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