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