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