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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. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL+DOWN
SPACEBAR
SHIFT five times
TRL+UP
2. Delete
CTRL+C
CTRL+TAB
DELETE
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
3. Move forward through the tabs
LT+ESC
CTRL+V
CTRL+TAB
CTRL+SHIFT
4. Display the Start menu
CTRL+ESC
F2 key
WindowsLogo+F1
SHIFT+TAB
5. Move backward through the tabs
CTRL+RIGHT
WindowsLogo+U
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
6. Cut
DELETE
CTRL+DOWN
ALT+SPACEBAR
CTRL+X
7. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off
Windows
F3 key
extended selection mode
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
8. Rename the selected item
Windows Logo+M
ENTER
F2 key
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
9. while dragging an item Copy the selected item
CTRL+TAB
CTRL
SHIFT five times
SHIFT+F8
10. Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
WindowsLogo+E
F4
CTRL+A
F2 key
11. Move forward through the options
ALT+ENTER
TAB
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
CTRL+DOWN
12. Open My Computer
WindowsLogo+E
ALT+ENTER
END
Windows Logo+D
13. Cancel the current task
ESC
WindowsLogo+F
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
14. Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
ALT+SPACEBAR
F3 key
Windows Logo+BREAK
F6
15. Switch FilterKeys either on or off
F3 key
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
WindowsLogo+U
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
16. Display the desktop
CTRL+Z
extended selection mode
SHIFT five times
Windows Logo+D
17. Minimize all of the windows
Windows Logo+M
SHIFT
LT+ESC
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
18. Open the Run dialog box
WindowsLogo+ L
WindowsLogo+R
BACKSPACE
CTRL+DOWN
19. Display the System Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+BREAK
extended selection mode
CTRL+LEFT
CTRL+F4
20. Update the active window
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
RIGHTARROW
F5
CTRL+A
21. Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
NUMLOCK for five seconds
ALT+Underlined letter
ALT+SPACEBAR
Windows
22. Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
NUMLOCK+Asterisk sign *
CTRL+A
WindowsLogo+R
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
23. Open Task Manager
LEFTARROW
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
CTRL+C
F4
24. Perform the command for the active option or button
ALT+TAB
ENTER
F4
LEFT
25. Display the contents of the selected folder
CTRL+C
WindowsLogo+F
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
26. Move backward through the options
CTRL+LEFT
CTRL+SHIFT
SPACEBAR
SHIFT+TAB
27. Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
BACKSPACE
ALT+SPACEBAR
WindowsLogo +U
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
28. Restore the minimized windows
WindowsLogo+E
LEFTARROW
WindowsLogo+SHIFT+M
WindowsLogo+F1
29. Switch between the open items
Windows Logo+BREAK
ALT+TAB
ALT+ENTER
RIGHT
30. Display the corresponding menu
WindowsLogo+U
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
CTRL+A
31. Open the next menu to the right - or open a submenu
SHIFT+TAB
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
NUMLOCK for five seconds
RIGHT
32. Display Help
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
F1
WindowsLogo+U
33. 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
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
CTRL+C
ALT+F4
34. Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
ALT+Underlined letter
Arrow
SHIFT+F10
CTRL+ESC
35. Search for computers
SHIFT five times
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
SHIFT
F6
36. Open the next menu to the left - or close a submenu
LEFT
RIGHTARROW
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
CTRL+F4
37. Copy
CTRL+C
CTRL+RIGHT
WindowsLogo+ L
RIGHTARROW
38. View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
ALT+Underlined letter
WindowsLogo+R
BACKSPACE
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
39. Search for a file or a folder
BACKSPACE
WindowsLogo+F
F10
BACKSPACE
40. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
SHIFT five times
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
Windows Logo+M
WindowsLogo+U
41. Paste
CTRL+DOWN
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
CTRL+V
SHIFT+F8
42. Display the System menu for the active window
DELETE
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
NUMLOCK for five seconds
ALT+SPACEBAR
43. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
F5
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
CTRL+LEFT
SHIFT+TAB
44. Select all
CTRL+ESC
SHIFT
CTRL+A
WindowsLogo+E
45. Collapse the current selection if it is expanded - or select the parent folder
CTRL+V
F5
CTRL+RIGHT
LEFTARROW
46. Display or hide the Start menu
WindowsLogo+R
ALT+SPACEBAR
RIGHTARROW
Windows
47. Close the active item - or quit the active program
ALT+F4
ALT+SPACEBAR
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
CTRL+SHIFT
48. Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
SPACEBAR
Arrow
CTRL+V
BACKSPACE
49. Collapse the selected folder
DELETE
Windows Logo+BREAK
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
CTRL+ESC
50. Open the shortcut menu for the active window
CTRL+X
Windows Logo+D
ALT+SPACEBAR
F3 key