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