Introduction to Keyboarding

Which of these is not a literacy skill?

• Reading
• Keyboarding
• Laughing
• Writing

Keyboarding is a skill of typing data _____ and _____ using a computer keyboard.

• blindly, effectively 
• quietly, calmly
• slowly, tediously
• correctly, quickly

Who designed the type of keyboard we use in the USA?

• Christopher Reeves
• Christopher Nolan
• Christopher Sholes
• Christopher Keyboardian

Keyboarding is considered to be a _____ skill.

• literacy
• mathematical 
• philisophical
• outdated

What year was the first typewriter invented?

• 1492
• 1868
• 1971
• 1998

Which of these is not 1 of the 3 parts to successful keyboarding?

• Accuracy
• Agility
• Speed
• Technique

Accuracy and speed depend on proper keyboarding technique.

• True
• False

Accuracy deals with how many _______ you have when you type.

• symbols
• errors
• characters
• alpha keys

Speed is generally calculated as __________.

• WPM (words per minute)
• LPM (letters per minute)
• KPH (keys per hour)
• CPS (Character per second)

Typing a wrong letter will give you a higher accuracy percentage.

• True
• False