Keyboarding

Question 1

alignment

Answer 1

the horizontal position of text such as left, center, or right.

Question 2

insertion point

Answer 2

cursor

Question 3

home keys

Answer 3

where your fingers “live” on the keyboard

Question 4

header

Answer 4

information that appears at the top of every page

Question 5

footer

Answer 5

information that appears at the bottom of every page

Question 6

word wrap

Answer 6

automatic movement of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next

Question 7

tab

Answer 7

moves the cursor to a present location

Question 8

scrolling

Answer 8

moving through a document from top to bottom and from left to right

Question 9

margin

Answer 9

blank space around the edges of a document

Question 10

arrow keys

Answer 10

keys used to move the insertion point up, down, left, or right

Question 11

font

Answer 11

the style and appearance of text

Question 12

line spacing

Answer 12

used to adjust the blank space between lines of type (usually single or double)

Question 13

word processing

Answer 13

a computerized method of writing, editing, saving, and printing text

Question 14

text

Answer 14

another name for alphabetical data that was entered

Question 15

character

Answer 15

any letter, number, or symbol typed on the keyboard

Question 16

data

Answer 16

information entered in a computer

Question 17

word wrap

Answer 17

letting the computer decide where to end each line (typing text without pushing return at the end of each line)

Question 18

document

Answer 18

anything produced on a word processing program

Question 19

cursor

Answer 19

a highlighting mark (sometimes blinking) on the screen that indicates the user’s location

Question 20

arrow keys

Answer 20

keys used in place of the mouse to move the cursor to a new location

Question 21

special function keys

Answer 21

keys that carry out specific things (Ex: shift keys, return keys, caps lock key)

Question 22

command keys

Answer 22

used in conjunction with another key to carry out an operation

Question 23

menu bar

Answer 23

the line at the top of the screen that gives you your different choices

Question 24

title bar

Answer 24

the line near the top of the screen that gives the name of the your file

Question 25

font

Answer 25

style of writing

Question 26

scroll

Answer 26

to move text up and down and left and right on the screen

Question 27

edit

Answer 27

to make changes to a document

Question 28

insert

Answer 28

to add new text into already existing text into already existing text

Question 29

delete

Answer 29

to remove or erase

Question 30

icons

Answer 30

pictures or symbols that represent work (files or programs) behind them

Question 31

printout

Answer 31

output from a printer

Question 32

cut and paste

Answer 32

to highlight text and move it to another location

Question 33

copy and paste

Answer 33

to highlight text, leave it where it is, and also put a copy of it in another location

Question 34

justification

Answer 34

to align text either to the left/right or both margins

Question 35

tab

Answer 35

used to indent text in a line; can also be used to set-up columns in a document

Question 36

hardcopy

Answer 36

output from a computer that you can touch (Ex: output from a printer or plotter)