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Introduction to Keyboarding Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the most commonly used keyboard arrangement?
a)
Numeric
b)
Qwerty
c)
Alphabetical
2.
The ASDF keys are struck with the __________.
a)
Right hand
b)
Left hand
3.

Why should students learn correct keyboarding technique?

a)

So you do not learn bad habits

b)

Touch typing allows you to key much faster

c)

Improves writing and spelling abilities

d)

All of the above

4.

Where should your eyes be while keyboarding?

a)

Looking at the copy

b)

Looking at your hands

c)

Watching your neighbor

5.

What progam will be use to learn and practice keyboarding?

a)

Typingclub.com

b)

Learning.com

c)

Microsoft Windows

d)

Buzzing.com

6.

What is the name of the row that your fingers should rest on?

a)

Number row

b)

Home row

c)

Function row

d)

Bottom row

7.

What is the name of the row that your fingers should rest on?

a)

Number row

b)

Home row

c)

Function row

d)

Bottom row

8.

When keyboarding, what is more important, speed or accuracy?

a)

Speed

b)

Accuracy

9.

For correct keyboarding, what is the placement of fingers on the HOME Row

a)

Left hand on a-s-d-f and right hand on j-i-y-o

b)

Left hand on q-w-e-r and right hand on u-i-o-p

c)

Left hand on z-x-c-v and right hand on g-h-j-k

d)

Left hand on a-s-d-f and right hand on j-k-l-;

10.

Typing on keyboard

a)

Input

b)

Output

11.
When typing, you should focus on...
a)
Accuracy
b)
Speed
12.
Place your 8 fingers on...
a)
Home Plate
b)
Home Row
13.
These are the Home Row keys...
a)
ABCD EFGH
b)
ASDF JKL;
14.
Keep your eyes on the...
a)
Keyboard
b)
Monitor
15.

Good technique can prevent: (Choose all correct)

a)

Wrist Strain

b)

Neck Strain

c)

Back Strain

d)

Ankle strain

16.
  Keep fingers curved and upright while keying.  
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Why is it important to practice proper posture and keyboarding techniques when keying?
a)
to be comfortable
b)
to annoy others
c)
to prevent injuries
18.

When keyboarding, you should keep these flat on the floor:

a)

feet

b)

books

c)

hands

d)

none of the above

19.
Keep your hands resting on the keyboard frame for wrist support.  
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Good Keying Technique includes which of the following?
a)
Sitting Up Straight
b)
Feet Flat on the Floor
c)
Wrists off the table
d)
All of these
21.
You should look at your fingers, not at your textbook, when working at the computer.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
____________should be low and relaxed, but not resting on the keyboard.
a)
Fingers
b)
Hands
c)
Elbows
d)
Wrists
23.
Your feet should be
a)
crossed at the ankles
b)
stretched out in front of you
c)
flat on the floor
d)
wherever is comfortable for you
24.
Your eyes should be focused on 
a)
your fingers / keyboard
b)
your teacher
c)
the screen or book
d)
wherever you want
25.
Words Per Minute means...
a)
How many words you type in one minute.
b)
how fast you can talk.
c)
all the words that mean one minute.
d)
all the words that describe pears that take a minute to say.
26.
Posture is...
a)
a squid that lives in the ocean.
b)
posing like a model.
c)
how strait your back is when you sit or stand.
d)
a kind of furniture.
27.
To key by touch rather than by the hunt-and-peck method
a)
Technique
b)
Work Area
c)
Touch-method
d)
Posture
28.

In keyboarding WPM stand for...

a)

Water Property Mangement

b)

Words Per Mile

c)

World Poetry Movement

d)

Words Per Minute

29.

Which of these is NOT a proper keyboarding technique?

a)

good posture

b)

finger on home row

c)

wrists flat on the table

d)

eye on copy or screen

30.

When keyboarding, what is more important, speed or accuracy?

a)

Speed

b)

Accuracy

31.

What is "Ergonomics?"

a)

Study of Computers and how they affect a person

b)

Study of School and how it affects students

c)

Study of how a person’s work environment and tools affect a person

d)

Study of how to type

32.

What is Repetitive Strain injury?

a)

Injury from running too fast

b)

Results from repetitive use of your limbs, producing damage to the body

c)

Inquiry from sitting without good posture

d)

Results from straining your eyes and looking at the computer

33.

How many fingers are used in the touch type technique?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

4

d)

All, including thumbs

34.

Choose 2 benefits of learning to touch type.

a)

Improves typing speed

b)

Decreases accuracy

c)

Increased eye strain

d)

Improves posture

35.

What keyboard layout did QWERTY replace?

a)

DVORAK

b)

Telegraph

c)

Alphabetical

d)

None of the above

36.

The _________________________ looks like a TV screen and lets you see your work and your files.

a)

CPU

b)

monitor

c)

mouse

d)

hard drive

37.

The _________________________ lets you point to objects on your screen, click on them, and even move them.

a)

monitor

b)

webcam

c)

mouse

d)

hard drive

38.

What is the large main circuit board of a computer called?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Power Supply

c)

Motherboard

d)

Random Access Memory

39.

If a computer were a person, what is the brain?

a)

OStorage

b)

CPU

c)

Application Software

d)

Read Only Memory

40.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

Critical Patch Update

b)

Computer Parts United

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

Computer Power User

41.

What does RAM stand for?

a)

Random Access Memory

b)

Retired Accessible Memes

c)

Remote Access Mouse

d)

Read and Modify

42.

RAM is...

a)

long-term memory

b)

short-term memory

c)

mid-term memory

d)

permanent memory

43.

What part of a computer is this?

a)

Printer

b)

Monitor

c)

CPU

d)

Keyboard

e)

Mouse

44.

What part of a computer is this?

a)

Printer

b)

Monitor

c)

CPU

d)

Keyboard

e)

Mouse

45.
Displays text and graphics on a screen
a)
Monitor
b)
Enter
c)
Delete
d)
Mouse
46.

What does ROM stand for

a)

Read Only Memory

b)

Random Only Memory

c)

Random On Memory

d)

Read On Memory

47.

Which of the following are part of a computer system? (check all that apply)

a)

Input

b)

Process

c)

Output

d)

Storage

48.

If a computer were a person, what is the brain?

a)

Optical Storage

b)

Central Processing Unit

c)

Application Software

d)

Read Only Memory

49.

The _________________________ is used for typing words and numbers on the computer.

a)

mouse

b)

keyboard

c)

hard drive

d)

printer

50.

This device is essentially short term memory where data is stored as the processor needs it. It is referred to as ____.

a)

RAM

b)

USB

c)

HDMI

51.

This part of the computer connects the different parts of the computer together.

a)

Power Supply

b)

RAM

c)

Processor

d)

Motherboard