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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. Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
ALT+SPACEBAR
F6
LT+ESC
F4
2. Open Task Manager
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
CTRL+Z
LT+ESC
3. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
WindowsLogo+F
ALT+SPACEBAR
ALT+Underlined letter
Windows
4. Rename the selected item
ALT+TAB
F2 key
WindowsLogo+ L
CTRL+C
5. Display the items in the active list
RIGHTARROW
RIGHT
F4
Windows Logo+D
6. Open My Computer
LEFT
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
WindowsLogo+E
Arrow
7. To cancel ________ - press SHIFT+F8 again.
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
extended selection mode
CTRL+V
CTRL+C
8. Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
LT+ESC
CTRL+F4
LEFT
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
9. Activate the menu bar in the active program
F3 key
F10
ENTER
CTRL+A
10. Display the desktop
CTRL+X
Windows Logo+D
SHIFT+DELETE
SHIFT+F8
11. Search for a file or a folder
HOME
WindowsLogo+F
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
ALT+F4
12. Display the contents of the selected folder
CTRL+DOWN
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
13. Perform the command for the active option or button
ENTER
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
CTRL+DOWN
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
14. Search for a file or a folder
F3 key
F6
CTRL+SHIFT
LEFT
15. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off
SHIFT+F10
DELETE
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
CTRL+F4
16. Minimize all of the windows
NUMLOCK+Asterisk sign *
Windows Logo+M
Windows Logo+BREAK
CTRL+Z
17. Close the active item - or quit the active program
ALT+F4
CTRL
ESC
HOME
18. Display the properties of the selected object
ALT+ENTER
F1
Windows Logo+M
NUMLOCK for five seconds
19. while dragging an item Copy the selected item
F5
ALT+TAB
END
CTRL
20. Open Utility Manager
END
CTRL+V
RIGHT
WindowsLogo +U
21. Display or hide the Start menu
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
Windows Logo+BREAK
ALT+ENTER
Windows
22. Open the next menu to the left - or close a submenu
F2 key
LEFT
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
23. View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
CTRL+A
Windows Logo+M
BACKSPACE
END
24. Move backward through the options
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
CTRL+A
SHIFT
SHIFT+TAB
25. Select all
CTRL+A
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
F3 key
TAB
26. Cancel the current task
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
F5
ESC
27. Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
F2 key
NUMLOCK+Asterisk sign *
Windows Logo+M
WindowsLogo +U
28. Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F4
CTRL+DOWN
extended selection mode
SHIFT+F8
29. Search for computers
WindowsLogo+ L
DELETE
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
CTRL+ESC
30. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
ESC
Windows Logo+M
ALT+Underlined letter
SHIFT five times
31. Open the Run dialog box
WindowsLogo+R
Windows Logo+M
RIGHT
TRL+UP
32. with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text
ALT+ENTER
RIGHTARROW
SHIFT five times
CTRL+SHIFT
33. Update the active window
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
F10
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
F5
34. Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F6
extended selection mode
F1
WindowsLogo+R
35. Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off
Windows Logo+D
ALT+F4
NUMLOCK for five seconds
NUMLOCK+Asterisk sign *
36. Lock the keyboard
WindowsLogo+R
Windows Logo+M
CTRL+C
WindowsLogo+ L
37. with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop - or select text in a document
RIGHTARROW
F4
END
SHIFT
38. Delete
DELETE
F10
TAB
CTRL+V
39. while dragging an item Create a shortcut to the selected item
Windows Logo+D
SHIFT+DELETE
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
CTRL+SHIFT
40. Open the shortcut menu for the active window
ALT+SPACEBAR
ALT+F4
CTRL+V
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
41. Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
SHIFT+DELETE
END
CTRL+X
WindowsLogo+U
42. Move forward through the tabs
LEFTARROW
Windows
CTRL+TAB
CTRL+SHIFT
43. Display the top of the active window
F2 key
HOME
TRL+UP
SPACEBAR
44. Open Utility Manager
ALT+Underlined letter
WindowsLogo+U
Windows Logo+M
CTRL+DOWN
45. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+RIGHT
CTRL+A
CTRL+LEFT
SHIFT+DELETE
46. Display the corresponding menu
CTRL+LEFT
CTRL+V
SPACEBAR
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
47. 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.
SHIFT+F8
BACKSPACE
F1
F4
48. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
SHIFT+DELETE
ALT+F4
SHIFT+F10
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
49. Collapse the selected folder
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
ALT+TAB
F2 key
SHIFT five times
50. Display the Start menu
Windows Logo+BREAK
Arrow
WindowsLogo+E
CTRL+ESC