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