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