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