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