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