Keyboarding Lecture 1

1.  invented the Hansen Writing Ball of the typewriter.

• Rev. Rasmus Malling-Hansen

• Densmore and Yost

• E. Remington and Sons

• Matthias Schwalbach

Which is NOT a proper typing technique?

• Feet are flat on the floor.

• Back is straight.

• Eyes are down at the keyboard.

• Wrist are parallel to the keyboard.

Why is it important to learn to type efficiently?

• So you will have more time to spend with your friends

• It is a required job skill in majority of occupations.

• It allows you to communicate with friends, teachers and family.

• All of the above.

     The home keys are

• Asdf jkl;

• Asdf kjl;

• Asfg jkl;

• Afsg jkl;

Ana is keying a document for a class.  How should his fingers be positioned when using proper keyboarding techniques.

• Curved

• Flat

• Rigid

• Straight

Your index fingers rest on "f" and "j". On most keyboards, you know this by ...

• Looking at the keys

• The bumps on the keys

• I just guess

Which are the home row keys for the left hand?

• Jkl;

• Ghjk

• Sdfg

• Asdf

My sitting posture at the keyboard should be to sit up straight.

• True

• False

When typing, you should always keep your eyes on the

• Monitor

• Keyboard

• Speakers

• Mouse

It is OK to use the wrong fingers to type keys on the keyboard.

• True

• False