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






2. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






4. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






6. while dragging an item Copy the selected item






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






8. Display the bottom of the active window






9. Display the desktop






10. Display the top of the active window






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






12. Open Utility Manager






13. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






14. Display the System menu for the active window






15. View the properties for the selected item






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






17. Rename the selected item






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






19. Undo






20. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






21. Display Help






22. Paste






23. Move forward through the tabs






24. Delete






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






26. Restore the minimized windows






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






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






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






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






31. Open the Run dialog box






32. Select all






33. Lock the keyboard






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






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






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






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






38. Move backward through the options






39. Move forward through the options






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






41. Copy






42. Open My Computer






43. Open Task Manager






44. Display the contents of the selected folder






45. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






46. Open Utility Manager






47. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






48. Search for computers






49. Display the System Properties dialog box






50. Display Windows Help