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Important Keys

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A key that deletes/erases to the left of the cursor.

a)

Backspace

b)

Delete

c)

Insert

d)

Spacebar

2.

A key that deletes/erases to the right of the cursor.

a)

Backspace

b)

Delete

c)

Insert

d)

Spacebar

3.

The keys that your fingers rest lightly on while you key using correct typing technique.

a)

Anchor Keys

b)

List Key

c)

Function Keys

d)

Set of Six

4.

A key on the keyboard that sets an input mode which types the letters in uppercase. Used when you need to type three or more sequential capital letters.

a)

Caps Lock

b)

Num Lock

c)

Shift

d)

Arrows

5.

A key on the keyboard that serves as a shortcut key to the menu bar and other tasks/symbols.

a)

Alt

b)

Ctrl

c)

Insert

d)

Home

6.

A key on the keyboard that is used as a shortcut key to perform a specific task. A shortcut to the toolbar button or to select multiple items at once.

a)

Alt

b)

Ctrl

c)

Insert

d)

Home

7.

A set of four keys on a keyboard that are used for moving the cursor/insertion point up, down, left or right.

Shortcut: Select Text without using a mouse: hold down with arrow keys.

a)

Caps Lock

b)

Num Lock

c)

Shift

d)

Arrows

8.

A key on the keyboard that is used to cancel out of a command box, menu, full screen, text selection, active cell - but doesn't close a program.

a)

Alt

b)

Ctrl

c)

Insert

d)

Esc

9.

A key on the keyboard that is used to move the cursor to the beginning of the line. (This is not a part of the 8 home row keys.)

a)

Alt

b)

Ctrl

c)

Insert

d)

Home

10.

A key on the keyboard that is used to move the cursor to the end of the line.

a)

Alt

b)

Ctrl

c)

End

d)

Home

11.

A key on the keyboard that is used to take the cursor to the top of the screen - quick way to move up the page.

a)

Page Up

b)

Page Down

c)

End

d)

Home

12.

A key on the keyboard that is used to take the cursor to the bottom of the screen - quick way to move down the page.

a)

Page Up

b)

Page Down

c)

End

d)

Home

13.

A key on the keyboard that turns type-over mode on/off. If type-over is on, the cursor eats the letters instead of moving them over as you type.

a)

Alt

b)

Ctrl

c)

Insert

d)

Home

14.

A key on the keyboard that turns the numeric keypad on or off. (a toggle key) This key switches the keys on the numeric keypad from numbers over to to cursor control mode.

a)

Caps Lock

b)

Num Lock

c)

Shift

d)

Arrows

15.

A separate set of keys that contains the numbers 0 through 9 and math symbols.

a)

Num Lock

b)

Numeric Keypad

c)

Function Keys

d)

Anchor Keys

16.

Special keys located at the top of the keyboard that are used alone or with the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift keys to execute software commands.

a)

Num Lock

b)

Numeric Keypad

c)

Function Keys

d)

Windows

17.

A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor down to the next line in a document. Creates a hard return for new paragraph (¶).

a)

Page Up

b)

Page Down

c)

Enter

d)

Spacebar

18.

A key on a keyboard that inserts a horizontal space into the text. Moves cursor to the right leaving a blank space.

a)

Page Up

b)

Page Down

c)

Enter

d)

Space bar

19.

A key on the keyboard that inserts 5 spaces or moves the insertion space to the next tab. This key is moves to the next preset stop on the screen or in a command box.

a)

Caps Lock

b)

Num Lock

c)

Tab

d)

Arrows

20.

A key on a keyboard that opens the main menu called the start menu in the left corner of task bar. The start menu is where you can find all available programs on your PC.

a)

Num Lock

b)

Numeric Keypad

c)

Function Keys

d)

Windows

21.

Users can hold down this key while pressing a letter in order to capitalize one letter at a time.

a)

Caps Lock

b)

Num Lock

c)

Shift

d)

Arrows

22.

A key on a keyboard that will display the shortcut menu for an item (same as right click on a mouse).

a)

Anchor Keys

b)

List Key

c)

Function Keys

d)

Set of Six

23.

A key on a keyboard that allows the user to capture an image of the computer screen.

a)

Print Scrn

b)

Function Keys

c)

List Key

d)

Windows