Posture and Technique 1

Fingers in Keying Position are best described as

• curved and upright
• straight
• semi-right
• prone

Posture is important to successful keying; the body should be well back in the chair with

• feet elevated
• back fairly straight
• one arm higher than the other
• feet hanging loosely

When operating a keyboard, wrists should be

• touching the frame of the keyboard
• low but not touching the frame of the keyboard
• arched
• curved over keyboard

The best control of eyes while keying involves

• watching keys most of the time
• watching original copy most of the time

The correct keystroke technique is to use

• slow, deliberate strokes
• slow, down and in motion
• quick, snappy strokes
• any comfortable stroke

Correct keyboarding posture requires that the body be 

• reasonably erect in front of the keyboard
• leaning over the keyboard
• slightly to the right of the keyboard
• slightly to the left of the keyboard

The enter key is controlled by the 

• left thumb
• left little finger
• right thumb
• right little finger

when a person is keying copy, the hands and arms should

• move forward and back as each key is struck
• move from side to side as each key is struck
• remain relatively stationary as each key is struck
• be raised and lowered as each key is struck

Kevin is learning to touch-type, how should her feet be positioned?

• propped on back of chair
• stretched straight out in front of her
• flat on the floor
• wrapped around chair legs

Dylan is learning to touch-type, He should center is body in between the 

• s and d key
• k and L key
• alpha keyboard and the numeric keyboard
• g and h key