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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. Cancel the current task
LEFT
ALT+SPACEBAR
ENTER
ESC
2. Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
CTRL+Z
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
CTRL+A
F6
3. Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
SHIFT five times
CTRL+ESC
BACKSPACE
ALT+SPACEBAR
4. Switch High Contrast either on or off
ESC
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
RIGHTARROW
Arrow
5. Open Task Manager
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
CTRL+F4
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
ALT+ENTER
6. Cut
extended selection mode
WindowsLogo+ L
F6
CTRL+X
7. Display the current selection if it is collapsed - or select the first subfolder
SPACEBAR
Arrow
CTRL+SHIFT
RIGHTARROW
8. Move forward through the options
NUMLOCK for five seconds
CTRL+SHIFT
TAB
SHIFT+F8
9. Display the System menu for the active window
WindowsLogo+U
CTRL+TAB
ALT+SPACEBAR
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
10. 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
ALT+F4
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
TRL+UP
11. Select all
CTRL+A
WindowsLogo+U
F4
ALT+SPACEBAR
12. To cancel ________ - press SHIFT+F8 again.
extended selection mode
CTRL+SHIFT
ESC
SPACEBAR
13. Undo
CTRL+V
CTRL+Z
Windows Logo+M
WindowsLogo+F
14. Display the Start menu
LEFTARROW
ALT+ENTER
NUMLOCK for five seconds
CTRL+ESC
15. View the properties for the selected item
F2 key
Windows Logo+D
ALT+ENTER
SHIFT five times
16. Display the desktop
CTRL+X
Windows Logo+D
NUMLOCK for five seconds
WindowsLogo+E
17. Display the contents of the selected folder
DELETE
F4
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
Arrow
18. Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
CTRL+SHIFT
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
NUMLOCK for five seconds
19. Open the shortcut menu for the active window
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Arrow
ALT+SPACEBAR
NUMLOCK for five seconds
20. Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
WindowsLogo +U
F1
CTRL+RIGHT
Arrow
21. Display the properties of the selected object
Windows Logo+M
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
ALT+ENTER
ALT+F4
22. with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text
ALT+SPACEBAR
Windows Logo+D
DELETE
CTRL+SHIFT
23. Move backward through the options
F4
WindowsLogo+R
SHIFT+TAB
RIGHTARROW
24. Search for computers
ALT+TAB
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
ALT+SPACEBAR
F2 key
25. View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
CTRL+F4
CTRL+C
BACKSPACE
ALT+F4
26. Search for a file or a folder
WindowsLogo+ L
SHIFT
NUMLOCK+Plus sign +
WindowsLogo+F
27. Delete
CTRL+V
DELETE
CTRL+C
Windows
28. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+F4
CTRL+LEFT
CTRL+SHIFT
NUMLOCK+Minus sign -
29. Open the next menu to the left - or close a submenu
Windows Logo+BREAK
DELETE
CTRL+SHIFT
LEFT
30. Display or hide the Start menu
TRL+UP
Arrow
Windows
TAB
31. Search for a file or a folder
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
ENTER
F2 key
F3 key
32. Lock the keyboard
WindowsLogo+U
WindowsLogo+F1
CTRL+DOWN
WindowsLogo+ L
33. while dragging an item Copy the selected item
CTRL
CTRL+C
WindowsLogo +U
WindowsLogo+F1
34. while dragging an item Create a shortcut to the selected item
DELETE
F1
CTRL+A
CTRL+SHIFT
35. Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
Arrow
CTRL+F4
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
LT+ESC
36. Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
BACKSPACE
CTRL+WindowsLogo+F
CTRL+TAB
F10
37. Display the bottom of the active window
SHIFT+when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
F5
END
CTRL+Z
38. Display Windows Help
CTRL+V
WindowsLogo+F1
F1
TRL+UP
39. Switch between the open items
CTRL+X
NUMLOCK for five seconds
CTRL+C
ALT+TAB
40. Open Utility Manager
ENTER
SHIFT+F10
WindowsLogo+U
WindowsLogo +U
41. Switch the MouseKeys either on or off
F2 key
CTRL+TAB
LeftALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
ALT+F4
42. Update the active window
SHIFT five times
ESC
SHIFT
F5
43. Display the System Properties dialog box
CTRL+RIGHT
ALT+SPACEBAR
Windows Logo+BREAK
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
44. Copy
CTRL+ESC
CTRL+C
WindowsLogo+R
F4
45. Open the Run dialog box
Windows Logo+D
LeftALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
END
WindowsLogo+R
46. Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F1
SHIFT+TAB
F4
END
47. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL+DOWN
WindowsLogo+F1
CTRL+LEFT
WindowsLogo +U
48. Switch FilterKeys either on or off
CTRL+ESC
F10
BACKSPACE
RightSHIFT for eight seconds
49. Open Utility Manager
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
DELETE
WindowsLogo+U
CTRL+ESC
50. Display the corresponding menu
TAB
BACKSPACE
ALT+TAB
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name