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