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