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