Keyboarding and Data Entry Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A keyboard is a device with an arrangement of letter, figure, symbol, control, function, editing keys, and _________.

• numeric keypad

• touchpad

• scroll bar

• LED display

Fill in the blank: A mouse is a palm-sized button-operated device that can be slid on wheels or ball bearings over a desktop to move the cursor to any position and to input _________.

• commands

• pixels

• clicks

• signals

Fill in the blank: CPU stands for Central Processing Unit and is the internal operating unit or brain of a _________.

• computer

• calculator

• smartphone

• server

Fill in the blank: The numeric keypad consists of keys at the right side of the keyboard used to enter numeric copy and perform _________.

• calculations

• data entry

• text editing

• programming

Fill in the blank: The home key position on a keypad involves curving the fingers of the right hand and placing them on the keypad with index finger on 4, the middle finger on 5, the ring finger on 6, the thumb on 0, and the pinky on _________.

• enter

• delete

• backspace

• shift

Fill in the blank: Number lock, also known as num lock, activates or deactivates the _________.

• numeric keypad

• function keys

• scroll lock

• caps lock

Fill in the blank: Alphanumeric keys include letters, numbers, and _________.

• symbols

• emojis

• function keys

• colors

Fill in the blank: The Home Row keys position involves the left hand from pinky finger ASDF and the right hand from index finger to pinky _________.

• JKL

• FJK

• GHJK

• DFGH

Fill in the blank: Caps lock is used to make all _________.

• capital letters

• small letters

• lowercase letters

• mixed case letters

Fill in the blank: Shift keys make capital letters and symbols shown at the top of the _________.

• numbers keys

• letter keys

• function keys

• spacebar