Typing Fundamentals

Question 1

hunt-and-peck typing

Answer 1

typing with only two to three fingers

Question 2

by typing properly, you can

Answer 2

accomplish more tasks, be more productive, and have more time to do the things that you enjoy most

Question 3

Touch typing improves

Answer 3

typing speed and accuracy

Question 4

touch typing

Answer 4

a typing method in which the touch typist never looks at the keyboard. The fingers hit the right keys by force of habit

Question 5

standard keyboard layout

Answer 5

QWERTY

Question 6

the keyboard layout QWERTY is featured on

Answer 6

most home, business and educational keyboards

Question 7

new keyboard layout

Answer 7

DVORAK

Question 8

why is the standard keyboard layout called QWERTY

Answer 8

because the Q, W, E, R, T and Y keys are the first six letters at the top left of the keyboard

Question 9

F, D, S, A, J, K, L, ;

Answer 9

home row (base position)

Question 10

home row (base position)

Answer 10

S, L, A, K, F, D, J, ;

Question 11

Keyboards usually have ________ on the F and J keys

Answer 11

small protrusions

Question 12

small protrusions

Answer 12

help your fingers locate the home row without looking at the keyboard

Question 13

Color coding

Answer 13

shows which finger should press each key

Question 14

Upper-case letters and symbols

Answer 14

typed by one hand with the little finger of the other hand holding down the SHIFT key

Question 15

typing posture and hand position (3 examples)

Answer 15

• Keep your elbows bent at the right angle
• Face the screen with your head slightly tilted forward
• sit straight and keep your back straight.

Question 16

wpm

Answer 16

words per minute

Question 17

primary measurements used to gauge your typing ability

Answer 17

wpm and accuracy

Question 18

Mistyping letters and words directly affects? and why?

Answer 18

it affects your words per minute because if you mistype something, you have to go back and correct it, which greatly slows down your typing

Question 19

Most typing program ______ your typing results

Answer 19

automatically calculates

Question 20

scores of typing skills users usually get after each assignment

Answer 20

Gross speed
Accuracy percentage
Net speed

Question 21

Gross speed

Answer 21

number of keys typed converted into Words per Minute; a simple score showing how fast you were typing the keys

Question 22

Accuracy

Answer 22

a score that represents the number of errors made

Question 23

Accuracy percentage

Answer 23

the ratio of keys typed correctly to all keys typed

Question 24

100% Accuracy percentage means

Answer 24

you did not make any mistakes

Question 25

Net speed

Answer 25

typing speed with errors calculated in the result

Question 26

numeric keypad

Answer 26

the rectangle group of numbers and operators located to the right side of large keyboards

Question 27

home row of numeric keypad

Answer 27

4, 5, 6, +, 0

Question 28

Shortcut keys advantages

Answer 28

help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and executing commands in computer software programs

Question 29

Ctrl + C function

Answer 29

Copy

Question 30

Ctrl + X function

Answer 30

Cut

Question 31

Ctrl + V function

Answer 31

Paste

Question 32

Ctrl + A function

Answer 32

Select all

Question 33

Ctrl + Z function

Answer 33

Undo

Question 34

Alt + F4 function

Answer 34

Close Windows

Question 35

Ctrl + Alt + Del function

Answer 35

Login / Task Manager

Question 36

Win + E function

Answer 36

File Explorer

Question 37

Win + D function

Answer 37

Desktop

Question 38

F1 function

Answer 38

Help

Question 39

F2 function

Answer 39

Rename

Question 40

Tab function

Answer 40

Next Field (Next Object)

Question 41

Ctrl + Space function

Answer 41

Switch to and from the English and Chinese character inputting modes

Question 42

Ctrl + Shift function

Answer 42

Switch to and from different Chinese Input methods

Question 43

Shift + Space function

Answer 43

Switch to and from the Half-form mode (半形) and the Whole-form mode (全形)