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