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Windows XP Commands
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
it-skills
Instructions:
Answer
50
questions in
15 minutes
.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
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 System Properties dialog box
CTRL+SHIFT
Windows Logo+BREAK
CTRL+RIGHT
DELETE
2. Move backward through the options
LEFT
SHIFT+TAB
WindowsLogo+U
Windows Logo+BREAK
3. Display the Start menu
WindowsLogo+E
CTRL+ESC
CTRL
ALT+ENTER
4. Search for computers
Windows Logo+M
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
LEFT
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
5. Open My Computer
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
CTRL+F4
WindowsLogo+E
LEFTARROW
6. View the properties for the selected item
F4
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
ALT+ENTER
SHIFT+F8
7. Cancel the current task
F4
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
ESC
CTRL+LEFT
8. Switch FilterKeys either on or off
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
CTRL+RIGHT
WindowsLogo +U
END
9. Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
SHIFT
SHIFT+DELETE
SHIFT+F8
Windows Logo+D
10. Display the top of the active window
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
HOME
F2 key
ESC
11. Open the shortcut menu for the active window
WindowsLogo+U
Windows Logo+M
ALT+SPACEBAR
F4
12. Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
Arrow
LT+ESC
NUMLOCK for five seconds
F1
13. Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
RIGHT
SPACEBAR
TAB
ENTER
14. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off
ESC
F4
F1
NUMLOCK for five seconds
15. Move forward through the tabs
BACKSPACE
CTRL+TAB
CTRL+A
Windows Logo+D
16. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL+A
CTRL+RIGHT
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
TRL+UP
17. Display the System menu for the active window
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
CTRL+ESC
ALT+SPACEBAR
CTRL+A
18. Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
ALT+ENTER
BACKSPACE
END
19. Minimize all of the windows
WindowsLogo+F
RIGHT
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
Windows Logo+M
20. Rename the selected item
CTRL+DOWN
SPACEBAR
CTRL+A
F2 key
21. Display Help
F10
WindowsLogo+R
F1
SPACEBAR
22. Search for a file or a folder
RIGHT
WindowsLogo+F
NUMLOCK for five seconds
SHIFT+TAB
23. Display the desktop
Windows Logo+D
F10
CTRL+SHIFT
Windows
24. Display the current selection if it is collapsed - or select the first subfolder
CTRL+X
LEFT
RIGHTARROW
LT+ESC
25. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+TAB
RIGHT
CTRL+ESC
CTRL+RIGHT
26. Open Task Manager
WindowsLogo+U
SHIFT+F10
ESC
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
27. Open Utility Manager
CTRL+RIGHT
CTRL+X
WindowsLogo +U
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
28. Restore the minimized windows
HOME
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
CTRL+LEFT
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
29. Open the Run dialog box
F2 key
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
LEFT
WindowsLogo+R
30. Lock the keyboard
WindowsLogo+ L
F6
TAB
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
31. Collapse the selected folder
ALT+SPACEBAR
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
LEFT
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
32. Display the items in the active list
ALT+F4
CTRL+TAB
F4
WindowsLogo+R
33. Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F4
LEFT
WindowsLogo+R
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
34. Display the contents of the selected folder
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
Windows Logo+BREAK
BACKSPACE
LT+ESC
35. Move forward through the options
WindowsLogo+R
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
BACKSPACE
TAB
36. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off
HOME
TRL+UP
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
37. Close the active item - or quit the active program
SHIFT+F8
CTRL+DOWN
ALT+F4
END
38. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
SHIFT+F8
F6
CTRL+DOWN
CTRL+Z
39. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
CTRL+DOWN
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
SHIFT five times
SHIFT+F8
40. Display Windows Help
CTRL+F4
NUMLOCK+Asterisk sign *
WindowsLogo+F1
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
41. Switch High Contrast either on or off
ESC
SHIFT+F10
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
CTRL+SHIFT
42. Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
WindowsLogo+F
NUMLOCK+Asterisk sign *
NUMLOCK for five seconds
CTRL+F4
43. Display the corresponding menu
Windows Logo+BREAK
F2 key
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
ALT+Underlined letter
44. Open the next menu to the right - or open a submenu
ALT+SPACEBAR
RIGHT
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
F5
45. Perform the command for the active option or button
ENTER
SHIFT+TAB
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
SHIFT+F10
46. Open Utility Manager
WindowsLogo+U
F2 key
CTRL
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
47. Switch between the open items
Windows Logo+BREAK
WindowsLogo+E
ALT+TAB
CTRL+TAB
48. while dragging an item Create a shortcut to the selected item
F2 key
CTRL+SHIFT
END
ENTER
49. Search for a file or a folder
F3 key
CTRL+Z
TAB
Windows
50. Activate the menu bar in the active program
RIGHTARROW
F10
ALT+TAB
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +