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