• Simulation: Missile operations are first tested or simulated on computers before the

final implementation.
B. 1. Insurance services, Customer Care Support services
2. • UMANG app • MyGov app
• mParivahan app • MADAD app
• BHIM UPI app • GST rate Finder app
• mAadhaar app • mPassport app
• Aarogya Setu app • DigiLocker app

2. Data Entry & Keyboard Skills

Unit 2: Data Entry and Keyboarding Skills

Unsolved Exercise
Section A
A. 1. iv 2. i 3. iv 4. i 5. iii
B. 1. Words Per Minute (WPM) 2. Arrow keys 3. Ctrl 4. Function 5. Keyboards
C. 1. False 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. False
Section B
A. 1. Following are the different types of keys:
• Alphabet Keys: There are 26 Alphabet keys (A–Z) on a keyboard that help to type letters.
• Number Keys: There are ten (10) Numeric keys (0–9) on a keyboard. They help to type
numbers.
• Function Keys: These keys lie on the upper side of a keyboard (above the Number keys).
They are labelled as F1, F2, .......... F12.
• Arrow Keys: Arrow keys are the direction keys which moves arrows in different directions
i.e., Up, Down, Left and Right. These keys are useful when one has to move the cursor
across the screen.
• Enter Keys: It is labelled with ‘Enter 8
’. It is one of the most commonly used key of
the keyboard. On a desktop keyboard, this key is placed in the middle as well as at the
bottom right corner of the keyboard. It helps to move the cursor to the next line and to
execute any instruction after typing.
• Escape (Esc) Key: It is labelled with ‘Esc’. It is placed on the upper side at the left corner
of the keyboard.
• Spacebar Key: It lies at the bottom of the keyboard. It helps to give space (gap) between
two letters or words.

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 • Shift Key: This key is labelled with ‘Shift’ and an arrow pointing in the upward direction.
There are two such keys, one at the left side of the keyboard and the other below the
‘Enter’ key. It is used to type in capital letters or to type special characters.
• Ctrl key: This key is used in conjunction with other keys of the keyboard to produce
control characters or instructions. Alt key is like a second control key.
• Caps Lock Key: This key is labelled with ‘Caps Lock’. It lies on the left side of the keyboard.
It helps to type the alphabet in ‘Capital’ letter when ‘ON’ and in small letter when ‘OFF’.
• Backspace Key: This key is labelled with ‘Backspace’ or with a left arrow. When pressed,
it erases the character which are present on the left side of the cursor.
• Delete Key: This key is used to erase the characters. When pressed, it erases the character
present on the right side of the cursor.
2. i. Tab ii. Start the lesson iii. Restart the lesson
iv. Student toolbar
3. Correct position of the hands and body while typing:

• The chair and table height should be such that the shoulder, arm, and wrist muscles are
free from any strain.

• The wrists can touch the tabletop. However, do not put even a small portion of your body
weight to your wrists.
4. It lies above the virtual keypad. It displays the lesson length, progress of the lesson and
sound controller. Status Bar consists of two progress bar:

• Green progress bar shows the percentage of completion of the current lesson.

• Yellow Progress Bar reflects the acceptable time for typing a character. When Yellow
progress bar runs out, it is recorded as a ‘Slowdown’ mistake.
5. It is a way to check the accuracy, speed, slow keystrokes, common error, etc. in a single window.
Each time the typist completes a lesson, the Results window displays the achievements in
that lesson and offers a range of further action. It consist of ‘Next step’, ‘Detailed statistics’,
‘Error overview’ tab.
Next step: Next step tab suggests options for the next step viz. ‘Go to the next lesson’ and
‘Try again’ after comparing results with Course goals in the Course options. If the typist has
performed well in all the three parameters; viz., speed, accuracy and time-out, the software
suggests for going to the next lesson.
Detailed statistics: On the second tab, one can see the lesson statistics in detail along with

the typing speed and errors / slowdowns for each character / keystroke in the following
manner:

• The green dashed line in the diagram shows good and bad results; the good results appear
above the line.

