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