MSCE Interview Questions and Answers

Open Utility Manager. Windows Key+U

Select and cycle through the taskbar buttons. Windows Key+TAB

Restore minimized windows. Windows Key+Shift+M

Open the Run dialog box. Windows Key+R

Minimize all windows. Windows Key+M

Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. Windows Key+L

Display Windows Help. Windows Key+F1

Search for a file or folder. Windows Key+F

Open My Computer. Windows Key+E

Show the desktop. Windows Key+D

Search for computers. Windows Key+CTRL+F

Display the System Properties dialog box. Windows Key+BREAK

Display or hide the Start menu. Windows Key

Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter

Move forward through options in a dialog box. TAB

Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box in a dialog box. SPACEBAR

Move backward through options in a dialog box. SHIFT+TAB

Select items below an already selected item. SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Select items above an already selected item. SHIFT+PAGE UP

Select the first item in an extended list. SHIFT+HOME

Paste copied items from the Clipboard. SHIFT+INSERT

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10

Select the last item in an extended list. SHIFT+END

Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Prevent the CD from automatically playing. SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive

Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times

Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds

Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW

Copy an image of the screen to the Clipboard. PRINT SCREEN

Expand everything under the current selection back to a previously opened state in Windows Explorer. PLUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)

Go to the top item on the screen. PAGE UP

Go to the bottom item on the screen. PAGE DOWN

Display the contents of the selected folder. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)

Collapse the selected folder. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)

Display all subfolders under the selected folder. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)

Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds

Close everything under the current selection in Windows Explorer. MINUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Menu key

Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW

Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN

Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK

Display the top of the active window. HOME

Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6

Refresh the active window. F5

Display the items in the active list. F4

Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4

Search for a file or folder. F3

Rename selected item. F2

Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10

Display Help. F1

Close an open menu. ESC

Cancel the current task. ESC

Carry out the command for the active option or button in a dialog box. ENTER

Display the bottom of the active window. END

Display the next or previous tabe page in dialog boxes. DOWN ARROW OR UP ARROW

Delete. DELETE

Undo. CTRL+Z

Cut. CTRL+X

Search for computers. CTRL+Windows Key+F

Paste. CTRL+V

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW

Move forward through tabs in a dialog box. CTRL+TAB

Select or deselect the active item. CTRL+SPACEBAR

Move backward through tabs in a dialog box. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item

Open the Save dialog box. CTRL+S

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to additional items below an already selected item, without selecting the additional items. CTRL_PAGE DOWN

Move to additional items above an already selected item, without selecting the additional items. CTRL+PAGE UP

Open the Print dialog box. CTRL+P

Open the New dialog box. CTRL+N

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4

Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Copy. CTRL+C

Display the Windows Security dialog box. CTRL+ALT+DELETE

Select all. CTRL+A

Copy selected item to a folder. CTRL while dragging an item

Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box in a dialog box.
BACKSPACE

View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE

Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons in a dialog box. Arrow keys

Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name

Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option in a dialog box. ALT+Underlined letter

Switch between open items. ALT+TAB

Move from the active window to the previously used window. ALT+SHIFT+TAB

Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR

Open the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR

Close the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR+C

Minimize the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR+N

Restore the active window. SPACEBAR+R

Maximize the active window if it is minimized. ALT+SPACEBAR+X

Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+SHIFT+ESC

Copy the active window to the Windows Clipboard. ALT+PRINTSCREEN

Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4

Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC

Display the properties of the selected object. ALT+Enter

View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER