Typing Fundamentals Flashcards
hunt-and-peck typing
typing with only two to three fingers
by typing properly, you can
accomplish more tasks, be more productive, and have more time to do the things that you enjoy most
Touch typing improves
typing speed and accuracy
touch typing
a typing method in which the touch typist never looks at the keyboard. The fingers hit the right keys by force of habit
standard keyboard layout
QWERTY
the keyboard layout QWERTY is featured on
most home, business and educational keyboards
new keyboard layout
DVORAK
why is the standard keyboard layout called QWERTY
because the Q, W, E, R, T and Y keys are the first six letters at the top left of the keyboard
F, D, S, A, J, K, L, ;
home row (base position)
home row (base position)
S, L, A, K, F, D, J, ;
Keyboards usually have ________ on the F and J keys
small protrusions
small protrusions
help your fingers locate the home row without looking at the keyboard
Color coding
shows which finger should press each key
Upper-case letters and symbols
typed by one hand with the little finger of the other hand holding down the SHIFT key
typing posture and hand position (3 examples)
- Keep your elbows bent at the right angle
- Face the screen with your head slightly tilted forward
- sit straight and keep your back straight.
wpm
words per minute
primary measurements used to gauge your typing ability
wpm and accuracy
Mistyping letters and words directly affects? and why?
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
Most typing program ______ your typing results
automatically calculates
scores of typing skills users usually get after each assignment
Gross speed
Accuracy percentage
Net speed
Gross speed
number of keys typed converted into Words per Minute; a simple score showing how fast you were typing the keys
Accuracy
a score that represents the number of errors made
Accuracy percentage
the ratio of keys typed correctly to all keys typed
100% Accuracy percentage means
you did not make any mistakes
Net speed
typing speed with errors calculated in the result
numeric keypad
the rectangle group of numbers and operators located to the right side of large keyboards
home row of numeric keypad
4, 5, 6, +, 0
Shortcut keys advantages
help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and executing commands in computer software programs
Ctrl + C function
Copy
Ctrl + X function
Cut
Ctrl + V function
Paste
Ctrl + A function
Select all
Ctrl + Z function
Undo
Alt + F4 function
Close Windows
Ctrl + Alt + Del function
Login / Task Manager
Win + E function
File Explorer
Win + D function
Desktop
F1 function
Help
F2 function
Rename
Tab function
Next Field (Next Object)
Ctrl + Space function
Switch to and from the English and Chinese character inputting modes
Ctrl + Shift function
Switch to and from different Chinese Input methods
Shift + Space function
Switch to and from the Half-form mode (半形) and the Whole-form mode (全形)
