By Neha Bhardwaj
A. Multiple choice questions
1. Which of the following is not a key for punctuation marks?
(a) comma (,)
(b) period (.)
(c) semicolon (;)
(d) equal sign (=)
2. Which of the following is not an arrow key?
(a) top (^)
(b) down (↓)
(c) right (→)
(d) left (←)
3. Which of the following operation is not performed by a mouse?
(a) Left Click
(b) Right Click
(c) Middle Click
(d) Double Click
4. In the Rapid typing tutor, which of the following is not true?
(a) Green letters denote right inputs.
(b) Yellow letters stand for right inputs in extra time.
(c) Red letters denote wrong inputs within time.
(d) Orange letters indicate wrong inputs with in time.
5. The lesson control panel can be used for______________.
(a) animation
(b) enable or disable sounds
(c) plain
(d) background
B. Fill in the blanks
1. A touch typist knows the location on the keyboard through
Muscle memory.
2. The typing speed is measured in WPM(Words Per Minute).
3. Alphabets (A–Z) and numbers (0–9) are known as Alphanumeric
keys.
4. Del key deletes the character at the current cursor position.
5. A standard keyboard has 12 Function keys.
6. Numeric keypad is used to enter numeric data.
7. Page Up key is used to shift the Cursor one page up.
8. Pressing the End key moves the cursor to the Last character of
the line.
9. On numeric keypad ‘0’ is to be pressed by the Right Hand
thumb.
10. The numeric keypad has 4 columns and 5 rows.
C. State whether the statements given below are
True or False.
1. The Alt key is always used with the other key.(T)
2. There are 5 arrow keys on the keyboard. (F)
3. The Backspace key is used to delete the
character on the right to the cursor. (F)
4. Caps lock key is a toggle key. (T)
5. The control key is used in conjunction with
other keys. (T)
6. Enter key is also known as Return key. (T)
7. The function keys have different meaning in different
software. (T)
8. The keys ‘F’ and ‘J’ are known as guide keys. (T)
9. There are two Caps Lock keys on the keyboard. (F)
10. The mouse has two scroll buttons. (F)
11. PageDown key is used to move the cursor on next page.
(T)
12. Pressing the Home Key, moves the cursor to the first
character in the document. (F)
13. On a numeric keypad, the number 8 is the guide key. (F)
14. In Rapid typing tutor, the right input entered is denoted
by yellow color. (F)
15. In Rapid typing tutor, the right input entered in
exceeding time frame is denoted by Red colour. (F)
Alphanumeric keys: All of the alphabet (A-Z) and
numbers (0-9) on the keyboard.
Punctuation keys: All of the keys associated with
punctuation, such as the comma (,), period (.),
semicolon (;), brackets ([]), and parenthesis ({ }) and
so on.
Arrow keys: There are four arrow keys to move the
cursor up (↑), down (↓), right (→), or left (←).
Shift or Alt keys: To move the cursor in more than
one position at a time.
Backspace key: Deletes the character just to the left
of the cursor and moves the cursor to that position.
Caps Lock key: It is a toggle key, which when activated, causes
all alphabetic characters to be uppercase.
Ctrl key: The control key is used in conjunction with other keys
to produce control characters. E.g CTRL+A use to select all the
item.
Delete key: The Del key deletes the character at the current
cursor position, or the selected object, but does not move the
cursor.
Enter key or Return key: It is used to move the cursor to the
beginning of the next line.
Esc key: The Escape key is used to exit (or escape) from
programs and tasks.
Function keys: Special keys labelled F1 to F12. These keys have
different meaning depending on which program is running.
Home Keys Guide Keys
Alphabets ASDF are home keys for On a computer keyboard, keys ‘F’
the left hand and; (semi-colon) LKJ and ‘J’ are called guide keys for
for the right hand. The fingers are left and right hand, respectively.
trained to make the correct Both contain a small raised
movement to other keys and each tangible mark.
finger returns immediately to its
respective home key .
On a computer keyboard, keys ‘F’ and ‘J’ are
called guide keys for left and right hand,
respectively. Both contain a small raised
tangible mark
Typing ergonomics provides the logistic support for
efficient and effective typewriting. They are important
to attain and maintain accuracy and speed.
Some of these factors included:
Sitting posture
While operating the computer keyboard, sit straight,
slightly bending your neck forward.
Position of hands
Put your forearms at level with the keyboard and palms
down
Monitor placement
Do not bend your neck while working on the
monitor and keep the upper border of screen at
eye level. The distance of screen from the user
depends on the size of the screen. Keep an
approximate distance of about 60–65 cms for 17
inches screen.
Mouse and keyboard placement
Keep the keyboard and mouse together at an
approximate distance of 20 cms, which will help in
smooth and effortless operation of keyboard.
Chair and table placement
Adjust computer chair and table to an optimal
height. The chair of the computer user must be
supportive to his/her lower back. Keyboard
and vibrating devices, such as printers, should
be on separate tables. The computer table
should also have sufficient space for your legs.
Placement of matter to be typed
Place the matter for typing to the left or right
side of the keyboard preferably on a Copy
Holder which has a sloping surface.
Touch typing software improves typing speed
and accuracy.
Allocation of keys to fingers on the first row
(bottom row)
Keys Z, sX, C, V, B, N, M, Comma, Full Stop
and ‘/’ sign are located on this row.
