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Keyboard Is The Most Common Text

Keyboard is the most common text input device for computers, similar to typewriter keyboards but with additional keys. Keyboards typically have over 100 keys, each corresponding to a single symbol, and some require pressing multiple keys simultaneously or in sequence to input symbols. Touch typing involves placing eight fingers in a horizontal row on the keyboard home row and using muscle memory to type without looking at the keys. Typing speed generally improves with practice, and speeds over 60 words per minute can be achieved.

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Keyboard Is The Most Common Text

Keyboard is the most common text input device for computers, similar to typewriter keyboards but with additional keys. Keyboards typically have over 100 keys, each corresponding to a single symbol, and some require pressing multiple keys simultaneously or in sequence to input symbols. Touch typing involves placing eight fingers in a horizontal row on the keyboard home row and using muscle memory to type without looking at the keys. Typing speed generally improves with practice, and speeds over 60 words per minute can be achieved.

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Keyboard is the most common text-based input device.

Computer keyboards are similar to electronic


typewriter keyboards with additional keys. A keyboard generally has more than 100 keys. Each key of a
keyboard corresponds to a single symbol. Some symbols require pressing and holding several keys
simultaneously or in sequence. It allows entering alphabets, digits and Unit 2.indd 15 9/11/2018 5:17:06
PM 16 Domestic Data Entry Operator – Class IX symbols into the computer. Simultaneous key press can
produce actions or computer commands. The touch method of typewriting is a method of typing
without using the sense of sight to find the keys. There is no need to search the key while typing and
one has to move only the finger which is needed to strike a key. A touch typist knows the location on the
keyboard through muscle memory. Touch typing typically involves placing the eight fingers in a
horizontal row along the middle of the keyboard (the home row). Touch typing can be done with two
hands or by using a single hand also. A touch typist starts by placing his or her fingers on the “start
position” in the middle row and knows which finger to move and how much to move it for reaching any
required key. It is important to learn placing fingers into the start position blindly as the hands are
frequently raised from the keyboard to operate the line feed lever (in the past) or (more recently) the
computer mouse. Typing speed generally improves with practice. The typing speed can be increased
gradually and speeds of 60 WPM (words per minute) or higher can be achieved. The rate of speed
increase varies between individuals. Many websites and software products (e.g., Rapid Typing Tutor) are
available to learn touch typing and many of these are free. There are many such software available
which are free of cost and are customised to learn typing efficiently and effectively. Keyboards are also
used for computer gaming, either with regular keyboards or by using keyboards with special gaming
features.

Good typing speed An average professional typist types usually in speeds of 50 to 80 wpm, while some
positions can require 80 to 95 and some advanced typists work at speeds above 120 wpm. The fastest
typing speed on an alphanumeric keyboard, 216 words in one minute, was achieved by Stella Pajunas in
1946. As of 2005, writer Barbara Blackburn was the fastest alphanumerical English language typist in the
world, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. Using the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard, she
maintained 150 wpm for 50 minutes, and 170 wpm for shorter periods. Her top speed was 212 wpm

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