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
Score = Correct answers:
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