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