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