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