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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.
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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. Activate the menu bar in the active program






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






3. Move backward through the tabs






4. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off






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






6. Display Windows Help






7. Switch FilterKeys either on or off






8. Switch between the open items






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






10. Display the System Properties dialog box






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






12. Display the corresponding menu






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






14. Restore the minimized windows






15. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off






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






17. Search for computers






18. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing






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






20. Display the contents of the selected folder






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






22. Open Utility Manager






23. Cancel the current task






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






25. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off






26. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option






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






28. Move forward through the tabs






29. Display the items in the active list






30. Display the desktop






31. Rename the selected item






32. Paste






33. Copy






34. Open Task Manager






35. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item






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






37. Update the active window






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






39. Switch High Contrast either on or off






40. Open the shortcut menu for the active window






41. Search for a file or a folder






42. Delete






43. Cut






44. Undo






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






46. View the properties for the selected item






47. Display the Start menu






48. Open Utility Manager






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






50. Lock the keyboard