Keyboarding Basics
Technique & Rules
Which Key?
Daily Tasks
Miscellaneous
100
Elbows should rest here while you type...
By Your Side
100
Never have ________ or ________ around a computer in this classroom!
Food or Drink
100
The A key is struck by which finger?
Left Pinky Finger
100
What should you do at the beginning and end of class?
Sign sign-in sheet and return keyboard cover
100
Name one example of Output...
Printer, Monitor, Speakers, etc.
200
The home row keys are...
asdf jkl;
200
Backs should always be ___________ in your chair.
Straight
200
What key do you ONLY press with your right thumb?
Space Bar
200
What is the LAST thing you should do before leaving my class each day?
Push your chair under your workstation!
200
Name one example of storage...
CD, Floppy Disk, Hard Drive, Flash Drive, etc.
300
GWAM stands for...
Gross Words A Minute
300
What is the name given to most common keyboard arrangements?
QWERTY
300
What two keys are used to capitalize letters?
Shift & Caps Lock
300
You are expected to turn this off while in class.
Cell phone
300
What was the first typed novel?
The adventures of tom sawyer
400
_______ characters make up a word in keyboarding.
Five
400
This should always be on the right side of your monitor/work station.
Copy
400
What key is most commonly used?
Space Bar
400
If you are not going to be in class, you should _______
E-mail the instructor
400
What is the longest word you can type using your right hand?
Lollipop
500
Juan typed 520 characters, how many words did he type?
104 Words
500
This is the area of the keyboard that you always rest your fingers on and move from as you type.
Home Row
500
We have been learning these keys since the beginning of the school year.
Alphabetic Keys
500
Why is keyboarding an important, life-long skill?
Answers will vary!
500
Who invented the Typewriter?
Christopher Sholes