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keyboarding vocab
keyboarding vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| posture | the position of a person's body while standing or sitting |
| alt+tab | switch between windows |
| hardware | tools, machinery, and other durable equipment. |
| homerow | the bank of keys on a keyboard containing the home keys |
| accuracy | the quality or state of being correct or precise. |
| WPM | how many words are typed per minute |
| backspace | a key on a keyboard or computer keyboard that causes the carriage or cursor to move backward. |
| keyboarding posture | the posture or position you're in while typing |
| caps lock | Caps lock is a lock key found on many computer keyboards, depending on the local keyboard layout they implement |
| keyboard shortcut | In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a set of one or several keys that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered by the user |
| control key | a key that alters the function of another key if both are pressed at the same time |
| QWERTY | denoting the standard layout on English-language typewriters and keyboards, having q, w, e, r, t, and y as the first keys from the left on the top row of letters |
| cursor control key | ) Keys on terminal or microcomputer keyboards, usually designated with arrows, that position the screen cursor up, down, right or left |
| shift key | a slight change in position, direction, or tendency |
| enter/return | a key on a computer keyboard that is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu |
| software | the programs and other operating information used by a computer |
| home keys | a key on a computer or typewriter keyboard that acts as the base position for one's fingers in touch-typing (index finer) |
| spacebar | a long key on a keyboard or computer keyboard for making a space between words |
| function keys | a button on a computer keyboard, distinct from the main alphanumeric keys, to which software can assign a particular function |
| prtSc | Web definitions Print screen is a key present on most PC keyboards. It is typically situated in the same section as the break key and scroll lock key |
| Gross WPM | similar to WPM except it does not account for any errors. |
| Net WPM | total speed with errors calculated |
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