Cyber Foundations General Knowledge

Fingers in the keying position are best described as

• curved

• straight

• smi rigid

• straight

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

• feet elevated

• back fairly straight

• one arm higher than the other

• feet hanging loosely

When operating a keyboard, wrist should be

• touching the frame of the keyboard

• arched

• low but not touching the frame of the keyboard

• curved over the keyboard

The best control of the eyes involves

• watching the keys most of the time

• reading copy

• watching the screen most of the time

• looking at the copy most of the time

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

• posture

• technique

• touch keyboarding

• movement

The correct keystroke technique is to use

• slow, diliberate strokes

• slow, down and in motion

• quick snappy strokes

• any comfortable stokes

Correct keyboarding posture requires that the body be

• reasonably erect in front of 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 little finger

• right thumb

• right little finger

When a person is keying 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 proper work area arrangement, the copy should be

• to the right of the monitor and keyboard

• directly in front of the keyboard

• to the left of the keyboard

• in any position where it can be read