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