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