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