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