Posture & Technique

Fingers in keying position are best described as:

• semi-rigid

• straight

• curved

• upright

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

• feet elevated

• the 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 the keyboard

The best control of your eyes while keying involves

• watching the keys most of the time

• watching your fingers all the time

• looking at the copy and your monitor most of the time

• reading the copy, then looking at the keys

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

• movement

• posture

• technique

• touch keyboarding

Correct keyboarding posture requires that the body be

• slightly to the left of the keyboard

• slightly to the right of the keyboard

• reasonably straight in front of the keyboard

• leaning over the keyboard

Correct keystroking technique is to use

• quick, snappy strokes

• slow, down-and-in motion strokes

• any comfortable stroke

• slow, deliberate strokes

The enter key is controlled by the

• left thumb

• left pinky finger

• right pinky finger

• right thumb

When a person is keying from a 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

In a proper work area arrangement, the copy should be

• to the right of the monitor and keyboard

• to the left of the monitor and keyboard

• directly in front of the keyboard

• in any position where it can be read