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