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Computer Skills and Applications

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Fingers in the keying position are best described as

a)

curved

b)

straight

c)

smi rigid

d)

straight

2.

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

a)

feet elevated

b)

back fairly straight

c)

one arm higher than the other

d)

feet hanging loosely

3.

When operating a keyboard, wrist should be

a)

touching the frame of the keyboard

b)

arched

c)

low but not touching the frame of the keyboard

d)

curved over the keyboard

4.

The best control of the eyes involves

a)

watching the keys most of the time

b)

reading copy

c)

watching the screen most of the time

d)

looking at the copy most of the time

5.

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

a)

posture

b)

technique

c)

touch keyboarding

d)

movement

6.

The correct keystroke technique is to use

a)

slow, diliberate strokes

b)

slow, down and in motion

c)

quick snappy strokes

d)

any comfortable stokes

7.

Correct keyboarding posture requires that the body be

a)

reasonably erect in front of the keyboard

b)

leaning over the keyboard

c)

slightly to the right of the keyboard

d)

slightly to the left of the keyboard

8.

The enter key is controlled by the

a)

left thumb

b)

left little finger

c)

right thumb

d)

right little finger

9.

When a person is keying copy, the hands and arms should

a)

move forward and back as each key is struck

b)

move from side to side as each key is struck

c)

remain relatively stationary as each key is struck

d)

be raised and lowered as each key is struck

10.

In proper work area arrangement, the copy should be

a)

to the right of the monitor and keyboard

b)

directly in front of the keyboard

c)

to the left of the keyboard

d)

in any position where it can be read

11.

The home row keys for the left hand are

a)

afds

b)

asgd

c)

asdf

d)

asef

12.

The home row keys for the right hand are

a)

jkl;

b)

jlk;

c)

jk;l

d)

jkk;

13.

What are alphabetic keys

a)

abcdefg

b)

hijklmnop

c)

Letter keys on the keyboard

d)

letters on the ipad

14.

Enter/return key is used

a)

to move the cursor down a line

b)

to indent

c)

to place spaces between words

d)

to delete

15.

What is a QWERTY keyboard

a)

a funny keyboard

b)

a keyboard that makes you laugh

c)

a keyboard that makes you type faster

d)

The most commonly used keyboard arrangement

16.

What is standard keyboarding word

a)

Five characters or any combination of five characters and spaces

b)

Qwerty

c)

Spaces between words

d)

used to insert spaces

17.

What is the space bar used for

a)

to indent

b)

to move to the next line

c)

to insert spaces between characters

d)

to move

18.

GWAM

a)

Gross words a month

b)

Gross with a minute

c)

Give we a mint

d)

Gross words a minute

19.

What are the shift keys used for

a)

Indent

b)

capitalize

c)

move

d)

play games

20.

The way you sit or stand is called

a)

technique

b)

posture

c)

stand up

d)

erect