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