Keyboarding: Posture & Finger Placement Introduction Test

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome position of the body when sitting or standing

• True

• False

QWERTY Keyboard can be identified by the top row of letters and places all alphabetical keys and numbers in the same location regardless of the computer

• True

• False

Keyboard Shortcuts act of entering data into a computer using your hands and fingers through the use of a keyboard

• True

• False

Repetitive Stress Injury wrist pain caused by repetitive movement of the wrists, hands or fingers

• True

• False

Which of the following is a neutral body position while conducting data entry?

• Crossed legs

• Leaning forward

• Crouching upright

• Declined sitting

Having good keyboarding skills can allow for electronic communication to occur ______________.

• slower

• efficiently

• faster

• on time

Poor posture can cause ___________ problems in hands/wrists, aches in neck and back or muscle-distress issues

• severe

• nerve

• muscle

• acute

Which of the following is not one of the four neutral body postures?

• upright sitting

• declined seating

• reclined seating

• inclined seating

Proper Wrist Placement is demonstrated by: − the user’s forearms being slightly ______________ so wrists are in neutral posture position and arms and hands move freely

• raised

• lowered

• slanted

• arched

Your desk should provide adequate leg clearance.

• True

• False