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Computer Lab Keyboarding Quiz

Chip comes to lab with clean hands. Perfect for keyboarding!
Sit up straight. Put your fingers on the proper keys and think carefully.
Are these statements about keyboarding true or false?

 

1. Your thumbs should rest on the space bar.
true
false

2. Place only one hand on the keyboard at a time.
true
false

3. One space should appear between words.
true
false

4. To type any symbol that appears on the upper part of a key you need to also press one of the shift keys.
true
false

5. To capitalize a word you should press the Caps Lock key.
true
false

6. When using the writing processor you should always watch the screen and press the enter key when you get near the end of a line.
true
false

7. The row of number keys along the top of the keyboard is called the numeric keypad.
true
false

8. Pressing the Num Lock key turns the numeric keypad off and on.
true
false

9. When using the writing processor it's wise to center by pressing the spacebar over and over.
false
true

10. The keys on the keyboard are placed in A B C order.
true
false

11. Your pointer fingers should rest on the F and J keys, the two keys with the ridges.
true
false

12. After typing each letter, number, or character, your fingers should go back to their place on the home row.
true
false

13. You should constantly look down at the keyboard to find the right keys.
true
false

14. When you make a mistake you can press the backspace key to erase it by backing over it.
true
false

15. You can use the delete key to erase a mistake ahead of the flashing insertion point.
true
false

16. Your pinky fingers should rest on the A and semi-colon keys.
true
false

17. The home row consists of 4 keys for each hand.
true
false

18. There is only one shift key on the keyboard.
true
false

19. Posture should be considered for maintaining good health while typing.
true
false

20. Stretch your right pinky to reach the enter key and the backspace key.
true
false

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