• If the result is bad; the column is red, if the result is good; the column is green.

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• In keystroke diagrams; the key names are of the same colour as that of the finger zone.
Errors overview: On the third tab, one can check the errors that occurred during the typing

lesson.
The letters in different colours indicate the following:

• Green indicates correct character.

• Yellow colour is an indication that the time frame of typing has been exceeded.

• Red indicates incorrect character.

• Orange indicates both incorrect character as well as exceeding of the time frame.
6. The letters in different colours indicate the following:

• Green indicates correct character.

• Yellow colour is an indication that the time frame of typing has been exceeded.

• Red indicates incorrect character.

• Orange indicates both incorrect character as well as exceeding of the time frame.
7. i. It is a type of on-screen keypad which helps to learn typing with all the ten fingers.
ii. Lesson controlled section allows the user to start/suspend the current lesson, restart from
the begining and monitor the current speed, accuracy and time elapsed in real-time.
iii. ‘Overall Rating’ is evaluated on the basis of speed, accuracy and slowdown keystrokes. It
is displayed with the help of indicator which ranges from ‘Could be better’ to ‘Excellent’.
Indicator colours have significance which varies with the change of range.
8. i. 
‘F’ and ‘J’ keys are called Guide keys. They contain a small raised tangible mark to help
the typist to place their fingers correctly on the Home keys. Alphabets ASDF are home
keys for the left hand and ; (semi-colon) LKJ for the right hand.
ii. Enter, Arrows, Shift, Spacebar.
9. Typing Ergonomics is the science of preventing common injuries by using proper posture
and stretching techniques when working on a computer.
Some of the key points of typing ergonomics are:

• The ideal typing posture is such that the keyboard is below the elbow height when seated,
with the wrists straight and not planted on the surface of the desk.

• The right sitting position involves:
s Resting the back against the chair for maximum support.
s Resting the feet flat on the floor or on a footrest.
s Looking straight ahead without leaning forward.
s The top of the monitor must be at the same level or slightly below the horizontal eye
level.
s Positioning the knees at the same level or slightly lower than the thighs.
s Relaxing the shoulders.

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• Avoid pounding on the keys and do not exert more force than is necessary.

• Take short breaks every thirty minutes and move around.
10. The text panel of lesson editor is used to edit, modify, insert and delete the selected lesson.
B. 1. Toolbar.
2. Yashika can use Errors Overview tab of Result Interpretation window for the purpose.

3. Digital Documentation: Word Processor

Unit 3: Digital Documentation

Unsolved Exercise
Section A
A. 1. iii 2. ii 3. iii 4. iv 5. i
B. 1. Not in dictionary 2. Ctrl + F10 3. Cut 4. Inserting 5. editing
Section B
A. 1. Clipboard is a temporary storage area that stores the object which has been cut or copied for
future use. Whenever one uses the ‘Paste’ option the object from the ‘Clipboard’ is retrieved
by that application.
2. i. Ctrl + Shift + F8
ii. Shift + Down/Up arrow
iii. Ctrl + Shift + Down/Up arrow
3. The advantages of a word processor over typewriters are:

• Writing text for the document that has large number of papers.
• Editing & changing some content after composing it.
• Moving content from one part of the document to another.
• Changing the width (side wise) of page margins of the papers in a document.
• Adding new pages in between the pages of the document.
• Doing corrections of spellings & checking grammar of textual contents of the document.
•
Searching a particular word or phrase in the document and replace it with the other word.
4. To find and replace a word or phrase or text in ‘Writer’, follow the steps:
Step 1: Click on the ‘Find & Replace’ option from the ‘Edit’ menu. ‘Find & Replace’ dialog
box opens:
Step 2: Type the text to be searched.
Step 3: Type the text with which it has to be replaced with.

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