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