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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 shortcut menu for the selected item






2. Display the contents of the selected folder






3. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






4. Move backward through the tabs






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






6. Search for a file or a folder






7. 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.






8. Switch High Contrast either on or off






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






10. Open the Run dialog box






11. Display the properties of the selected object






12. Open Utility Manager






13. Display the corresponding menu






14. View the properties for the selected item






15. Lock the keyboard






16. Move backward through the options






17. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






18. Switch between the open items






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






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






21. Open Utility Manager






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






23. Display Windows Help






24. Display the top of the active window






25. Collapse the selected folder






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






27. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






28. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






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






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






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






32. Undo






33. Display or hide the Start menu






34. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






35. Search for a file or a folder






36. Display the System Properties dialog box






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






38. Perform the command for the active option or button






39. Paste






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






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






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






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






44. Display the System menu for the active window






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






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






47. Minimize all of the windows






48. Activate the menu bar in the active program






49. Copy






50. Cancel the current task