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keyboarding vocab

keyboarding vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
posture A position of the body or of body parts
alt+tab switch between windows
accuracy faithful measurement or representation of the truth; correctness; precision
backspace the typewriter key used for back spacing
caps lock making letter capital
control key A key on a computer keyboard that is pressed in combination with another key to activate a command
cursor control key
delete to remove something
enter to proceed into something
home keys The home key is either of two keys on a keyboard acting as the base position for one's fingers in touch-typing (left F, right J
function key A key on a computer keyboard that activates a function within a given application when pressed, either alone or in various combinations with the alt key, the shift key, and the control key
Gross wpm
hardware Computer Science A computer and the associated physical equipment directly involved in the performance of data-processing or communications functions.
homerow Touch typing (also called touch type or touch method or touch and type method) is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys
wpm
keyboarding posture the way your hands are set up on the keyboard
keyboard shortcut ways to get to places on the computer quicker
QWERTY
service key
shift key to switch a key
software Touch typing (also called touch type or touch method or touch and type method) is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys
spacebar to leave a gap between wording or numbers
PrtSc
Net WPM
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