Keyboarding Term !

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 preset position

Question 8

scrolling

Answer 8

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

Question 9

margin

Answer 9

blank space around 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 a 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 into the computer

Question 17

document

Answer 17

anything produced on a word processing program

Question 18

cursor

Answer 18

a highlighted mark on the screen that indicates the users location

Question 19

special function keys

Answer 19

keys that carry out specific things

Question 20

Command Keys

Answer 20

used in conjunction with another key to carry out an operation

Question 21

menu bar

Answer 21

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

Question 22

title bar

Answer 22

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

Question 23

edit

Answer 23

to make changes to a document

Question 24

insert

Answer 24

to add new text into already existing text

Question 25

delete

Answer 25

to remove or erase

Question 26

icons

Answer 26

pictures or symbols that represent work

Question 27

printout

Answer 27

output from a printer

Question 28

cut and paste

Answer 28

to highlight text and move it to another location

Question 29

copy and paste

Answer 29

to highlight text, leave it where it is, and also move it to another location

Question 30

justification

Answer 30

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

Question 31

hardcopy

Answer 31

output from a computer that you can touch