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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
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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 top of the active window
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
CTRL+F4
HOME
2. Display the current selection if it is collapsed - or select the first subfolder
RIGHTARROW
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
WindowsLogo+ L
CTRL+C
3. Open Task Manager
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
CTRL+Z
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
WindowsLogo+U
4. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
SHIFT+F10
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
CTRL+LEFT
CTRL+ESC
5. Open the Run dialog box
WindowsLogo+E
WindowsLogo+R
F4
SHIFT+F8
6. Display the items in the active list
F4
CTRL+ESC
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
WindowsLogo+U
7. Open My Computer
WindowsLogo+E
CTRL+C
Windows Logo+D
WindowsLogo+F1
8. Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
LT+ESC
TRL+UP
ALT+SPACEBAR
F10
9. Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
ALT+ENTER
ALT+Underlined letter
F6
Windows Logo+M
10. Collapse the selected folder
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
F1
CTRL+DOWN
ALT+F4
11. Move backward through the tabs
RIGHTARROW
LT+ESC
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
12. Close the active item - or quit the active program
ALT+F4
WindowsLogo +U
extended selection mode
SHIFT+DELETE
13. Copy
BACKSPACE
CTRL+C
SHIFT five times
CTRL+Z
14. Lock the keyboard
WindowsLogo+U
CTRL+TAB
CTRL+V
WindowsLogo+ L
15. Switch High Contrast either on or off
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
RIGHTARROW
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
ALT+ENTER
16. Search for computers
ALT+ENTER
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
BACKSPACE
WindowsLogo+R
17. Search for a file or a folder
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
F3 key
CTRL+Z
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
18. Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
CTRL+V
Arrow
LEFTARROW
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
19. Switch FilterKeys either on or off
F2 key
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
F10
ESC
20. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
F5
LT+ESC
ALT+Underlined letter
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
21. Move backward through the options
CTRL+X
LT+ESC
SHIFT+TAB
LEFT
22. Open the next menu to the right - or open a submenu
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
TAB
CTRL+TAB
RIGHT
23. Rename the selected item
CTRL+SHIFT
CTRL+TAB
LEFTARROW
F2 key
24. 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.
CTRL+SHIFT
SHIFT+F8
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
WindowsLogo+R
25. Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F4
WindowsLogo+F1
LEFT
ESC
26. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off
ALT+ENTER
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
HOME
SPACEBAR
27. Cut
NUMLOCK+Asterisk sign *
extended selection mode
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
CTRL+X
28. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
TAB
SHIFT five times
CTRL+DOWN
F4
29. Display the System menu for the active window
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
CTRL+SHIFT
LEFT
ALT+SPACEBAR
30. Open the shortcut menu for the active window
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
ALT+SPACEBAR
SHIFT five times
31. To cancel ________ - press SHIFT+F8 again.
extended selection mode
BACKSPACE
F6
F5
32. Move forward through the options
TAB
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
CTRL+RIGHT
ALT+ENTER
33. Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
CTRL+F4
BACKSPACE
Windows
ENTER
34. View the properties for the selected item
F3 key
CTRL+DOWN
END
ALT+ENTER
35. Cancel the current task
Windows Logo+BREAK
ESC
SHIFT+F8
F4
36. View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
ALT+SPACEBAR
ALT+F4
BACKSPACE
NUMLOCK for five seconds
37. Display the desktop
ALT+SPACEBAR
CTRL+TAB
Windows Logo+D
TAB
38. with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text
CTRL+Z
LEFTARROW
LT+ESC
CTRL+SHIFT
39. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
NUMLOCK for five seconds
F4
DELETE
40. Display the contents of the selected folder
Windows Logo+M
CTRL+ESC
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
ALT+F4
41. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+RIGHT
CTRL+TAB
BACKSPACE
SHIFT
42. Open the next menu to the left - or close a submenu
Arrow
HOME
LEFT
WindowsLogo+U
43. Display or hide the Start menu
HOME
CTRL+X
SHIFT five times
Windows
44. Collapse the current selection if it is expanded - or select the parent folder
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
LEFTARROW
WindowsLogo+F
F2 key
45. Perform the command for the active option or button
ENTER
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
extended selection mode
F3 key
46. Display the Start menu
CTRL+RIGHT
CTRL+A
CTRL+ESC
LEFTARROW
47. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
ENTER
CTRL+LEFT
CTRL+TAB
SPACEBAR
48. Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
TAB
SHIFT+F10
BACKSPACE
Windows Logo+M
49. Update the active window
SHIFT five times
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
F5
ENTER
50. with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop - or select text in a document
SHIFT+TAB
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
SHIFT
SHIFT+DELETE