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keyboarding vocab
keyboarding vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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posture | the position of a persons body while standing or sitting |
hardware | tools, machinery, and other durable equipment. |
Alt+Tab | switch between windows |
Home row | a,s,d,f,g,j,k,l,; |
Accuracy | the quality or state of being correct or precise. |
WPM | words per minute measures the speed of typing |
Backspace | a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard that causes the carriage or cursor to move backward. |
Keyboarding Posture | the proper position for typing |
Caps Lock | capitalizes all letters after u press it |
Keyboarding Shortcut | short cuts for the computer |
Control Key (ctrl) | a key that alters the function of another key if both are pressed at the same time. |
QWERTY | top letters on the American keyboard |
Cursor Control Key | Keys on terminal or microcomputer keyboards, usually designated with arrows, that position the screen cursor up, down, right or left. |
Service Keys | |
Delete | remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), esp. by drawing a line through it or marking it with a delete sign. |
Enter/Return | Used to move the cursor down a line |
Software | the programs and other operating information used by a computer. |
Home Keys | F,J |
Space bar | a long key on a typewriter or computer keyboard for making a space between words. |
Function Keys | a button on a computer keyboard, distinct from the main alphanumeric keys, to which software can assign a particular function. |
PrtSc | Print screen is a key present on most PC keyboards. It is typically situated in the same section as the break key and scroll lock key. The print screen may share the same key as system request. |
Gross WPM | is a calculation of exactly how fast you type with no error penalties. |
net WPM | a calculation of how fast you type including the errors |