Computer Skills 1 Pre-Assessment

What are the home row keys? 

• asdf jkl; 
• asdf
• jkl;
• fghj

Fingers in keying position are best described as:

• Straight 
• Curved
• Semi-rigid 
• Upright 

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

• 
  feet elevated 
• one arm higher than the other
• the back fairly straight
• 
  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.
• Reading copy
• watching screen all or most of the time.
• None of the above

The form and keying style that a typist uses while operating the keyboard is called

• posture
• touch keyboarding 
• movement
• technique

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 centered in with 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 pinky finger 
• right thumb
• right picky finger 

Eye-position means keeping your eyes on your copy or the computer screen.

• True 
• False