






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






46. Display the properties of the selected object






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






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






49. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






50. Open Utility Manager