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