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