WorksheetsComputer Hardware and Vocabulary
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Special keys at the top of the keyboard (F1, F2) that are alone or with the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift keys to execute software commands
Software
Function Keys
Icon
Key that closes a software or digital box
Escape Key
Shift Key
Hardware
Any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes
USB Port
Computer
RAM
Keys you place your fingers to begin typing (asdf - left hand) and (jkl; - right hand)
Home (Row) Keys
Tab Key
Arrow Keys
Part of the computer in which operations are controlled and executed
Keyboarding Position
Caps Lock
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Hardware component that supplies power to an electrical device
Word Wrap
Space Bar
Power Supply
A graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file) or a function (such as the command to save)
Printer
Icon
Caps Lock
The correct seating position taught when developing typing and computer skills
Delete
Enter/Return Key
Keyboarding Position
Programs and other operating information used by a computer
Printer
Keyboard
Software
Special name given to the physical pieces of a computer
USB Port
Backspace Key
Hardware
Universal serial bus; an external serial bus interface standard for connecting peripheral devices (such as a flash drive) to a computer
Caps Lock
Escape Key
USB Port
Device that accepts text and graphic output from a computer and transfers the information to paper, usually to standard size sheets of paper
Printer
Keyboard
Tab Key
Key that causes the insertion point to move to the left margin and down to the next line
Shift Key
Enter/Return Key
Space Bar
Allows text to move automatically to a new line when the current line is full
Backspace Key
Word Wrap
Delete
An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program
Space Bar
Computer
Shift Key
Device used to input text into a computer or other device
Icon
Keyboard
Tab Key
Key that capitalizes letters when locked down
Caps Lock
RAM
Tab Key
Key inserts space between words and sentences
Backspace Key
Space Bar
Delete
Keys move the insertion point in the direction by the arrow on each key
Backspace Key
Arrow Keys
Shift Key
Moves the insertion point to the present position
Delete
Escape Key
Tab Key
Makes capital letters and certain symbols when used WITH THIS KEY
Shift Key
Enter/Return Key
Backspace Key
Key removes the character to the RIGHT of the insertion point
Word Wrap
Delete
Icon
Key that deletes the character to the LEFT of the insertion point
Shift Key
Hardware
Backspace Key
